Theoretical Phonetics

Course: German philology and translation, English language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Theoretical Phonetics
Code
ОК.13.1
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
PLO 10. Know the rules of standard language and be able to apply them in practice. PLO 11. Know the principles, technologies and techniques of oral and written texts of different genres and styles creation in Ukrainian, German and English. PLO 12. Analyse language units, determine their interaction, and characterize linguistic phenomena and the underlying processes. PLO 14. Use German and English in oral and written form, in different genre-stylistic varieties and registers of communication (official, unofficial, neutral), to solve communicative tasks in everyday, social, educational, professional, scientific spheres of life. PLO 17. Collect, analyze, systematize and interpret the facts of language and speech and use them to solve complex problems and problems in specialized areas of professional activity and/or study.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful completion of the course "Practical German Language" (in the 1st to 3rd semesters) is required, which includes the study of "Introductory Phonetics and Grammar" (in the 1st semester) and the comprehensive discipline "Classical and Modern Linguistics: Part 1 "Latin Language," Part 2 "Introduction to Linguistics."
Course content
The academic discipline "Theoretical Phonetics" is taught to students in the 2nd year and is part of the comprehensive discipline "Theory of the German Language" in the educational-professional program for the bachelor's level of qualification in the field of knowledge 0203 Humanities, specialization 035 "Philology." The discipline is mandatory and is taught in the 4th semester, with a total of 60 hours (2 credits), including 30 hours of practical classes, 14 hours of lectures, 16 hours of seminar sessions, and 30 hours of independent student work. The discipline includes one content module and one module-based assessment, and the learning process concludes with an exam. The main instructional formats are lectures and seminar sessions. The discipline familiarizes students with the fundamental theoretical principles of the German phonetic system and develops the conceptual and terminological framework necessary for understanding various phonetic phenomena in the German language.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Kirienko K. V. Praktikum zur theoretischen Phonetik des Deutschen : навч.-метод. посіб. для студ. спец. «Німецька та англійська мова та зарубіжна література» вищ. навч. закл. ден. та заочн. форми навч. / Катерина Володимирівна Кіреєнко ; Держ. закл. «Луган. нац. ун-т імені Тараса Шевченка». – Старобільськ : Вид-во ДЗ «ЛНУ імені Тараса Шевченка», 2017. – 122 с. – нім. мов. 2. Стеріополо О. I. "Теоретичні засади фонетики німецької мови : підручник для студентів та викладачів вищих навчальних закладів." - Вінниця. Нова книга, 2004. - 320 с. 3. Becker Th. Einführung in die Phonetik und Phonologie des Deutschen. – Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2012. – 130 S.   4. Wiese R. Phonetik und Phonologie / Richard Wiese. - Paderborn : Fink, 2011.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment: 1. Oral response 2. Contribution, statements during questioning/discussion 3. Presentation/essay 4. Compilation of a terminological glossary from the course and learning terminology 5. Module-based assessment (testing) Final assessment - exam. The assessment criteria for each form of assessment are outlined in the course syllabus.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, German

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Lidiia Heorhiivna Kozhedub
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology