Type of course: |
Compulsory |
Language of instruction: |
Romanian |
Erasmus Language of instruction: |
English |
Name of lecturer: |
Gabriel Dan Bărbuleț |
Seminar tutor: |
Gabriel Dan Bărbuleț |
Form of education |
Full-time |
Form of instruction: |
Class |
Number of teaching hours per semester: |
42 |
Number of teaching hours per week: |
3 |
Semester: |
Autumn |
Form of receiving a credit for a course: |
Grade |
Number of ECTS credits allocated |
4 |
Course aims:
Definition, description and explanation of key concepts, theories, methods specific to the study of English;
Using concepts specific to the field in order to explain the fundamental linguistic phenomena specific to the field;
Application of principles, basic rules for understanding a written / oral or to express in writing/ orally in an appropriate manner, respectively, taking into account all elements involved (linguistic, socio-linguistic, pragmatic, semantic, and stylistic).
Course Entry Requirements:
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Course contents:
Introductory course – General presentation of the course Unit 1 – Phonetics versus Phonology Unit 2 - Overview: Phonetic Alphabet and Speech Anatomy. Unit 3 - Sounds, spellings and symbols Unit 4 - The phoneme: the same but different Unit 5 - Describing English consonants Unit 6 - Defining distributions: consonant allophones Unit 7 - Criteria for contrast: the phoneme system Unit 8 - Describing vowels Unit 9 - Vowel phonemes Unit 10 - Variation between accents Unit 11 - Syllables Unit 12 - The word and above (1) Unit 13 – The word and above (2)
Teaching methods:
Elicitation, Cooperative learning, Discussion and survey, Team-based learning, Active learning systems, Active listening.
Learning outcomes:
Developing some understanding of the role of logic and discourse representation as a tool in describing and analysing English Phonetics and Phonology; having been introduced to, and reflected upon, a number of key topics in phonetics & lexicology; having developed critical reading skills and ability to initiate own research.
Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:
Combined oral and written examination to verify the quality and correctness of information assimilated. (50%+50%).
Recommended reading:
Battistella, Edwin L,
Bad language: Are some words better than others?, Oxford University Press.
, Oxford
, 2005
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Carr, Philip,
English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction, Blackwell
, Oxford
, 1999
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Catford, John C,
A practical introduction to phonetics, Oxford University Press
, New York
, 2002
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Crystal, David,
A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics (6th ed.), Wiley Blackwell
, New York
, 2008
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Davenport, Mike,
Introducing Phonetics and Phonology, Arnold
, London
, 1998
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