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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ING 1105	LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION 1	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TARKAN KAÇMAZ

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to analyze authentic listening materials and speech samples used in different discourses; basic listening and phonetic skills such as discriminating minimal pairs and formulating phonetic transcriptions of problematic sounds; higher level listening skills and strategies; the fundamentals of listening and phonetics namely vowels, consonants, stress in words, rhythm and intonation as well as the usage of phonetic alphabet for learning and production.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Understand sound production mechanisms.
2	Analyze the acoustic properties of speech sounds.
3	Distinguish between various speech sounds through improved auditory discrimination.
4	Transcribe spoken language using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	General introduction, objectives, course requirements
2	Phonetics, phonology, pronunciation, articulation
3	Phonemes
4	Consonants
5	Consonants
6	Consonants
7	Midterm
8	Midterm
9	Vowels
10	Vowels
11	Diphthongs
12	Transcription
13	Transcription
14	Wrap-up
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Class notes, O'Connor, J. D. (1980). Better English pronunciation (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

PowerPoint slides, audio-visual material, computerized and animated simulations, computer programs.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Midterm
2	FN	Semester final exam
3	BNS	BNS	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4	BUT	Make-up note
5	BBN	End of make-up grade	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tarkan.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be Announced per semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	10	1	10
Preparation for final exam	15	1	15
Preparing presentations	6	2	12
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9
LO.1	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
LO.2	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
LO.3	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
LO.4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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