Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BM204001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 英語音韻論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
エイゴオンインロン
Subject Name in
English
English Phonology
Instructor IMAHAYASHI OSAMU
Instructor
(Katakana)
イマハヤシ オサム
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues5-8:LET B251
Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture, audio devices 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students 2nd year
Keywords English Phonology, English Phonetics, English Pronunciation, "husa" 
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)
British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Acquisition of basic knowledge on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, or linguistics

Humanities in English Program
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Acquisition of wide-ranged knowledge of humanities in English 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The lectures help each student understand the basic theory and knowledge of English phonology and phonetics. 
Class Schedule Lecture 01 Introduction “Simply Phonetics. The Science of Speech.”
Lecture 02 The Production of Speech Sound
Lecture 03 Vowels (1)
Lecture 04 Vowels (2)
Lecture 05 Consonants (1)
Lecture 06 Consonants (2)
Lecture 07 The Syllable
Lecture 08 Weak and Strong Forms
Lecture 09 The Stress
Lecture 10 The Intonation
Lecture 11 Connected Speech (1)
Lecture 12 Connected Speech (2)
Lecture 13 Historical Sound Change
Lecture 14 Regional and Social Variation
Lecture 15 The Treatment of Sounds in Language and Literature 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Roach, Peter (2009) English Phonetics and Phonology: A Practical Course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
O’Connor, J.D. (1991) Phonetics. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Roach, Peter, et. al. eds. (2011) Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. The 18th Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Wells, J. C. ed. (2008) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. The 3rd Edition. Harlow: Pearson Education. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Audio and visual devices 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
To be suggested. 
Requirements Nothing is noted. 
Grading Method Overall contribution to the class discussion (30%) and the degree of completeness of the term paper (70%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
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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