Weeks

Dates

Topics

Notes

1^st

09/03

Introduction to phonetics

Add-drop period I (09/01–09/08)

2^nd

09/10

Speech production

Add-drop period II (09/09-09/15)

Assigned reading: p. 2-18

Weekly reflection

3^rd

09/17

English consonants

Assigned reading: p. 56-59

Oral summary: ______________

Weekly reflection

4^th

09/24

English vowels

Assigned reading: p. 85-100

Oral summary: ______________

Weekly reflection

5^th

10/01

Review

6^th

10/08

Word endings & linking words

Weekly reflection

7^th

10/15

Phonetic transcriptions

Assigned reading: p. 33-48

Weekly reflection

8^th

10/22

Mid-term exam

9^th

10/29

Acoustic phonetics

Assigned reading: p. 193-215

10^th

11/05

11^th

11/12

Syllable structure & word stress

Assigned reading: p. 107-118

Oral summary: ______________

Handout (acoustic phonetics)

12^th

11/19

Sentence rhythm

Assigned reading: p. 107-118

Handout (word stress)

13^th

11/26

Pitch and intonation

Assigned reading: p. 118-127

Oral summary: ______________

Handout (sentence stress)

14^th

12/3

Review I

Praat demo: vowel chart

15^th

12/10

Review II

16^th

12/17

Final exam