FACULTY OF EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HASYIM ASYARI TEBUIRENG JOMBANG

COURSE SYLLABUS OF ODD SEMESTER 2014/2015

DEPARTMENT : English Study Department

CODE OF COURSE : 19324237
COURSE TITTLE : Pronunciation Practice
COURSE DESCRIPTION : This course is intended to give opportunities to the students at the English Department students to practice and improve their pronunciation, and at the same time,
practice the new vocabularies that they have been studying. It is designed to expose the students to all pronunciation problems of foreign learners. Therefore, in this
course will have opportunities to practice their pronunciation which covers sounds, word stress, connected speech, intonation and sentence stress, and everyday English.
LECTURER : Elisa Nurul Laili, S.S., M.A. (Code 05)
CREDITS : 2 credits
DAY/HOUR : Monday, 3-4

Weeks Topics Sub-topics Method Media Assignments References

1 Introduction to Phonetic English English Consonants Sounds Giving information, LCD, speaker and Writing wise 2, 3
Transcription and Sounds English Vowels Sounds discussion, drill Phonetic Chart words then
English Diphthongs Sounds Software transcripting them
into English
Standard phonetic
transcription
2 The English Sound System How to use dictionary Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 3, 4, 5
The English sounds system & discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Phonetic symbols Software Songs Lyric)
3 The English Sound System American English Phonetic Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 3, 4. 5
symbols Vs British English discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Phonetic symbols Software Songs Lyric)
4 Organs of Speech and Production Kinds of the speech organs and Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
of Speech Sounds subdivisions of speech organs discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Production of speech sounds Software Songs Lyric)
Summarizing
the Speech
Organs
5 Vowels Vowel Diagram Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
1
 High and Low vowel Software, Vowel Songs Lyric)
Front, Central, and Back vowel Diagram
Open, half-open, half-close,
close vowels
Rounded and unrounded vowels
Cardinal vowels
6 Diphthongs Diphthong diagram Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
Pure vowels vs Diphthongs discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Closing diphthong Software, Songs Lyric)
Centering diphthong Diphthongs
Diagram
7 Consonants Characteristics and sound Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
awareness discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Classifications of consonants Software Songs Lyric)
Chart of English Consonants
8 MID-TERM TEST
9 Plosive Consonants Place of articulations Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
Manner of articulations discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Kinds of the sounds Software Songs Lyric)
10 Fricative Consonants Place of articulations Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
Manner of articulations discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Kinds of the sounds Software Songs Lyric)
11 Affricate and Nasal Consonants Place of articulations Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
Manner of articulations discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Kinds of the sounds Software Songs Lyric)
12 Lateral Consonants and Semi Place of articulations Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
Vowels Manner of articulations discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
Kinds of the sounds Software Songs Lyric)
13 Segmentals and suprasegmentals (i) Words and sentence stress Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
(definition, rules, levels, sentence discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
timing, weak and strong forms, Software Songs Lyric)
length, sample lessons)

14 Segmentals and suprasegmentals Intonation Patterns (definition, Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
(ii) tones, attitude and intonation, discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
grammar and intonation, sample Software Songs Lyric)
lessons)
2
15 Other Aspects of Connected Speech Aspects of connected speech, Giving information, LCD, speaker and Mini Quiz 2, 3, 4, 5
assimilation, elision, linking and discussion, drill Phonetic Chart (Completion of
intrusion, juncture, contraction, Software Songs Lyric)
connected speech, sample lessons
16 FINAL TEST

REFERENCES:

1. Baker, Ann. 1992. Ship or Sheep: An Intermediate Pronunciation Course. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press
2. Jones, Daniel. 1978. The Pronunciation of English. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press
3. Handbook of the International Phonetic Association (Second edition). 2007. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press
4. Longman Handy Learners Dictionary of American English (Fifth edition). 2003. England: Pearson Education Ltd.
5. Oxford Learners Pocket Dictionary (Fourth edition). 2011. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press

SCORING:

(1) Mid Term Test

(2) Final Test
(3) Assignments
(4) Participation
(5) Quiz

Tebuireng, 1 September 2014

Lecturer,

Elisa Nurul Laili, S.S., M.A.