| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| Students learn individual sound system (segmentals: vowels and consonants) to lay the foundations of intelligibilty. Furthermore, the course aims to equip students for a comprehensive understanding of pronunciation by working together with suprasegmentals. |
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| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Quiz |
| Internship |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Understanding how various aspects of spoken English work together.
--Syllables
--Vowels and Word Stress
--Sentence Focus
--Consonants
--Thought Groups
For this semeter, we will focus on sound systems of consonants and put in thought groups. |
| Week 2 |
Unit 10: Continuants and Stops: /s/ and /t/ |
| Week 3 |
Unit 10 |
| Week 4 |
Unit 11 Continuants and Stops: /r/ and /d/, /l/ and /d/ |
| Week 5 |
Unit 11 |
| Week 6 |
Unit 12: Voicing |
| Week 7 |
4/3 No class (Children’s Day) |
| Week 8 |
Unit 12 |
| Week 9 |
Mid-term exam (may be rescheduled depending on actual class progress) |
| Week 10 |
Unit 13: Voicing and Syllable Length, Aspiration |
| Week 11 |
Unit 13 |
| Week 12 |
Unit 14: Sibilants |
| Week 13 |
Unit 14 |
| Week 14 |
Unit 15: Thought Groups |
| Week 15 |
Individual oral test
Unit 15 |
| Week 16 |
Pair oral test
Unit 15 |
| Week 17 |
Final-term exam (may be rescheduled depending actual class progress) |
| Week 18 |
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| Evaluation |
Attendance & class participation 30%
mid-term exam 25%
final-term exam 25%
oral test 20% |
| Textbook & other References |
Clear Speech 4th Edition (Judy B. Gilbert / Cambridge )
中興敦煌書局 |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
Clear Speech 4th Edition (Judy B. Gilbert / Cambridge )
中興敦煌書局 |
| Office Hours |
| sophiewisdom@gmail.com |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| include experience courses：N |
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