上海师范大学英语专业课程教学大纲《英语语音》一、课程基本信息授课对象:外国语学院英语语言文学专业一年级学生课程类别:必修课周课时数:2上课周数:18总学时:36考试方式:笔试和口试结合二、课程的性质、目的和任务英语语音课程是英语专业开设的一门专业基础课程。
开设的对象是英语专业一年级新生,开设的时间是一学期,是培养学生良好发音的基础学科,为必修考试课。
本课程的教学目的是通过对语音知识的系统学习和听辨、模仿等训练,使学生了解英语语音的基本知识和基本理论,掌握正确、标准的英语发音,学会使用自然得体的语音语调表达思想,以达到有效交际的目的。
正确的语音语调是英语专业学生必须具备的基本功之一,并且语音能力直接影响到听力和口语的提高。
因此语音课的任务就是让学生在正常的语流中学习英语的发音,使学生能操一口流利顺畅、清晰易懂、交际自如的英语,通过语音学习学会交际。
三、课程教学内容的基本要求、重点和难点本课程采用《英语语调的结构、功能及应用》(卜友红编著)和《英语语音教程》(王桂珍主编),教学内容基本按照课本编排的顺序实施。
内容主要包括:44个音素的发音,词重音,句重音,强读与弱读。
学生应掌握下列知识和技能:1.了解音素、音位变体、宽式标音和窄式标音、最小对立对、互补分布等基本概念;2.掌握英语44个音素的发音;3.了解英语的音节结构,掌握不同音素组合的发音;4.正确的把握词与词之间的过渡,使同一意群的词连贯、流畅地连接在一起;5.掌握每个多音节词的重音模式;熟悉并会使用单词的强读式与弱读式;6.正确地把握句子重音;掌握正确的话语节奏规律;7.正确得体地使用语调;最重要的是,通过使用正确的语音语调达到交际的目的。
8.本课程的重点和难点在于如何正确地把握重音、话语节奏规律及语调,也就是说,如何通过使用正确的语音语调达到交际的目的,形成自然流畅的语流,养成良好的口语习惯。
四、教学方式及学时分配语音课程是一门实践性比较强的课程,因此本课程采用的方法是进,讲授,举例,领读,课堂实践注重听说齐头并进。
练习形式:每单元的练习都从音的听辨入手,使学生在正确辨音的基础上开口练习。
口语练习以朗读和模仿为主,从简单的单词、句子的朗读到对话、段落的模仿直至较为复杂的、置于自然语言环境中的模仿。
练习内容:每单元的练习都从该单元的重点语音练习项目开始,帮助学生提高听音、辨音的能力和对不同的音、重音、节奏和语调的觉察力。
为了使学生能将所学得的知识自然、得体地使用出来,本教程每个单元都围绕着某个特定的语言功能展开听与说的练习,目的在于训练学生用正确的语音语调自然得体地进行会话。
教学进度:本课程共含18单元,每单元2课时,共用36课时完成。
教学内容与教学进度如下(注:可按教学实际情况适当调整):Unit 1 The Description of speech sound教学时数:2 学时教学要点:Basic concepts in Phonetics教学内容:1.Outline of the course2.Phonetics and phonology3.Main features of phonetics4.Physiology of pronunciation5.Phonetic transcription6.Phoneme and allophone7.Phonemic contrast,minimal pair and complementary distribution考核要求:To remember and understand the basic concepts.Unit 2 Vowels in English教学时数:4 学时教学要点:1.To know the three ways of describing a pure vowel.2.To get familiarized with the description of pure vowels and diphthongs accordingto the vowel chart.3.To know the characteristics of English pure vowels and diphthongs.4.To pronounce the vowels correctly.教学内容:1.Three ways of classifying or a pure vowel(1)The height of the tongue (high, mid, low)(2)The location of the tongue (front, central, back)(3)The posture of the lips (rounded or unrounded)2.Description of the twelve pure vowels according to the chart in the textbook:/i:/ /ɪ/ /e/ /æ/ /ɑː/ /ɒ/ /ɔ:/ /ʊ/ /u:/ /ɜ:/ /ə/ /ʌ/3. To considere the characteristics of the diphthongs and to describe them in termsof a movement (or ‘glide’) from one vowel position to another.4. To design a variety of classroom activities for focusing on diphthongs in theclassroom.5.To have the students listen to the conversations recorded by native speakers ofEnglish and try to get the sounds in focus correct in their pronunciation.考核要求:1.To know the three ways of describing a pure vowel.2.To get familiarized with the description of pure vowels and diphthongs accordingto the vowel chart.3.To know the characteristics of English pure vowels and diphthongs.4.To pronounce the vowels correctly.Unit 3 Consonants in English教学时数:4学时教学要点:1.To know the three ways of dividing consonants.2.To be familiarized with the description of a consonant.3.To know the three stages of a complete plosion.4.To pronounce the consonants correctly.5.To teach students some skills in articulating the consonant clusters and otherdifficult sounds.6.To raise the students awareness that Chinese has very few consonant clusters.教学内容:1. Three ways of dividing consonants(1)the places of articulation(2)the manners of articulation(3)the state of the vocal cords2. Three stages of a complete plosion /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/(1) the closure/closing(2) the stop/compression(3) the release/explosion3. Incomplete plosion4. Fricatives and Affricates /f/ /v/ /θ/ /ð/ /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /h/ /ʧ/ /ʤ/5. Nasals, Approximants and Lateral /m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /w/ /r/ /j/ /l/考核要求:1.To know the three ways of dividing consonants.2.To be familiarized with the description of a consonant.3.To know the three stages of a complete plosive.4.To pronounce the consonants correctly.5.To know the common forms of consonant clusters.6.To pronounce the consonant clusters correctly and avoid squashing any vowels in between.Unit 4 W ord Stress & Sentence Stress教学时数:2学时教学要点:1.The definition of stress2.Two kinds of stress: word stress and sentence stress教学内容:1. Word stress1)The definition of stress2)Word stress: primary stress, secondary stress and zero stress3)Stress vs. unstress in terms of loudness, pitch, vowel quality2. Sentence stress1)The definition of sentence stress2)Words usually stressed in a sentence3)Words usually unstressed in a sentence考核要求:1. Definition of stress2. Degrees of word stress3. Word stress; to get word stress correctly4. Sentence stress: to know which words are usually stressed in a sentenceUnit 5 W eakening教学时数:2学时教学要点:1.The strong and weak forms of the functional words2.The pronunciation of the weak forms教学内容:1.The importance of learning weak forms of the words2.The strong and weak forms of the functional words3.The practice of the weak forms考核要求:1.To know the strong and weak forms of the functional words.2.To know the most frequently reduced weak forms.3.To pronounce the weak forms correctly.Unit 6 Rhythm (I)教学时数:4学时教学要点:1.To raise students’ awareness of the importance of stress in English through clearly patterned rhythm in speech.2.To perceive differences between the rhythmic patterns of English and Chinese and acquire more rhythmic and fluent speech in oral communication.