NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 音韻學與外語教學(6029)
	(Eng.) Phonology in Foreign Language Teaching
Offering Dept	Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type	Elective	Credits	3	Teacher	CHEN, CHUN-MEI
Department	Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Graduate	Language	中/英文	Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	This course introduces contemporary phonology and its application in foreign language teaching. Phonology is about restrictions on the distribution of speech sound categories. General kinds of the phonological pattern will be introduced, followed by recognizing phonological patterns in the dataset. We will also survey prosodic patterns in specific areas such as tone, vowel harmony, and stress. We will briefly consider the role of phonology in morphology, focusing on the specific role of the prosodic word. Students will build up their knowledge of sounds, learn to analyze phonological data, understand phonology theories, and apply them to phonology development and foreign language contexts. In addition to how speech sounds function as a system in foreign languages, we will discuss how theories account for phonological phenomena of foreign languages and how the phonological studies provide implications for foreign language teaching.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Analyze speech sounds 2. Identify and discriminate sound patterns 3. Transcribe sounds and sound patterns 4. Understand phonological theories 5. Apply phonological theories to foreign language teaching			topic Discussion/Production Exercises Discussion Lecturing	Written Presentation Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Orientation: Sound Patterns & the Nature of Pronunciation Week 2 What is phonology? Sound patterns & concerns of phonology Week 3 Phonetic Transcriptions: Vowels and Consonants Week 4 Allophonic relations and the distribution in diverse languages Week 5 Phonemic and allophonic analysis in interacting process Week 6 Syllables and prosodic words Week 7 Tone, vowel harmony, and stress; foreign accent and intonation Week 8 Midterm Review & Conferencing Week 9 Phonology in Language Learning Week 10 Framing the Teaching of Pronunciation Week 11 Pronunciation in the Classroom: Doing Analyses Week 12 Using Technology for Pronunciation Teaching, Learning and Assessment Week 13 Assessing L1 and L2 Pronunciation Week 14 Pronunciation Research and Practice Week 15 Project Presentations Week 16 Final Paper self-directed learning    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
The grade will be based on class discussion, assignments, final paper, and an oral presentation of your paper at the end of the semester. Final grade will be on the following scale. 1. Assignments (problem-solving, data analysis, reading summaries & notes, and pop tasks): 40% 2. Final paper (students have to collect data from elicitation or reliable sources, apply phonological theories, analyze the data, and provide implications for foreign language teaching): 40% 3. Oral presentation of the final paper (students have to prepare a handout for the oral presentation, including data and analysis in the presentation): 10% 4. Class participation, discussion, one-on-one conferencing and attendance: 10%
Textbook & other References
Textbook 1. Odden, David. 2013. Introducing Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. E-book downloadable from the university library (eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). 2. Pennington, Martha C., and Pamela Rogerson-Revell. 2019. English Pronunciation Teaching and Research. Londres: Palgrave Macmillan. E-book downloadable from the university library. References Hayes, Bruce. 2009. Introductory Phonology. Blackwell Publishing. Kenstowicz, Michael. 1994. Phonology in Generative Grammar. Blackwell. Goldsmith, John A. 1995. The Handbook of Phonological Theory. Blackwell. Gussenhoven, C., & Jacobs, H. 2017. Understanding Phonology. Routledge. Kager, R. 1999. Optimality Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. McCarthy, John. 2001. A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Phonetic Symbol Guide. 2nd Ed. Chicago. Roca, Iggy, and Wyn Johnson. 1999. A Course in Phonology. Cambridge: Blackwell. Jensen, John T. 2004. Principles of Generative Phonology. John Benjamins
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning
Office Hours
By appointment
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02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia. include experience courses：N

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