| Competències |
| Tipo A | Código | Competencias Específicas |
| A1 | Demostrar que coneix els corrents teòrics i metodològics de la lingüística i les seves aplicacions. | |
| A5 | Dominar la llengua anglesa des d’un punt de vista teòric i pràctic i expressar-s’hi oralment i per escrit de manera fluida i precisa. | |
| Tipo B | Código | Competencias Transversales |
| Tipo C | Código | Competencias Nucleares |
| Resultats d'aprenentage |
| Tipo A | Código | Resultados de aprendizaje |
| A1 |
Identifica les característiques del llenguatge humà. | |
| A5 |
Coneix el sistema de sons de la llengua anglesa i la seva relació amb el sistema ortogràfic. Coneix el sistema de transcripció fonètica. | |
| Tipo B | Código | Resultados de aprendizaje |
| Tipo C | Código | Resultados de aprendizaje |
| Continguts |
| tema | Subtema |
| UNIT 1. Letters, sounds and English | 1.1 Discrepancy between phonology and orthography |
| UNIT 2. Speech sounds and linguistic units | 2.1 Basic notions in phonetics and phonology ····· study of the linguistic characteristics of sounds ····· phonological differences vs. phonetic differences ····· phonological units as discrete units ····· the notion of contrast; the expression of meaning ····· how to identify a phoneme ····· the phoneme as a minimal unit of contrast ····· the use of minimal pairs ····· phonemes across languages ····· allophones ····· neutralization of phonemes ····· why do we need to know the sound system of a language? |
| UNIT 3. The speech chain | 3.1 Introduction to the speech act ····· psychological, physiological and physical media 3.2 The speech chain ····· 3.2.1 production ·············· 3.2.1.1 initiation process ·············· 3.2.1.2 phonation process; the larynx ·························· anatomy ·························· cartilages: crycoid, thyroid and arytenoids ·························· the vocal folds ·························· glottis ·························· physiology ·························· different glottal configurations ·························· voiced and voiceless sounds ·············· 3.2.1.3 oro-nasal process ·························· the velum ·························· oral and nasal sounds ·············· 3.2.1.4 articulation process ·························· active and passive articulators ·························· main parameters ·························· horizontal dimension ·························· vertical dimension ·························· laterality ·························· temporal issues ·························· coarticulation and coordination ····· 3.2.2 transmission ·············· speech as soundwaves ·············· sources and resonators ·············· fundamental frequency ·············· amplitude ·············· spectrum ·············· duration ····· 3.2.3 perception ·············· physiology ·············· the perception organs ·············· psychophysics ·············· pitch ·············· loudness ·············· quality ·············· length |
| UNIT 4. Transcription and the International Phonetic Alphabet | 4.1 Principles of transcription: broad, narrow ····· 4.1.1 Symbols and diacritics ····· 4.1.2 The International Phonetic Alphabet 4.2 Parameters for consonants ····· voicing ····· nasality ····· manner of articulation ····· place of articulation ····· laterality ····· temporal aspects ····· multiple articulations |
| UNIT 5. Parameters for vowels | 5.1 Parameters for vowels ····· front–back ····· low–high ····· round–unround ····· long–short ····· steady state–diphthong ····· oral–nasal ····· stressed–unstressed ····· r-coloredness ····· cardinal vowels |
| UNIT 6. Front vowels | 6.1 American English front vowels ····· phonological description ····· alternative transcriptions ····· spellings ····· distribution ····· allophonic and dialectal variations ····· length differences |
| UNIT 7. Back vowels | 7.1 American English back vowels ····· phonological description ····· alternative transcriptions ····· spellings ····· distribution ····· allophonic and dialectal variations ····· length differences |
| UNIT 8. Central vowels and diphthongs | 8.1 American English central vowels and diphthongs ····· phonological description ····· alternative transcriptions ····· spellings ····· distribution ····· allophonic and dialectal variations ····· length differences |
| UNIT 9. The phonetic nature of stress | 9.1 Preliminary considerations in the analysis of English stress ····· what is stress? ····· how can we usually tell where a word is stressed? ····· how can we tell the difference in stress between syllables? ····· stress as an issue of relative prominence 9.2 Levels of stress: primary and secondary ····· differences in degree/level of prominence 9.3 Phonetic nature of stress ····· 9.3.1 physiological, acoustic and perceptual issues ·············· effort, amplitude, loudness ·············· vocal fold vibration, F0, pitch ·············· time, duration, length ·············· vocal tract shape, spectrum, quality |
| UNIT 10. Stress and vowel reduction | 10.1 Alternations between full vowels and reduced vowels ······· vowels that can only appear in stressed syllables ······· vowels that can only appear in unstressed syllables ······· vowels that can appear in both stressed and unstressed syllables ······· relationship between reduced vowels and orthography 10.2 Strong and weak forms |
| UNIT 11. Word stress | 11.1 Distinctiveness in English stress ······· stress is both a phonetic and a phonological issue ······· distinctive stress (only difference in minimal pairs) is limited in English ······· compare to Spanish and Catalan ······· relevance of vowel reduction in unstressed syllables 11.2 Markedness and left-headedness ······· 11.2.1 word stress: two main patterns ·················· 11.2.1.1 final stress ································ very limited class of nouns with final stress (marked) ································ open class of verbs (unmarked) ·················· 11.2.1.2 non-final stress ································ open class of nouns (unmarked) ································ limited class of verbs, mostly derived from nouns (marked) |
