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Program of English Language Teaching (English)

FLE108

LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION II

Course Code
FLE108
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. will be able to be aware of the English language sounds and the differences between the two sound systems.
  2. will be able to pronounce English sounds better and develop their listening skills.
  3. will be able to be aware of the possible sound errors and learn ways to solve them.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course aims to develop students' listening and pronunciation skills while gaining confidence in communicating in English. To develop students' receptive listening skills, it employs authentic listening materials (i.e. academic and natural-setting samples) produced by diverse communities of practice to be analyzed as communication-oriented classroom activities. Starting from basic listening and phonetic skills such as discriminating minimal pairs and formulating phonetic transcriptions of problematic sounds focused in class, the course will focus on higher level listening skills and strategies such as note-taking, predicting, extracting specific and detailed information, guessing meaning from context, and getting the gist through content-based activities. Students will be provided with the fundamentals of listening and phonetics namely vowels, consonants, stress in words, rhythm and intonation as well as the usage of phonetic alphabet for learning and production purposes. Throughout the course, students will also be exposed to aural authentic listening materials such as interviews, movies, songs, lectures, TV shows and news broadcasts. This course also aims to equip student teachers with a strong sensitivity towards different accents of English language being spoken around the world. Collaborative learning through group and pair work will be encouraged.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Accents: Varieties of English, English as an international language
3rd Week Consonant clusters
4th Week Stress in words and phrases
5th Week Stressed and unstressed syllables
6th Week Foreign words
7th Week Pronunciation in conversation: Features of fluent speech
8th Week Midterm exam week
9th Week Organising information in conversation
10th Week Intonation in telling, asking and answering
11th Week Intonation in telling, asking and answering
12th Week Intonation in managing conversation
13th Week Pronunciation in formal settings
14th Week Pronunciation in formal settings
Recommended or Required ReadingHewings, M. (2007). English Pronunciation in Use Advanced Book with Answers, 5 Audio CDs and CD-ROM. Cambridge University Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
  • Project
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria Midterm Exam: %30 Final Exam: %40 Presentation: %30
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 20 20
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 13 2 26
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 33 33
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K2 X
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X
K7 X
K8 X
K9 X
K10 X
K11 X
K12 X