Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

English

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Upon completion of this course, students have knowledge of

• the phonemes of English and their articulation

• how the articulation of phonemes in words and utterances can influence each other

• the most important intonation patterns in English, their meaning and make-up

• the most important differences between standard British and standard American pronunciation

• fundamental problems of English pronunciation for foreign learners, especially those with a Norwegian language background.

Skills

Upon completion of this course, students

• can read transcriptions of English words written using IPA symbols

• can transcribe words using IPA symbols

General competence

Upon completion of this course, students

• are equipped with valuable tools for foreign language learning and teaching

• have shown that they are capable of completing weekly assigments on time and up to a particular standard.

Contents

The general topic of this course is an introduction to English phonetics on the basis of standard pronunciation. The emphasis is on articulation, ear training as well as phonemic transcription in addition to basic knowledge of the English sound system. This involves a phonological description of the English consonant and vowel sounds as well as their variants in natural speech, British and American. The course is taught with contrastive comparison in mind, especially English in comparison with Norwegian pronunciation but other languages are also taken into consideration.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and obligatory digital assignments. Two optional seminars are made available for those who would like help with the digital assignments. Practice for teacher-training students. The workload is estimated to 270 hours.

Examination requirements

All students: Students must complete 80% of the digital exercises, scoring at least 50% correct, by the deadlines given.

For the teacher students: The practice placement must be passed and one written assignment must be approved.

All other students: Two written assignments must be approved. More information will be provided in Canvas at the beginning of the semester.

Examinations

3-hour written examination under supervision. Graded assessment.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes, if there are places available.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Higher Education Entrance Qualification.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
EN-1150 – Phonetics. 10
EN-102 – English Language: Grammar and Phonetics. 5
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