教学内容:1.Stress-timed rhythm vs. syllable-timed rhythm2.Metric foot in English poetry3.Rhythm and music4.Work on rhythms5.Rhythm-group6.Rhythmic structure7.Division of rhythmic group8.Work on rhythmic patterns考核要求:1. Get the students know what the rhythm is in English speech.2. Get the students to understand the rhythmic structure.3. Let the students practise common rhythmic patterns.4. Help the students to read nursery rhymes, sentences, paragraphs rhythmically.5. Ask students to read nursery rhymes, jazz chants, phrases, sentences and passages rhythmically.6. Let them work in pairs. First mark the rhythmic stress, and then read the passages.Unit 7 Liaison (Linking)教学时数:2学时教学要点:7.The definition of linking8.The different speech flows between Chinese and English9.Types of linking10.The practice of linking教学内容:1.Definition2.The different speech flows between Chinese and English3.Types of linking:1)Liaison: consonant + vowel2)Hiatus: vowel + vowel: [j]-glide and [w]-glide3)Linking [r]4)Intrusive [r]5)Practice of linking 2学时a) Give students sentences and ask them to ease the transition between words.b) Give students a passage and ask them to mark the word boundaries wherelinking is likely to occur, and then read the passage aloud.考核要求:1.To know the different types of linking.2.To read phrases, sentences and passages fluently.Unit 8 Assimilation & Elision教学时数:2 学时教学要点:1.The definition of assimilation and elision2.Kinds of assimilation and elision3.The practice of assimilation and elision教学内容:1. The definition of assimilation and elision2. Kinds of assimilation1) Direction of change2) Assimilation of voicing3) Assimilation of place of articulation4) Assimilation of manner of articulation5) Coalescence of place and manner of articulation3. Rules of elision考核要求:1. The definition of assimilation and elision2.The different kinds of assimilation and rules of elision3.The ability to find out the assimilated words in connected speech and read itnaturally and fluentlyUnit 9 Intonation教学时数:8 学时教学要点:1.Definition of intonation2.Forms of English intonation3.Types of tones4.Functions of intonation5.Application of intonation教学内容:General Introduction to Intonation 2学时1.The definition of intonation2.Tone language vs. intonation language3.Intonation group4.Transcription conventionsponents of intonation groupNuclear tone 2学时1)Kinetic Tones2)Tone I Falling (high fall and low fall)3)Tone II Rising (high rise and low rise)4)Tone III Falling-Rising5)Tone IV Rising-FallingThe Functions of Intonation and Nucleus placement 2学时1. The semantic function of intonation2. The attitudinal function of intonation3. The grammatical function of intonation4. The accentual function of intonation5. Nucleus placement1) Broad focus2) Narrow focus3) Information focus: new information vs. old informationThe application of English intonation 2 学时1.Basic meanings of the kinetic tones in English2.Intonation and sentence types3.Tone unit division and syntactic boundaries4.Application of intonation to oral communication考核要求:1.To understand the basic concepts of intonation2.To know the different types of tones3.To master the functions of intonation4.To apply the intonation to oral communicationChapter 10 General Revision教学时数:4 学时教学要点:General revision:1. Basic concepts of the theoretic knowledge offered in class.2. Written part of the revision: 1 & 23. Oral part of the revision: Oral practice教学内容:1.To review what has been presented, produced and discussed in class.2.To review the written part which cmprises a number of tasks relevant to eachlecture for individual study and reflection, or for discussion and revision in class.3.To ask students work in pairs and try to find the answer to each task.4.To offer an answer key after class.5.To ask students to listen to the oral part for focusing on phonemes, stress, rhythm,intonation and connected speech.考核要求:1.To understand the basic concepts of phonetic theories.2.To have a better pronunciation and intonation.3.To apply what has been learned to oral communication as natural and fluently aspossible.三、课程教材1. Baker, A. Ship or Sheep? London: Cambridge University Press [M]. 1981.2. 卜友红,《英语语调的结构、功能及应用》,外语教学与研究出版社,2003年第一版。