Practical English: Module 3 - Practical Phonetics 3. Elective Module 3: 1/ British Pronounciation, 2/ American Pronounciation Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: W1-S1FA19.2021

Module name: Practical English: Module 3 - Practical Phonetics 3. Elective Module 3: 1/ British Pronounciation, 2/ American Pronounciation
Module code: W1-FA-TX-S1-P1-FP3-3
Programme code: W1-S1FA19.2021
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
  • winter semester 2023/2024
  • winter semester 2022/2023
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Description:
1. Primary and secondary word stress, phrasal accent - perception and production practice 2. Fluency, weak forms, speech timing/rhythm - practical exercises 3. Main intonation patterns - perception and production practice 4. Phonetic transcription - practical exercises
Prerequisites:
credit for Practical English Phonetics 2
Key reading:
Bradford, B. 1992. Intonation in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Brazil, D. 1994. Pronunciation for Advanced Learners of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ponsonby, M. 1987. How Now, Brown Cow? Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall Cook V J. 1969. Active Intonation. London and Harlow: Longmans, Green and Co Ltd. Porzuczek, A., Rojczyk, A., Arabski, J. 2013. Praktyczny kurs wymowy angielskiej dla Polaków. Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. Roach, P. 1991. English Phonetics and Phonology: a practical course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Student understands the need for constant language development and individual work. [TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_K1]
 FA1_K01 [4/5]
The student can use phonetic transcription for speech sample description. [TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_U1]
 FA1_U03 [4/5]
The student speaks and reads text correctly at the suprasegmental level. [TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_U2]
 FA1_U08 [4/5]
The student can recognise and produce basic intonation patterns. [TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_U3]
 FA1_U09 [4/5]
The student knows the issues and terminology of suprasegmental phonetics. [TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_W1]
 FA1_W03 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
oral test [S1-PNJA1-1_FP1_w_1]
oral test
 TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_K1 TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_U1 TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_U2 TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_U3 TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_W1
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
practical classes [TX-S1PNJ3-FP-3_fs_01]
presentation of theoretical issues pronunciation and transcription training
30
self-study transcription practice pronunciation practice
30 oral test [S1-PNJA1-1_FP1_w_1]
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