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EL0408 University English: Pronunciation
Part I Course Duration: | 24 hours | | No. of Credit Units: | 1 | | Level: | A, B | | Medium of Instruction: | English | | Prerequisites: | NIL | | Precursors: | NIL | | Equivalent Courses: | NIL | | Exclusive Courses: | NA | | Coursework Assessment: | 100% | | Examination: | NA |
Part II Course Aims
This course aims to develop your ability to:
§ identify the various elements of English pronunciation and apply them to help you speak clearly and understand the rapid connected speech of others
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
On successful completion of the course, you should be able to: CILO |
| | 1 | use phonemic script as an aid to accurate speech | | 2 | identify the sounds of English | | 3 | identify the features of connected speech such as stress patterns and linking | | 4 | identify how intonation affects meaning | | 5 | pronounce the sounds of English accurately | | 6 | use stress appropriately | | 7 | use intonation appropriately | | 8 | identify your areas of weakness | | 9 | improve your performance in your identified areas of weakness |
Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)The following are designed to help you achieve the CILOs: CILO | In this course you will work individually, in pairs and in groups to: | | 1 | read the International Phonemic Alphabet (IPA) chart and practice using it to identify how a word is pronounced | | 2 | practise listening and discriminating between similar sounds | | 3, 4 | listen to examples of natural rapid speech and identify various features of pronunciation | | 5-7 | do controlled practice activities focusing on specific features of pronunciation | | 5-7 | practise various features of pronunciation through reading aloud, discussions and other speaking tasks | | 8, 9 | evaluate your own performance and that of other students and identify ways to improve |
Throughout all teaching and learning activities you will be expected to participate actively in producing the sounds and sentences. You are expected to record your performance on a recording device, and use this to help you evaluate yourself and other co-learners to improve.
Assessment Tasks/Activities
There are three coursework assessments. The following assessment tasks are designed to assess how well you achieve the CILOs.
Assessment One (30%)
i. | Assessment Task Description | | | You will read aloud a passage and record it. This will be compared with a Diagnostic Test recorded in Lesson One. | ii. | CILOs Assessed |
| This task assesses your ability to:
§ pronounce the sounds of English accurately (CILO 5)
§ use stress, contractions and linking appropriately (CILO 6)
§ use pausing and intonation appropriately (CILO 7)
§ identify your own areas of weakness and improve your performance in these areas (CILOs 8, 9) | iii. | Assessment Criteria |
| Pronunciation of individual sounds | Stress, contractions and linking | Pausing and intonation | Improvement | | CILOs | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8, 9 |
Assessment Two (30%)i. | Assessment Task Description | | | You will:
§ Section 1: listen to sound clips and identify the words you hear
§ Section 2: listen to sound clips of words and identify the correct word in phonemic script§ Section 3: read phonemic script and identify the word
§ Section 4: listen to natural rapid speech and write down what is said
§ Section 5: listen to sound clips and choose the correct meaning of the intonation | ii. | CILOs Assessed |
| This task assesses your ability to:
§ use phonemic script as an aid to accurate speech (CILO 1)
§ identify the sounds of English (CILO 2)
§ identify the features of connected speech such as stress patterns, contractions, linking and assimilation (CILO 3)
§ identify how pausing and intonation affect meaning (CILO 4) | iii. | Assessment Criteria |
| Use of phonemic script | Identification of the sounds of English | Identification of the features of connected speech | Pausing and intonation | | CILOs | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Assessment Three (40%)i. | Assessment Task Description | | | You will form groups and take up a role in a radio play with a given script. The radio play will be recorded and assessed in the presence of the teacher. | ii. | CILOs Assessed |
| This task assesses your ability to:
§ pronounce the sounds of English accurately (CILO 5)
§ use stress, contractions and linking appropriately (CILO 6)
§ use pausing and intonation appropriately (CILO 7) | iii. | Assessment Criteria |
| You will be given an individual mark, which is worth 50% of the total mark for the assessment.You will be given a group mark, which is worth 50% of the total mark for the assessment. |
Individual mark | Pronunciation of individual sounds | Stress, contractions and linking | Pausing and intonation | | CILOs | | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Group mark | Comprehensibility | Performance | | CILOs | | 5-7 | 5-7 |
Grading of Student AchievementP or F
Part III
Keyword Syllabus: | NA | | Recommended Reading Text(s): | NIL | | Online Resources: | e-Learning Platform |
Related Links
English Language Centre
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