Polish-English Contrastive Phonetics 340-AS1-3PHO

Course profile: general academic
Form of study: full-time
Field: Humanities
Discipline: linguistics
Year of study: 3, semester: 5
Number of hours of lectures divided into forms of teaching: seminar: 15h
Didactic methods: heuristic method,
ECTS credits: 2

Balance of student workload:
- participation in the seminars (15h) - 0.5 points
- participation in consultations connected with the classes (3h) - 0.1 points
- preparation for the seminars (30h) - 1 pt
- preparation for the final test (5 hrs) - 0.2 pts.
TOTAL 53h, which corresponds to 2 ECTS

Quantitative indices
- student workload related to activities requiring direct participation of the teacher - 18hrs (1 ECTS)
- Student workload not requiring direct participation of the teacher - 35h (1 ECTS)

Term 2023:

1. Polish and English vowels compared and contrasted: High, Mid, Low
2. Interference concerning English diphthongs: diphthongs to /ɪ/, diphthongs to /ʊ/, diphthongs to /ə/
3. Polish and English consonants compared and contrasted: Plosives, Fricatives, Affricates, Liquids
4. Interference concerning word stress.
5. Interference concerning rhythm.
6. Interference concerning voicing.
7. Interference concerning palatalization.
8. Interference concerning nasalization.
9. Interference concerning intonation: in general, in declaratives, in questions
10. The clash of spelling and pronunciation in English

Type of course

(in Polish) kierunkowe
(in Polish) fakultatywne specjalnościowe

Course coordinators

Michał Citko

Mode

General:

(in Polish) w sali

Term 2023:

(in Polish) w sali
(in Polish) zdalnie

Learning outcomes

Students will know and understand:
W1. phenomena, processes related to Polish-English interference; KA6_ WG1.
Students will be able to:
U1. Formulate and solve problems of perception and production of English speech resulting from Polish interference, selecting adequate methods and tools with the use of knowledge of contrastive phonetics; KA6_UW1.
U2. communicate using phonetics-related terminology ; KA6_UK1.
U3. plan and organise individual and team work; KA6_UO1.
The student is ready to:
K1. critically evaluate their knowledge; KA6_KK1.

Assessment criteria

1. Written test covering the class material: 80% of the grade
2. Preparation for and participation in the class : 20 % of the grade

Grading scale:
51-60% – 3.0 (passed)
61-70% – 3.5 (passed plus)
71-80% – 4.0 (good)
81-90% – 4.5 (good plus)
91-100% – 5.0 (very good)

Bibliography

1. Sobkowiak, W. English Phonetics for Poles, Bene NAti, 1996.
2. Porzuczek, A., Rojczyk A., Arabski, J. Praktyczny kurs wymowy angielskiej dla Polaków, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, 2013.
3. Wells, J C, Pronunciation Dictionary, Longman.

Term 2023:

Term 2024:

None

Notes

Term 2023:

1. Written test covering the class material: 60% of the grade
2. Preparation for and participation in the class : 40 % of the grade

Grading scale:
51-60% – 3.0 (passed)
61-70% – 3.5 (passed plus)
71-80% – 4.0 (good)
81-90% – 4.5 (good plus)
91-100% – 5.0 (very good)

Term 2024:

None

Additional information

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