AHL22001 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHL22001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 音声学・音韻論

Subject Name
（Katakana）オンセイガク・オンインロン

Subject Name in
English Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

Instructor YAMANE NORIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) ヤマネ　ノリコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Thur5-8：IAS K111

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Discussion, workshop-type problem solving, lecture.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Linguistics

Eligible Students 2nd-Year and above

Keywords Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Linguistics, 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) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・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 This course develops advanced academic reading skills through close analysis of recent research abstracts in phonetics and phonology. Students will learn how to extract research questions, identify methodological design, evaluate findings, and assess theoretical contributions from concise academic texts. The course is designed to support independent research and thesis preparation.
Active engagement with academic English is expected. No highly specialized prior knowledge is required, but students should be prepared for analytical discussion.

Class Schedule 第1回:  Course Guidance and Introduction
第2回:  Anatomy of a Research Question
第3回:  Acoustic Phonetics
第4回:  Articulatory Phonetics
第5回:  Prosody and Intonation
第6回:  Post-Focal Effects and Information Structure
第7回:  Speech Perception and Categorical Perception
第8回:  Second Language Phonetics
第9回:  Sociophonetics and Variation
第10回:  Corpus and Large-Scale Data Studies
第11回:  Experimental Design Workshop
第12回:  Writing Effective Abstracts
第13回:  Student Presentation Prep (Draft Research Analysis)
第14回:  Student Presentation Prep (Revised Version)
第15回:  Final Student Presentations

Quizzes, assignments, and final presentation.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Research abstracts

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle

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

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Project Learning, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Before each class, make sure to read the assigned sections of research papers. After each class, summarize newly acquired knowledge in comment sheets, submit them by the deadline, and prepare for the quiz. For the final presentation, each student will introduce a research paper, incorporating analytical and critical perspectives.

Requirements Students must have earned credit for at least one course in linguistics or a closely related field. English proficiency equivalent to approximately TOEIC 700 (or comparable level) is recommended, as this course requires sustained reading of academic abstracts and short analytical writing in English.

Grading Method Quiz = 30%
Assignment submissions = 30%
Final presentation = 30%
Comment sheets = 10%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message While a deep understanding of phonetics and phonology is not required, proficiency in reading English texts is essential. Additionally, there may be opportunities for participation in speech experiments or surveys during class. Your active involvement in such activities is encouraged.

Other Two or more unjustified absences will result in disqualification. Lateness of more than 30 minutes will be considered as an absence.

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHL22001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	音声学・音韻論
Subject Name （Katakana）	オンセイガク・オンインロン
Subject Name in English	Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
Instructor	YAMANE NORIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマネ　ノリコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Thur5-8：IAS K111
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Discussion, workshop-type problem solving, lecture.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students	2nd-Year and above
Keywords	Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Linguistics, 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)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・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	This course develops advanced academic reading skills through close analysis of recent research abstracts in phonetics and phonology. Students will learn how to extract research questions, identify methodological design, evaluate findings, and assess theoretical contributions from concise academic texts. The course is designed to support independent research and thesis preparation. Active engagement with academic English is expected. No highly specialized prior knowledge is required, but students should be prepared for analytical discussion.
Class Schedule	第1回: Course Guidance and Introduction 第2回: Anatomy of a Research Question 第3回: Acoustic Phonetics 第4回: Articulatory Phonetics 第5回: Prosody and Intonation 第6回: Post-Focal Effects and Information Structure 第7回: Speech Perception and Categorical Perception 第8回: Second Language Phonetics 第9回: Sociophonetics and Variation 第10回: Corpus and Large-Scale Data Studies 第11回: Experimental Design Workshop 第12回: Writing Effective Abstracts 第13回: Student Presentation Prep (Draft Research Analysis) 第14回: Student Presentation Prep (Revised Version) 第15回: Final Student Presentations Quizzes, assignments, and final presentation.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Research abstracts
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle
(More Details)	https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ https://enunciate.arts.ubc.ca/
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Project Learning, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Before each class, make sure to read the assigned sections of research papers. After each class, summarize newly acquired knowledge in comment sheets, submit them by the deadline, and prepare for the quiz. For the final presentation, each student will introduce a research paper, incorporating analytical and critical perspectives.
Requirements	Students must have earned credit for at least one course in linguistics or a closely related field. English proficiency equivalent to approximately TOEIC 700 (or comparable level) is recommended, as this course requires sustained reading of academic abstracts and short analytical writing in English.
Grading Method	Quiz = 30% Assignment submissions = 30% Final presentation = 30% Comment sheets = 10%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	While a deep understanding of phonetics and phonology is not required, proficiency in reading English texts is essential. Additionally, there may be opportunities for participation in speech experiments or surveys during class. Your active involvement in such activities is encouraged.
Other	Two or more unjustified absences will result in disqualification. Lateness of more than 30 minutes will be considered as an absence.
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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