ENGLISH PHONETICS

음성학은 말소리(speech sounds)에 대한 학문으로써 인간의 발성기관을 통하여 어떻게 소리가 만들어지는지를 이해시키는 학문이다. 또한 말소리의 기술과 전사를 어떻게 할 것인지를 다루는 학문이다. 영어음성학은 영어의 자음과 모음에 대한 정확한 조음과 어떻게 전사할 것인가를 집중적으로 훈련한다.

This course is designed to study English speech sounds and sound patterns. Students will understand the way how we define the sounds. They will also understand the difference between the physical sounds and the sounds we understand after listening to them. The difference will be theoretically explained in the framework of generative phonology.
By the end of this course, you will be able to have a basic understanding of English phonetics and phonology, and accordingly, solve relevant question in the Teacher Certification Exam about:
-how English speech sounds are made.
-what segmental and suprasegmental patterns they form.
-what phonological rules they follow.
-answer relevant questions on the Teacher Certification Exam.

The daily plan is as follows: 8.1 Don’ t be late. The door will be closed upon my entry to the class. Put your cellular phone or any other electronic devices in your bag. Use of any of these devices in class will be regarded as an absence. 8.2 Announcements 8.3 Hard copy assignments if any must be placed on the instructor’ s desk before class starts. Their soft copies must be uploaded to the CTL site prior to each class (*Both* electronic and hard copies must be submitted before class on a due date starts). No late assignments will be accepted (Do not send your assignments through e-mail or drop in my office. They will not count). 8.4 Assignments must follow the following requirements. Otherwise, they won’ t count: must be double-spaced and stapled. must note all of the following at the top: Your name, the course title, the date the assignment is given (MM/ DD), the textbook title, the chapter/unit, etc., the page number(s), the exercise/practice numbers 8.5 Lecture, Presentations & Class activities “ English only” policy unless otherwise permitted. Any violation is considered an absence as a penalty. 8.6 Assignments -- 8.7 Your can be excused from the class twice with no penalty. From the third absence and on, each undocumented absence will result in a loss of 3 points. Your 7th undocumented absence leads to an automatic F. 8.8 Assignments for any scheduled absence must be submitted in advance. 8.9 Any assignments that are written unintelligibly (grammatically or content- or format-wise) may be negatively evaluated. 8.10 No make-up opportunities will be granted for tests or presentations unless proper official documentation is submitted and approved by the instructor. 8.11 Due to the University policy, all inquiries and correspondences related to the course must be posted to the Q & A page of the course CTL site.

1. Attendance and Active Participation: 5 % 2. Six Chapter-End Exams 85%: -Ch. 1: 10%; -Chs. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 = each 15% -Chs 1-3: 10+15+15=40%; Chs 4, 6-7: 15*3=45% (in case Ch. 7 is not covered, the portion will be proportionally reassigned to the other chapters) 3. OCW Activities: 10% 4. Required: Chapter-end self-reflection and course evaluation 5. Anyone whose absolute total score falls under 60 in each exam. will be required to see the instructor.

0. This course is open to English education majors only. If you don't meet the eligibility requirement, you are advised to take the same course in the English Language & Literature Dept. 0. No repeaters are allowed. Repeaters are referred to the same course in the English Language & Literature Dept. 1. Do NOT take this class if you do not plan to study very hard or if you are busy with other schedules. Only those who can devote themselves to the course should take it. 2. Do NOT take this class if you complain about or give up on a class that finishes the textbook because you cannot keep up with it. 3. Do NOT take this class if you cannot take a course, the majority of which is taught in English. This means that you must be able to read, write, and discuss in English. 4. Any violations of academic integrity (e.g., plagiarism, cheating, illegal textbooks, etc.) lead to an automatic F in this class.

You will understand what we do to make speech sounds. With careful observation of other people's pronunciation, you will find out what their characteristics are in their articulation of any specific sounds. The most practical point of all is that you can improve your own English pronunciation.