Approved  by the decision of the meeting of

department of English Phonetics dated  to

September 16 ^th, 2024 (Minutes # 1)

                                             Phd. Associate prof., Khatira .A.Gojayeva____________

 

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course title:	Habits of pronunciation	Academic year/term:	Autumn, 2024 (III term)
Course hours:	60 hours	Delivery mode: (Face to face/remote)	Face to face
Course credits:	5	Course instructor:
Course level/ Faculty	B2 level
Group: Class time:		Virtual/Office hours	13:20- 17:40
Course supervisor:	Elmira Zulfugarova

 

COURSE OUTLINE

The course “Habits of pronunciation” is intended for Bachelor second year (B2) students in the English department.

It supplies materials for emphatic intonation practice through the whole course of “Practical Phonetics” and “Communicative Phonetics”.

The subject is essentially practical. The students will acquire correct pronunciation habits of normative English pronunciation. It will help to gain skills and habits on intensive practice in English rhythm, to determine connection existing between this or that intonation contour and between different communicative types of utterances in a more detailed manner, to illustrate the main tendency in the relations between form and function of  English intonation.

The course will help to practice exercises through reading situational dialogues, texts, poems, listen to the records of  English –born speakers and represent normative English pronunciation.

It also includes different intonation patterns, their structure and attitudes expressed by these patterns, as well as pre-recorded samples.

 

 

 

 

 REMOTE LEARNING CONTEXT

 

  The course covers 60 hours of classroom learning and meets twice a week which lasts 15 weeks.

 

COURSE PREREQUISITES

The course is open for students who have difficulties in pronouncing and under­standing fluent English.

 

COURSE AIMS

The course aims at developing the students’ pronunciation skills and habits in the following aspects.

·           having an idea about Emphatic Intonation in English and identifying the main emphatic nuclear tones

·           using intonational and phonetic means for the purpose of intensity and contrast

·           producing proper, normative English pronunciation  due to the rules

·           pronouncing utterances according to different intonation Patterns

·           understanding recorded samples sounded by native speakers or teachers.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course the students will have

·        identified the intonation differences between English and the mother tongue

·        gained skills in differentiating ordinary speech from Emphatic speech

·        achieved fluent English pronunciation

·        pronounced various communicative types of sentences according to intonation patterns expressing different attitudes.

 

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA

Assessment procedures and criteria

This section includes course-grading system. There will be continuous formative assessment throughout the module. The total of the students’ course grade is 100 points.

 

Course Grading:                                                      Mid-term  10 points

                                                                                   class participation 20 points

                                                                                   Projects/Independent work 10 points

                                                                                   Attendance 10 points

                                                                                   Final Exam 50 points

 

Grading standard during the exam is as following:

·        91-100-----A

·        81-90------B

·        71-80------C

·        61-70------D

·        51-60------E

·        0-50-------F

Evaluation Components

Midterm:

Value: 10 points of pre-exam points

Due Date: See Course Schedule

Type: Control Test

Description: The test is a one-hour test that measures the students’ skills of transcribing  the given materials.

Participation (Discussion Forums for classes)

Value: 20 points of pre-exam points

Due date: Daily

Type: Course will be held face to face as a whole class

Description: All the students are expected to take part in the course

 

Final Exam/Assessment

Value: 50 % of final grade

Date: See Course Schedule

Length: 2 hours

 

Attendance Expectations (for synchronous components)

Students should attend all classes throughout the course. If a student misses more than 50 % of classes, he or she is supposed to fail an exam. Unexcused absences lower a class grade. Absences for which a medical or a court excuse is provided are recorded, but not figured in the attendance grade.

 

Participations (for synchronous or asynchronous components)

Participation includes logging in to class prepared and on time, taking part in ongoing class discussions, asking questions, contributing the students’ knowledge and insights in whatever form is appropriate, and striving to make all their contributions excellent. It includes doing the required listening and pronunciation for each class. All assignments for this course will be submitted electronically. Assignments will be submitted by the given deadline.

Note: Lateness or late work will hurt the students’ grade because it is an unnecessary interruption and because latecomers are likely to miss valuable information.

