PEL practical phonetics 340-AR1-1PPH

The following concerns the Practical phonetics component
Studies’ Profile: General Academic
Form of Studies: Full-time
Type of Course: Compulsory (GZ_1)
Year/Semester of Studies:
Year I, Semester I and II

Number of Hours:
Laboratory: 45 hrs
ECTS Credits: 3
Student Workload:
Participation in classes: 45 hrs
Consultations: 15 hrs
Preparation for classes: 10 hrs
Preparation for assessment: 5 hrs
Total: 75 hrs
Quantitative Indicators:
Student workload requiring direct teacher involvement: 60 hrs, 2.4 ECTS
Student workload not requiring direct teacher involvement: 15 hrs, -0.6 ECTS

Term 2023:

1. Basic terminology in phonetics and phonology; IPA symbols
2. The articulation of English long and short vowels in words, sentences, minimal pairs and texts
3. English diphthongs
4. Selected English consonants
5. Word linking - consoant+vowel, vowel+vowel
6. Weak and strong forms of function words
7. Silent letters
8. Words commonly mispronounced
9. Selected proper names
10. Word stress

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Prerequisites (description)

Proficiency in English at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

Course coordinators

Term 2024:

Michał Citko
Tomasz Michta

Term 2025:

Michał Citko
Anna Dziewiątkowska-Górka

Term 2023:

Michał Citko
Tomasz Michta

Type of course

obligatory courses

Learning outcomes

KP6_WK1 The student knows and understands the problems and challenges related to the English language as a tool of communication in the social sphere in the context of the dilemmas of contemporary civilisation. Verification method: test, written assignment;
KP6_UW1 Students are able to formulate and solve lexical and grammatical problems in speaking and writing, selecting adequate methods and tools, including textbooks and dictionaries to verify lexical and grammatical correctness. Verification method: assessment of student activity during classes, oral and written assignment;
KP6_UK3 The student is able to participate in a debate in English on topics concerning education, technology, media, arts and work. Verification method: assessment of student activity during class;
KP6_UK4 Aiming at the final level C1, the student is able to use spoken and written English at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, including the ability to understand written and oral statements; expresses his/her thoughts in verbal communication with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity; produces clear, detailed texts generally correct in terms of spelling, grammar, lexis. Verification method: test and oral and written assignment;
KP6_UO1 The student is able to plan and organise individual work, systematically developing his/her language skills and cooperating with others in solving practical tasks. Verification method : project work, assessment of student's activity during classes;
KP6_UU1 Students plan and realise their own lifelong learning of English. Verification method: project work, assessment of student's activity during classes;
KP6_KK1 The student is ready to critically evaluate received content on education, technology, media, arts and work. He/she is able to express himself/herself in a clear and detailed way on these topics, express an opinion on related, often contradictory, problems. Verification method: assessment of student activity during classes;
KP6_KK2 The student is ready to recognise the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems while solving practical tasks in English Verification method: assessment of student's activity during classes.

Assessment criteria

Courses within the Practical English Language Learning (PNJA) module – Graded Credit (according to the information in Syllabus B).

The PNJA cycle concludes with a written and oral exam.

Grading Scale:
5 = 91% - 100%
4+ = 81% - 90%
4 = 71% - 80%
3+ = 61% - 70%
3 = 51% - 60%

Bibliography

See syllabus B for each Practical English component.

Term 2023:

1.Baker, Ann, Ship or Sheep, CUP, 1990
2.Gimson, A C, A Practical Course of English Pronunciation, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989.
3.Hancock, Mark and Donna, Sylvie, English Pronunciation in Use. Intermediate, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
4.Mańkowska, Anna, Nowacka, Marta, Kłoczowska, Magdalena, “How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck?” English Pronunciation Practice Book, Kraków-Rzeszów-Zamość, 2009.
5.Miatliuk, Hanna, A Guide to Theoretical Phonetics, Wydawnictwo UwB, 2000.
6.Mortimer, Colin, Elements of Pronunciation, CUP, 1990.
7.O’Connor, J.D., Better English Pronuncation, CUP, 1992.
8.Ponsonby, Mimi, How Now, Brown Cow, Prentice Hall, 1987.
9.Roach, Peter, English Phonetics and Phonology, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
10.Sobkowiak, W. i J. Szpyra-Kozłowska, Workbook in English Phonetics, Wydawnictwo UMCS, 2002.
11.Vaughan-Rees, Michael, Test Your Pronunciation, Penguin English, 2006.
12.Wells, J C, Pronunciation Dictionary, Longman.

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Additional information

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