Introduction to Phonetics: Fall 2020

Overview of:
Introduction to Phonetics
with Pronunciation Practicum

Professor: Karen Steffen Chung 史嘉琳
NTU: karchung@ntu.edu.tw
gmail: feathermountain@gmail.com

THIS WEEK

Sophie demonstrating the
"e" sound trick

Fall 2020
Mondays 1, 2 (8:10-10:00am) in 普102
Wednesdays 10, A (17:30-19:20 [5:30-7:20pm]) in 普103

3 credits
Prerequisite: Two semesters of Introduction to Linguistics, or professor's permission
Join NTU Phonetics on facebook
NTU Open Course Ware homepage
CET articles on English pronunciation
CET articles 1-24 in one pdf file
Links to the corrected versions of the exercises

Here is the provisional syllabus for this semester, based on the Fall 2012 syllabus;
it will be updated week to week.
Note that it is subject to change at any time – in fact there will probably be quite a few changes
so we can spend more time on certain topics when needed.
Please report any errors or dead links you notice!

Website for A Course in Phonetics

      This course is an introduction to theoretical and practical phonetics primarily for future teachers of English enrolled in the education program and for translation program students; secondarily for interested DFLL (foreign language) students; and finally, for other interested students who have taken or are currently taking Introduction to Linguistics, as space allows. If you are not in one of these categories, please see Prof. Chung to determine whether this class is suitable for you. This course is strongly recommended for anybody planning to do further study in linguistics; many of the people admitted to NTU's GIL grad program in linguistics are alumni of this course.

       In the first semester, we will concentrate mainly on the phonetics of English; second semester we will talk about phonetic phenomena in other languages as well. The material we cover second semester will be relatively technical and advanced, so students interested mainly in teaching English or improving their pronunciation may choose to take only first semester. Others may choose to boldly go where a select, elite group before you has gone (i.e. onto second semester)...and prospered!

NOTE: The Fall 2012 Introduction to Phonetics class was video-recorded and is available free of charge to the general public via NTU's Open Course Ware (OCW) site at http://ocw.aca.ntu.edu.tw/ntu-ocw/ The class is not exactly the same from year to year, but students are encouraged to view the videos from Fall 2012 to help review and reinforce the material covered in class. Here is the link to the Phonetics II Spring 2013 second semester. Note that the videos are currently being edited to bring them into compliance with new privacy rules.

     We will be using a new textbook this year:

     A Course in Phonetics
     Ladefoged, Peter & Keith Johnson. 2011. 6th ed. International Student Edition. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 322pp. Paper; includes CD-ROM.
     Available at Crane's 文鶴 (金山南路二段200號 8樓; 一樓是星展銀行. Say you're a student in Prof. Chung's
     Introduction to Phonetics class at NTU when you buy it to get a discount. Make sure you get the 6th edition. (Here is the website for 5th edition).
     Professor Ladefoged passed away in 2006; this edition has been revised by Prof. Keith Johnson of UC Berkeley.

     Available at:
     Bookman Books 書林書店
     106台北市新生南路3段88號2樓之5
     (02) 2365-8617      vicky@bookman.com.tw

     and also at:
      Crane's 文鶴 (金山南路二段200號 8樓; 一樓是星展銀行
     2393-4497 ext. 309
     cranebook@crane.com.tw

     You can now also purchase it at the 出版中心店 in the basement of the NTU main library.

     The plan is to finish the first five chapters of the Wayland book first semester, to page 114, which means we should work through at least 3-4 pages per class.

     Because we are using a new text this year, be prepared for a few hiccups along the way! (And be prepared to rush to finish the text toward the end of the semester – just an alert so you know beforehand.)

     We will aim to read the textbook aloud for around 10 minutes each class, with each person taking one or a half paragraph or so, with the instructor explaining and clarifying the content as we go along. The instructor will then usually herself continue reading and summarizing parts of the text to save time and keep up with our proposed syllabus.

     We will also use this as an opportunity to correct each student's pronunciation problems, and you will take notes on the corrections you and others receive. This will help you become aware of which areas you need to work on in your own pronunciation.

