SAMPLE SYLLABUS – SUBJECT TO MINOR CONTENT CHANGES BASED ON INSTRUCTOR COURSE SYLLABUS ESL 21: PRONUNCIATION

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COURSEDESCRIPTION
Thiscourseisdesignedtoimproveclarity,accuracy,andunderstandingofspokenEnglish
throughstudyandpracticeofpronunciationfeaturesastheyoccurinrealspeech,using
modelsfromtelevision,movies,andonlinetalks.Emphasisisonindividualizedfeedback
throughaudioandvideorecordingtechnologyaswellasonstudentself-evaluationof
speech.
COURSEMATERIALS/ACCOUNTS
Thereisnotextbookforthiscourse,butyouwillpurchaseanaccesscardtoanonline
servicecalled“EnglishCentral”.Thethree-monthacademicsubscriptionis$25.
YouwillalsobegivenanaccountinVoiceThreadwhereyouwillrecordyourselfreading
variousscriptsfocusingondifferentpronunciationfeatures.
Inaddition,youwillbeaskedtoprintoutcoursematerialsavailableonourcoursewebsite
(ccle.ucla.edu).
GRADING
• Attendance&participation 15%
• Homeworkassignments
15%
• SpeechRecordingAssignments(3-4) 30%
• NativeSpeakerAnalysisAssignment 20%
• FinalPresentationandself-evaluation
20%
COURSECOMPONENTS
Attendanceandparticipation:
Thesuccessofthecoursedependsuponyourparticipationinallclassactivitiesincluding
completionofassignedhomework,participationindiscussionsandgroupwork,careful
preparationofassignments,andthoughtfulandconstructivefeedbacktoclassmates.
Missingclass,arrivinglate,orhalf-heartedparticipationinclassworkisnotparticipating
“fully”andwillnegativelyimpactyourparticipation/attendancegrade.
Homework:
Youwillbeassignedvariousshortexercisestopracticepronunciationathome.
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SpeechRecordingAssignmentsusingVoiceThread(videosfromenglishcentral.com)
Youwillpracticedifferentpronunciationfeaturesinanumberofyoutubevideoslocatedon
anEnglishlearningwebsitecalledEnglishcentral.com.Ihavechosen4-6videostoaddress
differentpronunciationpointsintheclass.Eachvideoispresentedlinebylinesothatyou
canrecordyourvoiceandthenlistenandcompareyourrecordingtotheoriginal.These
assignmentsaredesignedtoencourageyoutopracticeandimproveoutsideofclass.You
willbeevaluatedonthepronunciationfeature(s)beingtargetedineachperformanceas
wellasyourreflectiononyourrecording.
NativeSpeakerAnalysisAssignment
Inordertoacquaintyouwithreal-lifeexamplesofthepronunciationfeaturespresentedin
thecourseandtoimproveyourlisteningcomprehension,youwillbeaskedtolistentothe
speechofUCLAundergraduatestudentsandcompleteavarietyofexercises.Thesesamples
ofUGspeechareaccessiblefromthecoursewebsite.Youwillbeassignedonerecording,
andyouwilldothisinthecomputerlab.
FinalPresentation
Thisassignmentconsistsofashort,5-10minutemini-presentation/teachingactivity.You
willbeaskedtoexplain,compareandteachyourpeershowtopronounceaparticularsetof
soundswithinAmericanEnglish.Thesepairswillbeassignedwellbeforeyourpresentation,
andyouwillbevideo-tapedinordertohelpyouimproveyourspeakingstyle.Youwillalso
beaskedtoproduceaself-evaluationaftergivingthepresentation.
COURSEPOLICIES
1. All cellular phones, and other electronic media must be silent and not visible to
the student during class unless I ask you to use them.
2. Only English may be used in the classroom.
3. Do not talk while somebody else is presenting.
4. More than 3 unexcused absences will result in failure of the course.
5. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what content was covered
in class that day.
6. If you miss the deadline for an assignment, your grade will be lowered one full
letter grade. For example, if you hand in the assignment late and you get a B, you
will end up getting a C because you were late.
COURSEWEBSITE
TheMoodleWebsiteisanintegralpartofthiscourse,containingthecalendarof
assignments,theclassdiscussionboardandmanyclasshandoutsandresources.Toaccess
theESL38Bcoursewebsite,
1)Gotohttp://ccle.ucla.edu
2)Clickon“login”intheupperrighthandcorner.
3)YourlogonIDiswhatevercomesinyouremailaddressbefore______@ucla.edu
1.So,ifmyUCLAemailaddressis:[email protected],thenmyUCLAlogonnameis
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“joebruin”.
4)Thepasswordisthesameoneyouusetologinto<my.ucla.edu>
Topostspokenentries,wewillbeusingWimba,whichyoucanalsoaccessthroughthe
courseWebsite(http://ccle.ucla.edu).Wewillbegoingtothecomputerlabtolearnhowto
useWimba,butfeelfreetoexploreonyourown.
OTHERINFORMATION:
•BruinCard:UCLApictureidentificationcard
ohttp://secure.bruincard.ucla.edu/bcw/web/Home.aspx
•UCLAlogonID
ohttps://logon.ucla.edu/activate.php
•BOL:bruinonline
ohttp://www.bol.ucla.edu/
•UID:universityidentification(usuallythenumberonyourBruinCard)
•myUCLAlogin=BOLlogin=Universitylogin
ohttp://my.ucla.edu
•Moodlelogin=myUCLA
Tentative Schedule
WEEK
1
2
3
4
5
6
Tuesday
Syllabus/overview of oral skills course
Overview of pronunciation concepts
Lab Part done in class: Introduction to
VoiceThread, English Central, and other sites of
interest
LAB: Self-Introductions
Consonants: Classification according to place and
manner of articulation and voicing
Consonant distinctions
/l/, /n/ and /r/, aspiration, flap
Vowels
Review vowel chart and symbols
Review articulation
Stress and Rhythm
Word stress and sentence stress
Content words vs. function words
Native Speaker Analysis Assignment
You will be assigned a short speech of a native
speaker and transcribe exactly what you hear.
Due on Wednesday in class.
Final Presentations/Mini-teaching
Self-Evaluations
Thursday
Thought groups and Intonation
Common intonation patterns
Pausing after thought groups
Pausing after sentence groups
LAB: Thought Groups and Intonation
Consonant Clusters
Common mispronunciations – ‘ed’ and ‘s’
LAB: Focus on Consonant Sounds
After studying “Statistics and Probability’, you will
record this speech in VoiceThread
LAB: Focus on Vowel Sounds
Linking and Reductions
Common reductions
Rules for Linking
LAB: Focus on Stress and Rhythm
Linking and Reductions
LAB: Focus on Linking and Reductions
Final Presentations/Mini-teaching.
Self-evaluations
Note:ThelabislocatedinthePowellLibrary,ClassroomC(thirdfloor).