SOUNDS OF ENGLISH

SOUNDS OF ENGLISH
Course Code
EL 2802
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr D Watt

Pre-requisites

Essentials of Language (EL 1509)

Notes

This is a 6-week course.

Overview

The course covers key aspects of articulatory phonetics and will introduce elementary phonological theory as it relates to the description of English. The latter will include accounts of simple phonological processes and the notion of derivational rule. Students will also acquire skills in the production and perception of sounds of English through a combination of lectures and practical activities (ear training, transcription practice, etc).

Structure

2 one-hour lectures per week, 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 in-class exercise under test-conditions (50%), one assessed homework exercise (30%), one 5 minute oral examination (10%) and tutorial assessment mark (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).