INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: FRENCH 228 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and use it for phonetic transcription. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Familiarize yourself with basic notions of phonetics and French phonology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Improve and perfect your pronunciation of Modern Standard French. The emphasis will be put on the pronunciation of vowels and consonants, and on intonation patterns, rhythm, and liaisons. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Prepare for instruction by designing a phonetics lesson which will be taught to classmates and/or in the student's own TA section. Audience: Graduate 5. Complete additional and/or longer audio recording and assignments as preparation for their own instructional needs. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and use it for phonetic transcription. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Familiarize yourself with basic notions of phonetics and French phonology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Improve and perfect your pronunciation of Modern Standard French. The emphasis will be put on the pronunciation of vowels and consonants, and on intonation patterns, rhythm, and liaisons. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Prepare for instruction by designing a phonetics lesson which will be taught to classmates and/or in the student's own TA section. Audience: Graduate 5. Complete additional and/or longer audio recording and assignments as preparation for their own instructional needs. Audience: Graduate