語音學

臺北科技大學 114-2 學期課程，課號 359277。

課程大綱

The course provides an introduction to English phonetics. We will focus on the basic acoustic and articulatory properties of English vowels and consonants and learn to transcribe these speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). This course also covers the general prosodic patterns in English, such as stress, intonation, and rhythm. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify their own pronunciation problems and apply this practical experience to English pronunciation teaching.

課程進度

Week 1: Introduction: What is phonetics? Some basic phonological terms Basic anatomy of the vocal tract Week 2: Vowels in English (I) Week 3: Vowels in English (II) Week 4: Vowels in English (III) Week 5: Consonants in English (I) Quiz 1 Week 6: Consonants in English (II) Week 7: Consonants in English (III) Week 8: Consonants in English (IV) Week 9 : Quiz 2 (aka. midterm) Film watching Week 10: Syllable structure Week 11: Prosodies (I): stress Quiz 3 Week 12: Prosodies (II): tone Prosodies (III): intonation Week 13: Prosodies (IV): prominence and pause Prosody Workshop I: Rapid Prosody Transcription Week 14: Prosodies (V): rhythm Prosody Workshop II: shadowed speech Week 15: Dialectal variation of English pronunciation Week 16: Student presentation (Class canceled on Friday due to the passing of the instructor's father. The missed course content will be provided subsequently in a non-face-to-face format) Week 17: Student presentation Week 18: Thursday: Individual appointments (General Building Room #803); Friday: no class (appointments available upon request)

評量方式

‧ Participation 20%: Students are expected to actively participate in classroom discussion and small group activities. Doing the assigned readings before class so as to be ready to participate in classroom discussion is also required. ‧ Attendance 10%: It is crucial that students attend every class session. Two points of the final grade will be taken off for each absence. After five absences, you lose all the ten points of your final grade that attendance accounts for. You will also be graded down in the participation component of the final grade if you continue to miss classes. A hard copy of the officially approved leave sheet is required if you have missed (or will miss) a class due to illness, family emergency, etc. ‧ Three quizzes 30% ‧ Final project 40%: The final project involves transcription and analysis of readings of two texts: the North Wind and the Sun and the Boy who Cried Wolf. Students will present their project at the end of the semester. The presentation accounts for 20%, while the write-up of the project accounts for the other 20%.

教材

【遵守智慧財產權觀念，請使用正版教科書，不得使用非法影印教科書】 使用外文原文書：是 Ladefoged & Johnson’s (2014). A Course in Phonetics (7th ed.). Lane, L. (2013). Focus on Pronunciation 3 (3rd ed.). Additional readings to be assigned