Course: Phonetics and Spelling Practice

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Course title Phonetics and Spelling Practice
Course code KNJ/FONE
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brejchová Emilie, Dr. phil.
  • Kraus Klára, Mgr. et Mgr.
Course content
1. Relationship between the written and the spoken form of a language 2. Phoneme 3. Grapheme 4. Technique of respiration 5. Phonation 6. Articulation 7. Practicing production and reception 8. Intonation patterns 9. German spelling system 10. Spelling reform 11. Spelling and grammar 12. Spelling and etymology 13. Repeating, resume

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe basic grammar structures of the German language at B1 level
language skillst at the B2 level and higher
Skills
to communicate in german language at the level B1
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain basic rules of German spelling
to explain the links between German spelling and pronunciation (e.g. long and short vowels)
to identify potentially problematic areas of German spelling
Skills
to read German texts with an accurate pronunciation
to work independently with a German spelling dictionary, both paper-based and online
to correct spelling errors based on a dictionary support
teaching methods
Knowledge
Discussion
Seminar
Skills
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Grosses Woerterbuch der deutschen Aussprache. Bibl. Institut Leipzig, 1982.
  • Hirschfeld. Phonothek.
  • Machač, Pavel. Výslovnost němčiny : poznámky z teorie a cvičení. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2008. ISBN 978-80-246-1568-4.
  • Mangold, Max. Aussprachewörterbuch : Wörterbuch der deutschen Standardaussprache. 3., völlig neu bearb. und erw. Aufl. Mannheim [etc.] : Dudenverlag, 1990. ISBN 3-411-20916-X.
  • Pompino-Marschall, Bernd. Einführung in die Phonetik. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2009. ISBN 978-3-11-022480-1.
  • Scholze-Stubenrecht, Werner. Das große Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache : in 10 Bänden. Bd. 1, A-Bedi. 3. Aufl. Mannheim : Dudenverlag, 1999. ISBN 3-411-04743-7.


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