NCHU Course Outline |
Course Name | (中) 發音練習(1066) | ||||
(Eng.) Pronunciation Drills | |||||
Offering Dept | Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures | ||||
Course Type | Elective | Credits | 2 | Teacher | 陳文苓 |
Department | Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Undergraduate | Language | 中/英文 | Semester | 2024-FALL |
Course Description | Pronunciation is the very first step to mastering a language. This course has a straightforward aim: to help students develop skills to improve their pronunciation. To achieve this goal, we will start with the fundamental and essential steps, the main sounds of English, to lay a solid foundation for correct pronunciation in English. Then we will expand the practice to connecting words with other parts of a speech: word stress, sentence stress, intonations, pausing and chunking, and the rhythming of a talk. General strategies: Sounds are the first part of pronunciation skills, but pronunciation is not just sounds: it’s about using your body to produce sounds, and it’s also about connecting sounds in ways that your speech/talk generates understandable, meaningful, and expressive impacts. As such, we will adopt diversified approaches to help students, including: Connecting with your body Finding your weak areas Using minimal pairs Basic recording strategy (most importantly) Using APPs, the latest learning technology |
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Prerequisites | self-directed learning in the course | N |
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Pronunciation is the very first step to mastering a language. This course has a straightforward aim: to help students develop skills to improve their pronunciation. Yet to achieve this goal, we will start with the basic and essential steps, the main sounds of English, to lay a solid foundation for correct pronunciation in English. Then we will expand the practice to connecting words with other parts of a speech: word stress, sentence stress, intonations, pausing and chunking, and the rhythming of a talk. |
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1. Participation: 20% (2% deduction for each absence) 2. 10 in-class practices (w/recordings): 40% (4% each) 3. Midterm Exam: 20% 4. Final Project: 20% Midterm Exam & Final Project: The two exams/projects will be based on a checklist that contains the elements we discussed for pronunciation. Students will be assessed if these elements are properly observed. |
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1) Textbook (TBA) 2) Handouts 3) Youtube videos |
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Update Date, year/month/day:2024/08/19 12:47:30 | Printed Date, year/month/day:2024 / 9 / 08 |
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