AHL34001 Introduction to Phonetic Analysis

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHL34001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 音声分析入門演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）オンセイブンセキニュウモンエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Introduction to Phonetic Analysis

Instructor YAMANE NORIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) ヤマネ　ノリコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon5-8：IAS K112

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Classes will primarily be conducted face-to-face.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Linguistics

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Using Praat (speech analysis software), you will be able to analyze waveforms, pitch and spectrograms, annotate sounds, and measure formants, F0 and duration.

Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance
lesson2 Recording with praat
lesson3 Analysis of vowels
lesson4 Creation of English Vowel Chart
lesson5 Creation of Japanese Vowel Chart
lesson6 Comparison and Discussion between Japanese and English
lesson7 Fundamental Knowledge of English Stops
lesson8 Recording and Analysis of English Stops
lesson9 Mimicry Learning of English Stops
lesson10 Recording and Analysis after Learning English Stops
lesson11 Basic Understanding of English Intonation
lesson12 Recording and Analysis of English Intonation
lesson13 Mimicry Learning of English Intonation
lesson14 Recording and Analysis after Learning English Intonation
lesson15 Summary

Text/Reference
Books,etc. A Course in Phonetics (2014) Peter Ladefoged & Keith Johnson, Cengage Learning

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/
https://enunciate.arts.ubc.ca/

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Download Praat from https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/.
Read a specific part of the reading material every week. Try to get the definitions of technical terms (e.g., consonants, prosody).

Requirements You will need a computer (tablets not allowed), headphones with a microphone (or separate headphones and microphone), a mouse, and a webcam (built-in webcam on your computer is acceptable). Please ensure you have these items prepared and bring them with you to each session.

Grading Method Grading will be based on three assignments, each accounting for 30% of the total grade, and contributions/comments during class, which will constitute 10% of the grade. There will be no final written exam. Missing more than three sessions without a valid reason will result in disqualification. Lateness of more than 30 minutes will be considered as an absence.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message No prior knowledge of phonetics or speech analysis is required to enroll. Students who are concerned about their English pronunciation are also encouraged to participate. Additionally, there may be opportunities for participation in speech experiments and pronunciation training, and active involvement in such activities is highly encouraged.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHL34001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	音声分析入門演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	オンセイブンセキニュウモンエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Introduction to Phonetic Analysis
Instructor	YAMANE NORIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマネ　ノリコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Mon5-8：IAS K112
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Classes will primarily be conducted face-to-face.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. ・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Using Praat (speech analysis software), you will be able to analyze waveforms, pitch and spectrograms, annotate sounds, and measure formants, F0 and duration.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance lesson2 Recording with praat lesson3 Analysis of vowels lesson4 Creation of English Vowel Chart lesson5 Creation of Japanese Vowel Chart lesson6 Comparison and Discussion between Japanese and English lesson7 Fundamental Knowledge of English Stops lesson8 Recording and Analysis of English Stops lesson9 Mimicry Learning of English Stops lesson10 Recording and Analysis after Learning English Stops lesson11 Basic Understanding of English Intonation lesson12 Recording and Analysis of English Intonation lesson13 Mimicry Learning of English Intonation lesson14 Recording and Analysis after Learning English Intonation lesson15 Summary
Text/Reference Books,etc.	A Course in Phonetics (2014) Peter Ladefoged & Keith Johnson, Cengage Learning
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ https://enunciate.arts.ubc.ca/
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Download Praat from https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/. Read a specific part of the reading material every week. Try to get the definitions of technical terms (e.g., consonants, prosody).
Requirements	You will need a computer (tablets not allowed), headphones with a microphone (or separate headphones and microphone), a mouse, and a webcam (built-in webcam on your computer is acceptable). Please ensure you have these items prepared and bring them with you to each session.
Grading Method	Grading will be based on three assignments, each accounting for 30% of the total grade, and contributions/comments during class, which will constitute 10% of the grade. There will be no final written exam. Missing more than three sessions without a valid reason will result in disqualification. Lateness of more than 30 minutes will be considered as an absence.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	No prior knowledge of phonetics or speech analysis is required to enroll. Students who are concerned about their English pronunciation are also encouraged to participate. Additionally, there may be opportunities for participation in speech experiments and pronunciation training, and active involvement in such activities is highly encouraged.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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