Independent work

Each student is expected to prepare one individual project related to one of the topics appointed by the syllabus. Topics are listed under:

1.     Transcribing and intoning of the sentences on Temporizers and High Pre-Head

2.     Sentences on Intensity and Contrast Emphasis to be transcribe and intoned

3.     Indication of stress and tone marks in the given passage

4.     The use of Intonation Patterns in different communicative types of sentences.

5.     Phonetic analysis of unknown text.

 

TEACHING AND LEARNING APPROACHES

The class will follow this outlined routine:

·        use of technology and instructional resources

·        watching the BBC learning English website

·        listening and imitating the pre-recordings

·        applying pronunciation skills on passages

·        reading rhythmical exercises

·        chant work

 

Required Resources (Electronic/Downloads/Supplementary)

The class follows the lesson calendar presented on the back pages. During the course, the following books are being used:

1.     Babayev S., Qarayeva M. English Phonetics. Bakı, “Nurlan”, 2006

2.     Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Book I. Bakı,  2^nd edition, 2019, 2020

3.     Zeynalov F.H. Supplement to the book “Practical English Phonetics”, 2^nd edition, 2019, 2020

4.     Аракин В.Д. Практический курс английского языка. Часть I,II, М, 2000,2001

5.     Vassilyev V.A. English Phonetics. M., 1980.

6.     Zeynalov F.H., Məmmədova Ə.O. Orthophonic exercises in English. Bakı, 1996

7.     Zeynalov F.H., Hüseynova Z.Ə. Pronunciation and spelling in English. Bakı, 1996

8.     Peter Roach. English Phonetics and phonology. (A practical course) Cambridge University Press, 2000

9.      Jones D. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge University Press, 2003 (16^th edition)

10.  Ann Baker. Ship or Sheep. Cambridge University Press, 2006

 

RECOMMENDED TECHNOLOGY FOR REMOTE LEARNING

To complete the course it is the students’ responsibility to have a regular internet access. All students should have MS Teams application installed on their gadgets. If  the students are away from the internet/computers, in any case, it is still your responsibility to keep up on the coursework, check emails, write, read, and participate in all discussions.

LEARNING SUPPORT

To schedule an individual one to one meeting with your instructor to talk about any challenges and questions you have about your progress in the course, please email the instructor. Please, allow 24-48 hours for the instructor to return your email. The instructor’s virtual office hours are given on the first page.

 

                                             

 

 

                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             COURSE CALENDAR

 

week	Hrs	Module/Unit/Chapter	Module outcomes	Source	Delivery  mode
I	2	Revision of the first year  material: speech  sounds, phonetic phenomena, graphical indication of intonation. Intonation   Pattern I. Tune shape and use. Work on the drills. “Dinner table- talk” analysis.	By the end of this module students should be able to: ·get new information about Intonation Patterns in English	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I pp.155-157     Book II, p. 136	Face to face
	2	Intonation   Pattern II. Tune shape and use. Work on the drills.	determine the difference between IP.I and  IP.II	1.     Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. 2.     Book I, pp. 157-161 3.	Face to face
II	2	Further work on LEC. “Dinner Table-Talk”	to improve pronounciation skills.	Zeynalov  F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book II, p. 136	Face to face
	2	Intonation   Pattern III.   Tune shape and use. Work on the drills	determine the attitudes expressed by Low Rise.	Book I. pp.161-163.
lll	2	Intonation Pattern IV Tune shape of use. Work on the drills. Additional material: “Meals in England” analysis	to master to pronounce the utterances of different communicative types according to IP. IV	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I pp. 163-166, Book II p. 143	Face to face
	2	Pattern V. Tune shape and use. Work on the drills	to get acquainted with new to them unclear tone.	Book I. pp. 166-167.
	2	Temporizers. Practical work on the theme. Choose sentences containing temporizers from “Dinner table-talk”.	to master the pronunciation of temporizers with different nuclear tones	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020.	Face to face
IV	2	Intonation   Pattern  VI. Tune shape and use. Work on the drills. Additional material: “Seeing a doctor” analysis	to master the skill to pronounce the divided Fall-Rise	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. p. 168. Book II. p. 169 S.M.Babayev,M.G.Garayeva “English Phonetics” pp. 156-157.	Face to face
V	2	Intonation Pattern VII. Tune shape and use. Work on the drills. Further work on LEC.	to manage to master the use of undivided Fall-Rise	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020.  Book I. p. 169	Face to face
	2	High Pre-Head. Practical work on the theme. Work on LEC “Seeing a doctor ”	determine the difference     between Low Pre-Head and High Pre-Head	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp. 241-242. S.M.Babayev, M.G.Garayeva “English Phonetics” pp.157-158	Face to face

 

VI	2	Emphatic intonation (general notion)	get general knowledge about Emphatic Intonation	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp. 243-244. Book II. p.122. Exercise on intensity emphasis. See also: S.M.Babayev, M.G.Garayeva “English Phonetics” p.158.	Face to face
	2	Intensity  Emphasis. Phone-tic means for intensifying the meaning of the sentences. Work on the drills on intensity emphasis.	to gain skills on pronunciation of phonetic means

 

