Phonology Adv Oral Expressn

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The purpose of this course is to give students both some basic theoretical grounding and opportunities to practice speaking in a variety of formats, in order to help them improve in a systematic manner the quality of their spoken French. More specifically, students work on their understanding of the basic phonological and prosodic rules of French; the accuracy of their perception and pronunciation of individual sounds (phonemes); their prosodic accuracy, which includes correct syllabation, word stress, and intonation; their ability to read prose and poetry aloud and to deliver semi-scripted oral presentations with clarity, phonological and prosodic accuracy, and effective use of emphasis. This course fulfills the linguistics requirement and the post-advanced language requirement for the French major.