Objectives and competences
• to introduce students to the technical terminology, the characteristics of the German phonetic and phonemic system and the basic analytical methods in phonetics and phonology;
• to familiarise students with the professional terminology, working methodology and, in practical exercises, with German pronunciation and prosody.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• The basics of articulation processes.
• German vowels, diphthongs and consonants.
• Syllable structure of German words.
• Basic prosodic features of German utterances and their elements.
• Phonological processes in German words and phrases.
• Phonetic transcription.
• Pronunciation exercises for the reinforcement of typical German patterns (compared to Slovene).
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures,
• Lab. Work,
• Individual work, working in pairs,
• Method of explanation and presentation, method of projection, method of working with pictures, maps and photos.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able:
• to describe the pronunciation of German vowels and consonants
• determine semantically distinguishing elements in German words and their variants
• compare the structure of German and Slovene syllables
• distinguish phonological processes in German speech material
• apply principles for word stress and intonation of German utterances
• exercise the pronunciation of German words and intonation patterns of German utterances with the help of study materials.
Readings
• Hakkarainen, H. J. 1995: Phonetik des Deutschen, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, München.
• Krech, E. et al. 2010: Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. De Gruyter, Berlin.
• Maas, U. 1999: Phonologie: Einführung in die funktionale Phonetik des Deutschen, Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen.
• Rausch, R., Rausch, I. 1991: Deutsche Phonetik für Ausländer, Langenscheidt, Verlag Enzyklopädie, Berlin.
• Vremšak Richter, V. 2010: Deutsche Phonetik für slowenische Muttersprachler: Vokale und Konsonanten. Lehr- und Übungsbuch. Filozofska fakulteta, Ljubljana.
Prerequisits
Prerequisits for acceding the course:
None.
Conditions for prerequisits:
Accomplished obligations given during lab. work and lectures.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • written examination, 50%
• presentations, 20%
• homework assignments and active class participation. 30%
