ENGLISH SOUNDS AND PRONUNCIATION I

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Learning Outcomes

recognize the differences across the consonant inventories of the two languages
identify the consonants used in English, but not in Turkish
identify the consonants used in Turkish, but not in English.
recognize the differences across the vowel inventories of the two languages.
identify the vowels used in English, but not in Turkish.
identify the vowels used in Turkish, but not in English.
distinguish the differences in the distribution of speech sounds across the two languages.
identify the differences in the distribution of phonemes across the two languages.
identify the differences in the distribution of allophones across the two languages
use the speech sounds of the target language effectively
listen and analyze the recordings by native speakers in terms of speech sounds of the target language.
listen and repeat the recordings by native speakers.
recognize the word-level stress patterns of the two languages.
identify the place of primary stress in two and more syllable English words
inspect the use of primary stress in words they already use
identify the differences in the intonation patterns of the two languages
employ falling intonation in wh- questions.
use rising intonation in yes/no questions.
use falling intonation in statements.
analyze the recordings by native speakers in terms of rising and falling intonation.
recognize the differences between two languages in terms of intonation patterns.
distinguish word and sentence level stress patterns of Turkish and English.
employ the correct intonation pattern during speaking English.
use IPA for transcription
analyze the transcriptions in a monolingual English dictionary.
employ IPA for the transcription of English texts.
distinguish weak and strong forms of functional words, and employ ellipsis when possible.
analyze recordings by native speakers in terms of stress patterns of single words.
recognize weak and strong syllables of words they already know.
employ correct stress patterns on multi-syllabic words.
employ ellipsis on weak syllables when possible.
employ linking during speaking.
analyze authentic statements for consonant-vowel linking.
analyze authentic statements for consonant-consonant linking.
analyze authentic statements for vowel-vowel linking.
identify and use special sound changes in spoken English.
analyze recodings by native speakers in terms of use of flap sound.
distinguish flap from /t/.
use flap sound for sound /t/ when possible.
employ -nt reduction during speaking.
employ glottal stop during speaking.