Graduate School of Humanities

Back to List

LIN500B7(言語学 / Linguistics 500)
English Pronunciation I

髙橋 豊美

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Graduate School of Humanities
Attached documents
Year 2021
Class code X1106
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 月6/Mon.6
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name
Grade
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
Category 国際日本学インスティテュート(修士課程)-関連科目

Show all

Hide All

Outline (in English)

The goal of this course is to acquire practical knowledge and skills of English pronunciation through studying the features of spoken English as well as practicing its models.

Together with English Pronunciation B (English Pronunciation II), English Pronunciation A (English Pronunciation I) aims to study an effective and efficient method of improving oral/aural communication skills by well understanding the English sound system prior to practical exercises.

This course discusses segmental aspects of English pronunciation. Its topics include the articulatory features of individual sounds, their accentual variations, the syllable structure, the distribution of sounds, and connected speech phenomena (lenition, alteration and insertion). These topics are first theoretically explained and then this knowledge is put into practice by describing and analysing recorded materials and by practicing pronunciation exercises.

This course should enable students to observe and improve their own pronunciation skills. For those who aspire to be English teachers, this course should provide background knowledge useful for preparing effective materials to teach pronunciation/listening skills as well as teaching tips and techniques.

Default language used in class

日本語・英語併用 / Japanese & English