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ENG-1016: Introduction to English sound patterns Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally first or second year. | Language of instruction
English. | Examination semester
Autumn
| Objectives
The students will acquire a purview of the English sound system.
They also need to be able to recognise significant phonological variables that distinguish different dialects for each other, as well as variables that function as important social markers. The course aims to develop the students¿ analytical skills and their ability to demonstrate linguistic competence, both verbally and written. The students will also be trained in scholarly methods. | Contents
The course offers an introduction to English grammar, with emphasis on sound structures and sound patterns. English sound features, contrastive phonetics, sound processes, English spelling formations, accentuation, intonation and phonetic transcriptions are standard topics of study. In this connection, the course will also attend to aspects of language acquisition, historical development and geographical and social variation. The course keeps a contrastive Norwegian-English perspective when this is relevant. The students are to write a term paper that focuses on one of the subjects studied during the term. | Form of teaching
Teaching takes place for 19 weeks, including 6-7 periods with no teaching, where the students work on their own (with a project paper, individual study, etc). A total of 52 hours of teaching. | Coursework requirements
Oral presentation and exercises
| Exam and assessment
Coursework requirements: A short presentation (10-20 minutes) and shorter papers and exercises.
Portfolio assessment: One short project paper of approx. 2000 words/13000 characters (60%) and the portfolio (40%). | Contact person/lecturer
Associate Professor Martin Krämer, tel. 776 46501, email: martin.kraemer@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request. | Course overlap
ENG-1011 -1 10 sp
ENG-1011 -H03 10 sp |
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