Course: Phonetic Analysis of Discourse

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Course title Phonetic Analysis of Discourse
Course code UMJL/EXFAD
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kráľová Zdena, prof. PaedDr. PhD.
Course content
Prosodic means Instrumental and auditory analysis Modeling of spoken speech Speaking styles Information structure Paragraph intonation Titles and subtitles Phonetic issues of initialization Phonetic issues of finality Coherence and intonation Intonational parallelism Intonation of parentheses

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Home preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 34 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe prosodic devices
describe prosodic devices
explain the modelling of spoken speech
explain the modelling of spoken speech
define speaking styles
define speaking styles
define the information structure of speech
define the information structure of speech
distinguish between phonetic issues of initiality and finality
distinguish between phonetic issues of initiality and finality
Skills
analyze discourse with a focus on the sound plane
analyze discourse with a focus on the sound plane
apply instrumental discourse analysis
apply instrumental discourse analysis
apply instrumental discourse analysis
apply instrumental discourse analysis
identify the role of phonetic phenomena in the performance of discourse functions
identify the role of phonetic phenomena in the performance of discourse functions
evaluate the phonetic structure of discourse
evaluate the phonetic structure of discourse
teaching methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Text analysis
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
assessment methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Text analysis
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Conversation
Conversation
Recommended literature
  • Barth-Weingarten, Dagmar - Reber, Elisabeth - Selting, Margaret. Prosody in Interaction. Amsterdam, 2010.
  • Coulthard, Malcolm (ed.). Advances in Spoken Discourse Analysis. London, 1992.
  • Chun, Dorothy M. Discourse Intonation in L2. From Theory and Research to Practice. Amsterdam, 2002.
  • Johns-Lewis, Catherine (ed.). Intonation in Discourse. New York, 2018.
  • McCarthy, Michael. Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers. Cambridge, 2000.
  • Reed, Marnie - Levis, John M. (eds.). The Handbook of English Pronunciation. Part III: Pronunciation and Discourse. Hoboken, 2015.
  • Tannen, Deborah - Hamilton, Heidi E. - Schiffrin, Deborah. The Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Volume II.. Hoboken, 2015.
  • Wennerstrom, Ann. The Music of Everyday Speech: Prosody and Discourse Analysis. London, 2001.
  • Wichmann, Anne. Intonation in Text and Discourse. Beginnings, Middles and Ends. London, 2013.


Study plans that include the course
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