     You are to organize and input your class notes and corrections into typed notes. If you like, you can use this "pronplan" Excel file to keep organized record; it's also available in the class Google Drive folder.

     You will need a gmail address and invitation to access the class Google Drive folder. Once you've been added, it will be easy the rest of the year. You will edit your files every week, adding the new week's notes to the top of the Word file, pdf it, and submit the file online by Monday, and also submit the paper version in class on Monday.

    General American (GA) will be our standard for this class, but we will make frequent reference to Standard Southern British (SSB) English, sometimes called "RP" ('received pronunciation'; also called 'BBC English' – which by the way is now changing quite rapidly!) – and other dialects of English. We'll also make frequent comparisons to Mandarin Chinese, Southern Min, Cantonese, and other dialects and languages as needed.

     You will be assigned various written exercises, some from the text, some in the form of online handouts. There will usually be at least one chapter test on each chapter of Wayland, to help consolidate the material we cover. And there will be a final exam at the end of each semester. There will also be dictations to help train your ears and sharpen your sensitivity to the sounds of language and quizzes, and to gain mastery of the IPA symbols used for English.

     Some of your learning will be done on computer, both on- and offline. This will include, among other things, downloading and using tools such as Praat phonetics analysis software; completing online tutorials; and searching for sites related to a particular topic of interest.

     All students are required to join the class Facebook group NTU Phonetics. NTU Phonetics on Facebook will give you opportunity to interact outside of class with each other, with phonetics oldtimers – many former phonetics students and others are already on the list, including some high-profile phoneticians – and with the professor. Click on the link above to join if you haven't already. You are welcome to share this resource with others.

     Notes: 1. You will have an assigned seat to facilitate easier and fairer turn-taking.
                 2. The polite way to address your professor is "Professor Chung".
                   (This article explains current practices in the US.)
                   If other teachers invite you to use their first name, then it's OK; otherwise use "Professor" + family name.
               3. ALWAYS use your NTU email account for class-related correspondence unless otherwise instructed.
                   You will also need a gmail account to use Google Drive, and to submit certain assignments, as instructed.
               4. Always TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE while in class.
               5. ABSOLUTELY NO EATING IN THE CLASSROOM! ALSO, NO DRINKS ALLOWED OTHER
                   THAN PLAIN WATER OR UNSWEETENED TEA! You may eat and drink in the hallways.
               6. Use correct format in all your written work:

     Include your name in English and Chinese,
     your student number, and the date, flush left (left justified),
     in the upper right-hand corner of all your work.
     Use Times New Roman 12 pt for text, 新細明體 12 pt for Chinese,
     and Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5 pt for IPA symbols. Sample:

            Iris Lin 林玉梅
            B01102000
           Introduction to Phonetics
           September 14-16, 2020 Week One

    Make SURE you include the CORRECT WEEK NUMBER for the classes
    the notes are from, based on this syllabus.

    See this sample, and read Melissa Hsiung's 熊偌均 article,
    英文 E-mail 潛規則：老師怎麼不早點教我?!
    for correct email format. FORMAT is IMPORTANT!
    Always start the subject line with: phon
    to show which class the email is for.

    To Page Two

    Fall 2020: There will be 33 class meetings this semester:

   September 2020: 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30;
   October:               5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28;
   November:           2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30;
   December:           7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30;
     January 2021:      4, 6.

    The final exam is currently scheduled for Wednesday January 13, 2020 at 5:30-7:15pm in 普103; subject to change.

Week One: 9/14, 9/16

9/14
1. Enrollment, authorization codes, assigned seats, learning partners, other class business.

    Make sure you have a textbook, by 9/16 at the latest!
    It's available from the 出版中心 in the basement of the NTU main library.

    Also a fresh notebook for class notes and your pronunciation journal;
    loose-leaf paper for transcriptions and dictations:
    a pen with blue ink and one with red ink for quiz marking and corrections;
    correction tape and a mini-stapler are also useful;
    a pencil and eraser if you plan to write in your textbook; a small ruler is useful for underlining in the text;
    a pocket folder or plastic pocket to hold your papers from class - SAVE them all!
    You will also need a computer with Internet access, attached to a working printer with enough ink or toner,
    and a reasonably good-quality headset with microphone for listening and recording. If you don't have these,
    you can use the ones in the computer center, but it is really much more convenient to have your own.
    Try to avoid printing out your homework at the last minute - printers in the computer center are
    known to break down on occasion (or there may be a long line)!

