IA901 2012 Session One

• Introductions

• Phonetics

Introductions

• Please follow the instructions on the piece of paper that Mark gives you. Be prepared to report any interesting findings back to the group.

IA902 : Introduction to the module

Description

Have you ever taught or been taught any of the following rules?

1. the past tense of regular verbs is formed with an –ed2. adding the affix [-ian] to a base changes the way it is

pronounced3. only use “less” with uncountable nouns4. i before e except after c5. never split infinitives (e.g. “to boldy go”)6. it’s wrong to say PIN number

Terminology and Variety in Description

Practical description

(Realistic) Aims of IA902 to provide a description of the lexical, grammatical and phonological

systems of English and their relationships to deepen participants’ understanding of the underlying theories

related to these systems and their relevance to English language teaching

to explore different theories of language analysis (including corpora-informed analyses)

to consider the relevance, efficacy and applicability of  these theories to the language learning and teaching contexts 

I want to be able to answer any question that a student might ask me!

Course aims relevant to IA902

• the ability to apply theory to practice and also to derive theory from actual practice

• the range of skills required in the management and organisation of language teaching

• the range of skills required in the evaluation and production of teaching materials

• the ability to use technology within the teaching and learning environment

• the ability to critically reflect upon your own teaching practices as part of your on-going professional development

• the ability to critically evaluate and adapt your teaching approach to meet the differing and changing needs of learners

Module structure

morphemes

words

phrases

clauses

sentences

texts

phonemes / segmental phonology

suprasegmental phonology / prosodic phonology

Module structure

1. Phonetics

2.Phonology and pronunciation

3. Morphology

4. Lexis and corpora

5. The English Verb

6. Noun phrases

7. From phrase to clause to sentence

8. Semantics

9. Beyond the sentence…

Resources:

If you’re going to buy one book, buy this:

Assessment

- One 3000-word essay

- Submit via OCS on 3rd December

- Question choices provided in week 3

- Please use Mark throughout the writing process!

- Book tutorials by email – mhollow@essex.ac.uk

An experiment

- read the following slide aloud and then try to guess what will follow

/wɒdʒəkɔ:lə'dɪəwɪðnəʊֽwaɪz/?

/ ֽnəʊwaɪ'dɪə/!

/wɒdʒəkɔ:lə ֽdɪəwɪðnəʊw ֽaɪzɘnəʊ'legz/?

/' stɪl nəʊwaɪ ֽdɪə/

Has anyone here studied or used this before?

Underhill, A. 2005 Sound Foundations : Learning and Teaching Pronunciation. 2nd Edn. Macmillan

How about this?

Or this?

References and further reading

Crystal, D. 2006 How Language Works. Penguin

Culpeper, J. et al (eds) 2009 English Language: Description, Variation and Context. Palgrave Macmillan.

Roach, P. 2009 English Phonetics and Phonology : A Practical Course. 4th Edn. Cambridge University Press.

Roca, I., and Johnson, W. 1999 A Course in Phonology. Blackwell

Underhill, A. 2005 Sound Foundations : Learning and Teaching Pronunciation. 2nd Edn. Macmillan

See http://ia902.blogspot.com for relevant online resources