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Pronunciation and Phonetics

Pronunciation and Phonetics. Speaking and understanding American English Susannah Ewing Bölke. World Map. Where do you come from? Think of the windows as North, and place yourself on the world map according to your place of origin. Aims : Status quo.

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Pronunciation and Phonetics

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  1. PronunciationandPhonetics Speaking and understanding American English Susannah Ewing Bölke

  2. World Map Where do you come from? Think of the windows as North, and place yourself on the world map according to your place of origin.

  3. Aims: Status quo Where are you now? SWOT analysis Speaking & Listening

  4. Aims Where should you be going? Listening • Can understand both native and non-native spoken English language well enough to react to it critically. • Can cope with lectures, class discussions and media in English (audio/video). • Can discern intent, focus, emphasis of expression in native spoken English. Speaking • Can give a short, grammatically accurate academic presentation in fluent, inflected English. • Can use academic register and speak spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. • Can engage actively, critically and diplomatically in classroom discussions. • Can pronounce clear, intelligible English phonemes with little or no L1 interference. • Can produce fluent, inflected English with minimal pronunciation interference from the L1.

  5. AimsandResponsibility Whatfeaturesofspoken English do youconsidermostimportantforyouracademicgoals? Whatdo youneed? What do youexpectfromthiscourse? • to • to

  6. AimsandResponsibility The Teacher’s Role The Student’s Role

  7. Administrativebasics • OLAT room • American Pronunciation • Passcode: threeredrollercoasters • Ifyouare not on theclasslistyet: • speaktomeimmediately; • keeptrying on STiNE; • fill in andsubmitthepaper form (Phil 1169) • Syllabus/dates & Requirements

  8. Requirementsandexpectations • attendance in the contact course must be regular, at least 80% of all sessions (i.e., you may not miss more than two!) • All online activities and homework are automatically or self-checked, but important for checking understanding and improving; the pre-viewing assignments are essential for successful class time as well • assessment is continuous and the skills throughout are equally important: speaking 50% and listening 50% • There is also a final test, which comprises the main part (75%) of your grade.

  9. Diagnostic Recording This isfor an initialideaofhowyourpronunciationisnow, andwhatyouneedtowork on. After takingsome time tobecomefamiliarwiththetext, recordyourself: • Say yourname • Read thetext • Answeronequestion • Say yournameagain • Take off theheadsettosignaltomethatyouarefinished Whenyouarefinished, take a momenttothinkabouthowyoufeltaboutyourpronunciationandfill in theself-assessment form.

  10. Assignments • Sign up in the OLAT room, read the Read Me! document and get familiar with the set-up. • Get access to a good learners‘ dictionary with CD or DVD • Find a website that offers audio files in American English; enter a brief description and the link in the OLAT room under Vowels 1 -> Pre-Viewing Activity • Just this week you have two videos to watch: First Concepts and Vowels 1.

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