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Spring 2017 | SLHS 3304 Section 001: Phonetics (51536)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Fraser Hall 101
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Phonetic transcription of speech produced by children and adults who speak a variety of the world's languages. Extensive practice with transcription. Phonetic theory, including theories of phonetic variation over the lifespan and across the world's languages. A strong emphasis on developing fluency in phonetic transcription, and on appreciating the limits of this skill. Introduction to socially meaningful phonetic variation.
- Class Description:
- (Please note that the catalog description of this course is incorrect. It was written 10 years ago and I am not able to edit it.) Broadly speaking, phonetics is the science of speech production. The primary objective of this course is to teach students how to phonetically transcribe the languages of the world. Before acquiring this skill we must understand (a) the articulatory, acoustic and aerodynamic characteristics of speech sounds, (b) the function of speech sounds in linguistic grammars and (c) phonetic diversity among the world's languages. Phonetic transcription will be taught using examples from many different languages, including various dialects of English. Practice will be given transcribing individuals with and without speech, language and hearing disorders. Course participants who meet the learning objectives of this course will be able to: Phonetically transcribe a variety of the world's languages, including English. Discriminate, describe, and transcribe phonetic differences among social and regional dialects of English, and among different speaking styles and speaking registers. Describe phonetic diversity among the languages of the world. Explain the prevailing theories of phonetics. Discriminate and transcribe the phonetic characteristics of the speech of individuals with speech, language and hearing disorders. This course meets concurrently with SLHS 3304, Phonetics. Please see the description of that course for a discussion of the topics that are covered. Students who register for SLHS 5304 will have the opportunity to conduct an in-depth phonetic field-work exercise on a language other than those studied in the class. In past years, students have written phonetic sketches of Basque, Somali, and Icelandic, among others. Students' phonetic fieldwork projects are individually tailored to individuals' area of interest.
- Grading:
- 50% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Quizzes
10% Written Homework
- Class Format:
- 70% Lecture
30% Small Group Activities Attendance is absolutely critical for success in this course
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
3 Homework Assignment(s)
3 Quiz(zes)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51536/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 22 April 2008
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2017 Speech-Language-Hearing Sci Classes