VII	2	Increase of stress. (Midterm).	get informed about the use of double stresses as a means of Intensity Emphasis	Zeynalov  F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020.	Face to face
	2	Broken Descending Scale. “Pygmalion” by B.Shaw.  analysis. Part I	to improve pronunciation skills on Broken Descending Scale	Book I.  pp. 244-245. Book II. pp.123-124, Exercises on the theme. Book II. p. 144.	Face to face
VIII	2	Intensity Emphasis: -Widening of the range. -Narrowing of the range. Sentences with widening and narrowing of the range.	improve pronunciation skills practicing exercises on the theme	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020.  Book I. pp. 243-244. Book II. pp.122-123. Exercises on the theme. See also: S.M.Babayev, M.G. Garayeva	Face to face
	2	Intonation Pattern VIII. Tune shape and use. Work on the drills. Further work on “Pygmalion”  by B.Shaw.  Part II analysis	identify the difference in the attitudes in the sentences pronounced with Low Head	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp. 179-180. Book II. pp.144	Face to face
IX	2	Further Work on the LLC	To improve pronunciation skills on the text	S.M.Babayev, M.G. Garayeva “English Phonetics” pp.162-163. Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. p. 246	Face to face
	2	Contrast Emphasis: (general notion).	get new information about Contrast Emphasis

 

X	2	Contrast Emphasis with High Fall.	distinguish the difference between the Low Fall and the High Fall	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020.	Face to face
	2	Intonation Pattern IX Tune shape and use. Work on the drills on contrast emphasis. “Pygmalion” by heart. Part I.	to manage to master the use of different types of sentences with IP IX	Book I p.246, pp.180-181. Book II. pp. 124-125, p.144 Choose sentences containing contrast emphasis from the extract “Pygmalion”.	Face to face
XI	2	Contrast Emphasis with Fall-Rise. Work on the drills on con-trast emphasis. Contrast Emphasis with High Rise.	to manage to master the use of Emphatic tones	S.M.Babayev, M.G. Garayeva “English Phonetics” pp.160-164. Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I pp. 246-247. Exercises on contrast emphasis. Book II. p.126	Face to face
	2	Intonation Pattern X. Tune shape of use. Work on the drills. “Pygmalion” by heart Part II.	get skills to pronounce sentences without Head	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp.181-183, Book II. p.144	Face to face
XII	2	Simple and Complex tones. Work on drills on the theme. “My Heart's in the Highlands”  by R.Burns.  Analysis	to differenciate Simple and Complex tones practicing exercises	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp. 249-250. Book II. p.185	Face to face
	2	Combined tunes. Further work on the poem.	get knowledge about the combination of different tones used frequently in speech	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. p 251. Exercises 1.	Face to face

 

XIII	2	Compound Tunes. (general notion) Further work on LLC.	get acquainted with the kinetic tones used within one intonation group	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. p.252, p.255	Face to face
	2	Compound Tunes Fall+Rise. Tune shape and Use. Work on drills on the theme. “My Heart's in the Highlands”  by R. Burns (by heart)	manage to express highly emotional reaction to the situation in different communi-cative types of sentences	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp. 252-253. Exercises on Fall+Rise. Book I. pp.253-255	Face to face
XIV	2	Compound Tunes: Two or more Falls within one Intonation (sense) group	get informed what the repetitive arrangement of High Fall serves to	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp.256-258	Face to face
	2	Intonation of salutations, apologies and gratitudes. Work on the drills. Further work on “The Last Inch”. (additional material)	to distinguish attitudes in the expressions pronounced with different tones	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp. 261-262,	Face to face
XV	2	Intonation of some expressions	differenciate the attitudes expressed by different nuclear tones	Zeynalov F.H. Practical English Phonetics. Bakı, 2019-2020. Book I. pp 262-265.	Face to face
	2	Recapitulation			Face to face

 

 

Total 60 hours

 

Use of Video and Recording of the Course

Video conference sessions in this course, including students’ participation, will be recorded and made available only to students in the course for viewing via Microsoft Teams after each session. This is done, in part,  to ensure that students unable to join the session (due to, for example, issues with their internet connection) can view the session at a later time. This will also provide them the opportunity to review any material discussed.

The course recordings are not allowed to download, copy, or share without the explicit permission.

Required video use:

The students will be required to have their video on during video conferencing sessions. It will be necessary for them to use webcam built into or connected to their gadget.

Copyright

Anything created by the course instructors is their intellectual property, unless materials are designed as open education resources. This includes, Power Point/PDF slides and other course notes. Additionally, other copyright-protected materials, which have no electronic version should be uploaded only with the authors’ permission.  Students who violate these standards must be confronted must accept the consequences of their actions.