Descriptive grammar of English 2510-f1ENG1S-DGE
- https://moodle.umk.pl/WHUM/course/view.php?id=1248 (term 2021/22L)
- https://moodle.umk.pl/WHUM/course/view.php?id=1248 (term 2022/23L)
- https://moodle.umk.pl/WHUM/course/view.php?id=1248 (term 2023/24L)
In the winter semester, students learn about selected language phenomena from the area of English phonetics and phonology. In the summer semester, students will be provided with definitions of some basic concepts in prosody, morphology and types of word formation processes. The course makes it possible to achieve learning outcomes assumed for the subject.
Content distribution (Summer semester):
− Introduction (learning outcomes, course contents, methods and evaluation criteria, diagnosis)
− Basic notions in phonetics and phonology, phonetic alphabet - revision and practice
− Theoretical aspects of processes of connected speech
− Theoretical aspects of rhythm and intonation
− Areas of difficulties in English pronunciation for Polish learners of English (theoretical aspects)
− Theoretical aspects of selected varieties of English
− Introduction to morphology; processes of word-formation in English
Term 2021/22L:
As in part A. |
Term 2022/23L:
As in part A. |
Term 2023/24L:
As in part A. |
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
Exploratory teaching methods
- project work
- practical
Prerequisites
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
The final grade for the summer semester will be based on the following:
A. Continuous evaluation (40% of the final grade):
- Teacher’s observation based on answering teacher’s questions testing the students’ skills and knowledge of the issues described by the syllabus.
- A group project on selected varieties of English, presented as an online write-up and/or in-class multimedia presentation.
(W1, W2, W3, W4, U1, U2, U3, K1)
B. Final test (60% of the final grade): test containing open and closed questions, testing the students’ skills and knowledge of the issues in phonetics, phonology, morphology and word formation processes described by the syllabus (W1, W2, W3, W4, U1, U2, U3)
Assessment criteria:
fail – 0-59%
satisfactory – 60-69 %
satisfactory plus – 70-75 %
good – 76-85 %
good plus – 86-90%
very good – 91-100
Bibliography
Required reading
Celik, M. (2001). Teaching English intonation to EFL/ESL students. The Internet TESL Journal, 7(12), 261-281.
Roach, P. 2010. English Phonetics and Phonology. Fourth Edition. Klett Ernst.
ONLINE resources, e.g. Sounds familiar, BBC Voices, Speech accent archive, IPA Trainer.
Selected chapters from:
Yule, G. 2008. The Study of Language. Cambridge: CUP (chapters 4 and 5).
Wells, J. C. 1990. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Longman. [pronunciation notes]
Additional reading:
McCarthy, M. and F. O’Dell. 2005. English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced. Cambridge: CUP. (chapter Word formation)
Pinker, S. 1994. The language Instinct. New York: Harper. [chapter 6]
Term 2021/22L:
As in part A. |
Term 2022/23L:
As in part A. |
Term 2023/24L:
As in part A. |
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: