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SAMPLESYLLABUS–SUBJECTTOMINORCONTENTCHANGESBASEDONINSTRUCTOR
COURSESYLLABUS
ESL21:PRONUNCIATION
Instructor: Email:Office: Officehours:COURSEDESCRIPTIONThiscourseisdesignedtoimproveclarity,accuracy,andunderstandingofspokenEnglishthroughstudyandpracticeofpronunciationfeaturesastheyoccurinrealspeech,usingmodelsfromtelevision,movies,andonlinetalks.Emphasisisonindividualizedfeedbackthroughaudioandvideorecordingtechnologyaswellasonstudentself-evaluationofspeech.COURSEMATERIALS/ACCOUNTSThereisnotextbookforthiscourse,butyouwillpurchaseanaccesscardtoanonlineservicecalled“EnglishCentral”.Thethree-monthacademicsubscriptionis$25.YouwillalsobegivenanaccountinVoiceThreadwhereyouwillrecordyourselfreadingvariousscriptsfocusingondifferentpronunciationfeatures.Inaddition,youwillbeaskedtoprintoutcoursematerialsavailableonourcoursewebsite(ccle.ucla.edu).GRADING
• Attendance&participation 15%• Homeworkassignments 15%• SpeechRecordingAssignments(3-4) 30%• NativeSpeakerAnalysisAssignment 20%• FinalPresentationandself-evaluation 20%
COURSECOMPONENTSAttendanceandparticipation:Thesuccessofthecoursedependsuponyourparticipationinallclassactivitiesincludingcompletionofassignedhomework,participationindiscussionsandgroupwork,carefulpreparationofassignments,andthoughtfulandconstructivefeedbacktoclassmates.Missingclass,arrivinglate,orhalf-heartedparticipationinclassworkisnotparticipating“fully”andwillnegativelyimpactyourparticipation/attendancegrade.Homework:Youwillbeassignedvariousshortexercisestopracticepronunciationathome.
SAMPLESYLLABUS–SUBJECTTOMINORCONTENTCHANGESBASEDONINSTRUCTOR
COURSESYLLABUS
ESL21:PRONUNCIATIONSpeechRecordingAssignmentsusingVoiceThread(videosfromenglishcentral.com)YouwillpracticedifferentpronunciationfeaturesinanumberofyoutubevideoslocatedonanEnglishlearningwebsitecalledEnglishcentral.com.Ihavechosen4-6videostoaddressdifferentpronunciationpointsintheclass.Eachvideoispresentedlinebylinesothatyoucanrecordyourvoiceandthenlistenandcompareyourrecordingtotheoriginal.Theseassignmentsaredesignedtoencourageyoutopracticeandimproveoutsideofclass.Youwillbeevaluatedonthepronunciationfeature(s)beingtargetedineachperformanceaswellasyourreflectiononyourrecording.NativeSpeakerAnalysisAssignmentInordertoacquaintyouwithreal-lifeexamplesofthepronunciationfeaturespresentedinthecourseandtoimproveyourlisteningcomprehension,youwillbeaskedtolistentothespeechofUCLAundergraduatestudentsandcompleteavarietyofexercises.ThesesamplesofUGspeechareaccessiblefromthecoursewebsite.Youwillbeassignedonerecording,andyouwilldothisinthecomputerlab.FinalPresentationThisassignmentconsistsofashort,5-10minutemini-presentation/teachingactivity.Youwillbeaskedtoexplain,compareandteachyourpeershowtopronounceaparticularsetofsoundswithinAmericanEnglish.Thesepairswillbeassignedwellbeforeyourpresentation,andyouwillbevideo-tapedinordertohelpyouimproveyourspeakingstyle.Youwillalsobeaskedtoproduceaself-evaluationaftergivingthepresentation.COURSEPOLICIES
1. All cellular phones, and other electronic media must be silent and not visible to the student during class unless I ask you to use them.
2. Only English may be used in the classroom. 3. Do not talk while somebody else is presenting. 4. More than 3 unexcused absences will result in failure of the course. 5. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what content was covered
in class that day. 6. If you miss the deadline for an assignment, your grade will be lowered one full
letter grade. For example, if you hand in the assignment late and you get a B, you will end up getting a C because you were late.
COURSEWEBSITETheMoodleWebsiteisanintegralpartofthiscourse,containingthecalendarofassignments,theclassdiscussionboardandmanyclasshandoutsandresources.ToaccesstheESL38Bcoursewebsite,1)Gotohttp://ccle.ucla.edu2)Clickon“login”intheupperrighthandcorner.3)YourlogonIDiswhatevercomesinyouremailaddressbefore______@ucla.edu1.So,ifmyUCLAemailaddressis:[email protected],thenmyUCLAlogonnameis
SAMPLESYLLABUS–SUBJECTTOMINORCONTENTCHANGESBASEDONINSTRUCTOR
COURSESYLLABUS
ESL21:PRONUNCIATION“joebruin”.4)Thepasswordisthesameoneyouusetologinto<my.ucla.edu>Topostspokenentries,wewillbeusingWimba,whichyoucanalsoaccessthroughthecourseWebsite(http://ccle.ucla.edu).WewillbegoingtothecomputerlabtolearnhowtouseWimba,butfeelfreetoexploreonyourown.OTHERINFORMATION:•BruinCard:UCLApictureidentificationcardohttp://secure.bruincard.ucla.edu/bcw/web/Home.aspx•UCLAlogonIDohttps://logon.ucla.edu/activate.php•BOL:bruinonlineohttp://www.bol.ucla.edu/•UID:universityidentification(usuallythenumberonyourBruinCard)•myUCLAlogin=BOLlogin=Universityloginohttp://my.ucla.edu•Moodlelogin=myUCLA
Tentative Schedule WEEK Tuesday Thursday
1
Syllabus/overview of oral skills course Overview of pronunciation concepts Lab Part done in class: Introduction to VoiceThread, English Central, and other sites of interest LAB: Self-Introductions
Thought groups and Intonation Common intonation patterns Pausing after thought groups Pausing after sentence groups LAB: Thought Groups and Intonation
2
Consonants: Classification according to place and manner of articulation and voicing Consonant distinctions /l/, /n/ and /r/, aspiration, flap
Consonant Clusters Common mispronunciations – ‘ed’ and ‘s’ LAB: Focus on Consonant Sounds
3
Vowels Review vowel chart and symbols Review articulation
After studying “Statistics and Probability’, you will record this speech in VoiceThread LAB: Focus on Vowel Sounds
4
Stress and Rhythm Word stress and sentence stress Content words vs. function words
Linking and Reductions Common reductions Rules for Linking LAB: Focus on Stress and Rhythm
5
Native Speaker Analysis Assignment You will be assigned a short speech of a native speaker and transcribe exactly what you hear. Due on Wednesday in class.
Linking and Reductions LAB: Focus on Linking and Reductions
6
Final Presentations/Mini-teaching Self-Evaluations
Final Presentations/Mini-teaching. Self-evaluations
Note:ThelabislocatedinthePowellLibrary,ClassroomC(thirdfloor).
