2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LING2330 Phonetics

20 creditsClass Size: 60

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

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

LING1070 Linguistics 1
OR
MDL1060 Language: Structure and Sound
OR
ENGL1020 English Structure and Style
OR
ENGL1030 Foundations of Language Study
OR
ENGL1021 Analysing English

NB Students who have not completed MODL1060 may need to do some preparatory reading to equip themselves with the core concepts built on in this module.

Module replaces

LING2270 Phonetics 1

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Phonetics is the study of speech, and this module will look at how the human vocal mechanism works to produce the sounds we observe in the world's languages. The principles of the International Phonetic Alphabet will be related to the articulatory aspect of speech, and students will be required to produce, perceive and transcribe speech sounds in the weekly seminars. Some basic concepts in acoustic aspects of speech will also be introduced.

Objectives

In this module students will gain an understanding of speech production from an articulatory point of view and how articulatory phonetics forms the basis for the classification and transcription of speech sounds. A key objective is thorough familiarity with the International Phonetic Alphabet and the theory of phonetics underpinning it. In the seminars there is an emphasis on the practical phonetic skills of perception and production of speech sounds to complement the theoretical aspects covered in the lectures.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
- How the human vocal tract produces speech sounds;
- How sounds differ in terms of acoustic structure;
- How the human auditory system perceives speech sounds;
- The basics of the acoustic transmission of speech;
- The principles of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

At the practical level, students should be able to accurately produce, perceive, transcribe and recognise spectrographically a broad range of the consonants and vowels used in the world's languages.

Syllabus

This module will be concerned with articulatory phonetics, that is, the ways in which the vocal tract can convert aerodynamic energy into speech, and with the acoustic properties of speech sounds. Some consideration will be given to auditory phonetics too. A central aim of the module is to appreciate how articulatory, acoustic and auditory properties are inter-related and constrain each other.

Students will be introduced to the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), its transcription conventions, and its principles of the description and classification of speech sounds.

In the seminars students will practise the production, perception and transcription of familiar and unfamiliar sounds under instruction from their tutor, and will be given homework exercises to complete using the Workbook developed for the module. Students will also learn to use speech analysis software and to identify spectrographic characteristics of different consonant and vowel sounds.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Practical	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			180.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

5 hours reading for each lecture: 50 hours;
5 hours preparation for practical: 50 hours;
2 hours production, perception and transcription practice per week: 20 hours;
Exercises during Reading Week: 10 hours;
Essay/lab report: 25 hours;
Preparation for dictation and oral test: 5 hours;
Revision for written examination: 20 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Production, perception, transcription and speech analysis progress will be formatively monitored in the weekly Practicals.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Written Work	Analysis report: 1500-word theoretical question plus reporting of research results.	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		40.00

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

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Practical Exam / OSCE	0 hr 15 mins	20.00
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		60.00

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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