Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education
- Organization
- TÓK Department of Foreign Language and Literature
- Code
- ERA36E
- Title
- Phonetics and Pronunciation Development
- Usual semester
- Spring
- ECTS
- 4
- Language
- en
- Learning outcomes
- The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and skills for the students necessary to use correct English pronunciation and intonation. Students shall also learn techniques to improve the pronunciation of pre-school children.
- Course content
- During the course the student learns to recognize English sounds and phonemes and can use English phonetic symbols, recognizes the written forms of individual phonemes, and also has a high-level overview of sound connection, the English word and sentence stress system, intonation, its components, role, sentence types and intonation patterns. During the course, the student learns about the accent and intonation rules of the English language, the differences between their mother tongue and the sounds of the English language, and they are prepared to prevent and correct pronunciation errors. Furthermore, the aim of the course is for the student to get to know the correct word and sentence stress, as well as the rhythm. The trainees develop proficiency in the application of their new knowledge and prepare for the practical development of correct English pronunciation for children of preschool age.
- Assessment method
- Practice mark (five-point evaluation, where 5 is excellent, 1 is fail) Requirements and assessment Attend and actively participate in lessons Prepare homework and assignments Learn and practise TESTS
- Bibliography
- Compulsory literature: Bowler, B. & Cunningham, S. (2005). New Headway Pronunciation Course, Upper-Intermediate. Oxford University Press. Hewings, M. (2011). English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate. Cambridge University Press. Hewings, M. (2004). Pronunciation Practice Activities. Cambridge University Press.
- Recommended bibliography
- A számonkérés és értékelés rendszere angolul: Practice mark (five-point evaluation) Literature: Recommended literature: Hancock, M. (2020). Mark Hancock’s 50 Tips for Teaching Pronunciation. Cambridge University Press. Jones, D. (2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Ladefoged, P. (2000). Vowels and Consonants, Blackwell Publishers. Underhill, A. (2017). Sound Foundations. Macmillan Education. Nixon, C. & Tomlinson, M. (2005). Primary Pronunciation Box. Cambridge University Press.
Programmes of the course
Title (code) | Lang. | Level | Mandatory | Year | ... |
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Erasmus Programme (TÓK-ERASMUS-NXXX) | hu |