2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LING5420M Topics in Phonetics and Phonology

15 creditsClass Size: 24

Module manager: Gisela Tome Lourido
Email: g.tomelourido@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisites

LING5400M

Foundations of Phonetics and Phonology

Module replaces

LING5021M Phonetics and Phonology

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will provide you with a thorough understanding of selected topics in phonetics and phonology, such as connected speech phenomena, suprasegmental features of speech, or issues in the phonetics and phonology of particular languages. Each topic is discussed from both theoretical and methodological perspectives. You will learn advanced phonetic and phonological terminology, read research papers and undertake your own original research.

Objectives

The objectives of this module are to provide students with (1) a thorough understanding of selected topics in phonetics and phonology; (2) a command of advanced phonetic and phonological terminology; (3) an ability to read and evaluate original research in the field; (4) practical skills in the instrumental analysis of speech data.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be thoroughly familiar with selected topic areas in phonetics and phonology, and will have gained advanced knowledge of articulatory and acoustic phonetics, and issues of phonological representation. In addition, they will have gained further practical analysis skills, particularly in the area of instrumental phonetics.

Syllabus

The module adopts a topic-oriented approach, examining a number of key topic areas in phonetics and phonology from both methodological and theoretical perspectives. The topics will be introduced and contextualised together at the start of the module, followed by blocks of lectures and seminars dedicated to each topic in turn. The topics to be covered in the module will vary from year to year. They may include, for example, connected speech phenomena, suprasegmental features of speech, disfluency in normal and disordered speech, sociophonetics and phonological change, or issues in the phonetics and phonology of particular languages.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Independent online learning hours			40.00
Private study hours			95.00
Total Contact hours			15.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Independent online learning
4 hrs preparation for each practical using the VLE - 4x5=20
2 hours per week self-study using the VLE - 2x10=20

Private study
4 hrs reading for each lecture - 4x10=40
40 hrs on the essay
15 hrs on the practical task

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will be given informal feedback on seminar work throughout the semester.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3,000 words	80.00
Practical	Analysis Task	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 02/03/2018 17:22:53

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