| UNIT 12. Complex word stress | 12.1 The relevance of morphosyntactic information in stress assignment in English ······· 12.1.1 word-class distinctions ·················· verb/noun pairs ·················· secondary stress in most nouns but not verbs 12.2 Complex word stress ······· 12.2.1 stems and affixes ·················· 12.2.1.1 inflectional suffixes ································ do not change word-class ·················· 12.2.1.2 derivational suffixes ································ change word class ·················· 12.2.1.3 stress-neutral suffixes ································ no difference from the stress pattern of the base ································ suffixes are always unstressed ·················· 12.2.1.4 stress-shifting suffixes ································ different stress patterns from base ································ suffix can bear main stress ································ behave almost like separate bases 12.3 Stress in compound nouns and verbs ······· what is a compound? ······· stress pattern of compounds |
| Planificació |
| Metodologías :: Pruebas | ||||||||||
| Competencias | (*) Horas en clase |
Horas fuera de clase |
(**) Horas totales | |||||||
| Activitats Introductòries |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Sessió Magistral |
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15 | 7.5 | 22.5 | ||||||
| Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària |
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24 | 28.5 | 52.5 | ||||||
| Resolució de problemes, exercicis |
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4 | 16 | 20 | ||||||
| Treballs |
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8 | 22 | 30 | ||||||
| Pràctiques a través de TIC |
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1 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| Atenció personalitzada |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Proves objectives de preguntes curtes |
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1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | ||||||
| Proves pràctiques |
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3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Proves orals |
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0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | ||||||
| (*) En el caso de docencia no presencial, serán las horas de trabajo con soporte virtual del profesor. (**) Los datos que aparecen en la tabla de planificación son de carácter orientativo, considerando la heterogeneidad de los alumnos | ||||||||||
| Metodologies |
| descripción | |
| Activitats Introductòries | – Explanation of course structure – Explanation of course syllabus – Presentation of course schedule – Description of the type of class: theory and practice – List and explanation of course objectives – List and explanation of course methodologies – Explanation of course assessment – List of teaching materials: workbook, recorded exercises and pronunciation dictionaries – Relation of course to the rest of the degree program – Presentation of the virtual environment for pronunciation practice – Instructions to carry out exercises and assignments – Feedback on work done and tests taken |
| Sessió Magistral | – Power-point supported sessions – Brief summary of session – Main objectives of session – Links to previous units – Explanation of main concepts – Exemplification – Audio and video illustrations – Question and answer session – Recapitulation |
| Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària | – Pronunciation exercises: group and individual – Transcription exercises – Perception and discrimination exercises |
| Resolució de problemes, exercicis | – Self-correction transcription exercises |
| Treballs | – Pronunciation exercises recorded on digital media |
| Pràctiques a través de TIC | – Listening exercises – Pronunciation exercises |
| Atenció personalitzada | – Solve doubts concerning course contents, mechanics or evaluation – Provide additional support with pronunciation issues – Make suggestions for improvement concerning pronunciation – Check on student progress |
| Atenció personalitzada |
| descripción |
| – Solve doubts concerning course contents, mechanics or evaluation – Provide additional support with pronunciation issues – Make suggestions for improvement concerning pronunciation – Check on student progress |
| Avaluació |
| Metodologías | Competencias | descripción | Peso | ||||
| Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària |
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– Class attendance – Participation |
20% | ||||
| Treballs |
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– Recorded pronunciation exercises | 20% | ||||
| Proves orals |
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- Pronunciation | 15% | ||||
| Proves pràctiques |
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- Transcription exercises - Distributional and combinatorial exercises |
25% | ||||
| Proves objectives de preguntes curtes |
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- Short questions aimed at checking knowledge of theoretical contents | 20% | ||||
| Otros |
| Otros comentarios y segunda convocatoria | |||
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No late assignments will be accepted. 60% = Passing grade for Convocatòria 1 & Convocatòria 2 Convocatòria 1: Convocatòria 2: "El professor podrà establir a la Guia Docent aquelles mesures que consideri oportunes per al bon desenvolupament de les activitats avaluatives. Les mesures podrien incloure limitacions pel que fa a l'ús o tinença de dispositius de comunicació i transmissió de dades durant la realització de les proves i seran d'obligat compliment per part de l'estudiantat" (art. 21 NAM Grau i art. 20 NAM Màster). |
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| Fonts d'informació |
| Bàsica |
KENYON, J. S. and KNOTT, T. A., A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English, , 1953
, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, ,
ROMERO, Joaquín, Pronunciation Exercises, , 2011
VAN RIPER, C. G. and SMITH, D. E., An Introduction to General American Phonetics, , 1992
DAUER, R. M., Accurate English: A Complete Course in Pronunciation, , 1993 |
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(*)La Guía docente es el documento donde se visualiza la propuesta académica de la URV. Este documento es público y no es modificable, excepto en casos excepcionales revisados por el órgano competente o debidamente revisado de acuerdo la normativa vigente.