    We'll implement a LEARNING PARTNER system. You can start looking for a partner.
    Hint: Former students have a lot of useful experience and knowledge to share!

2. Overview of the course:
    http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/phon1intro1F19.html
    http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page2.htm

Website for A Course in Phonetics

3. Introduction to the areas of linguistics and phonetics; see:
    http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%204.htm

4. Homework: Send Prof. Chung an email at karchung@ntu.edu.tw, including:
    1. your gmail address and your Facebook name;
    2. your reason for wanting to take this class;

     FORMAT is IMPORTANT!
     See this sample, and read Melissa Hsiung's article, 英文 E-mail 潛規則：老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     for correct email format.
     Always start the subject line with: phon
     to show which class the email is for.

5. Homework: Record "before" versions of passages in English, Mandarin, and other dialects/languages with Audacity software:
    https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
    save as an MP3 file (you will need to download a special LAME file in order to convert your file to MP3 format;
    instructions here). Listen to your recording, then write about a page of comments on the recording;
    e-mail the MP3 file together with the Word docx file to: feathermountain@gmail.com; due Wednesday 9/23/20.
    http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page3h.html

6. Homework: CET articles on pronunciation learning: read CET 1 and 2 (#69 and #70):
     大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣：每天請聽「回音」十分鐘（上、下）
     in No. 69, January/February 2012, p. 8-10 and No. 70, March/April 2012, p.12-14.
     Hand this in together with a printout of your organized, type, and pdf-ed class notes.
     Also include notes on Melissa Hsiung's article, 英文 E-mail 潛規則：老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     Here's a useful handout on note taking.

7. Create a Google Drive folder with your English name as the folder name
    under Phonetics Fall 2020.
    Track your achievements with the Google Spreadsheet entitled "Learning Checklist";
    make a copy of it and save it in your Google Drive folder.
    The first sheet is required; the rest are optional.
    You can further alter and customize it to your needs.
    Keep it in your Google Drive folder and update it weekly.

9/16
1. Enrollment, CLASS LIST, authorization codes, and learning partners.

    FIX YOUR EMAIL FORMAT!

     FORMAT is IMPORTANT!
     See this sample, and read Melissa Hsiung's article, 英文 E-mail 潛規則：老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     for correct email format.
     Always start the subject line with: phon
     to show which class the email is for.

2. SLANT:
    Sit up straight.
    Listen.
    Ask and answer questions.
    Nod your head. (or: shake your head; or: wrinkle your brow)
    Track the teacher.

3. Video: The Fantastic Voyage: A Journey into the Human Voice

4. Parts of the vocal tract

5. Start learning Hanyu Pinyin with: 漢語拼音八講   local copy
    http://www.svcs-us.org/docs/academics/2012-2013/HanYuPinYin.pdf

    Eight Lessons in Hanyu Pinyin
    (watch out for three or so errors in the exercises)
    Review it if you've learned it before.

6. Start reading chapter 1 of our textbook: A Course in Phonetics.

    We'll usually (though not always) aim to set aside 10 minutes per 2 class periods
    for individual students to read the text aloud and have their pronunciation corrected.
    Prof. Chung will generally summarize and explain the rest of the text that is covered that day.

7. Optional: Here is an episode of the excellent podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz",
    entitled "Vocal Discords," which discusses in detail vocal fold nodules, mentioned in class,
    and overall vocal fold and voice health. A podcast well worth subscribing to! Note that
    breathing through your nose and not your mouth, especially when sleeping, is also
    important for good voice health. Breathing through your mouth dries out your vocal folds!

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week Two: 9/21, 9/23

9/21
1. Finalize student list, authorization codes, learning partners, other class business.
    Make sure you have sent your email to Prof. Chung in the correct format,
    including sending it in plain text 純文字; sample here.
    Always start the subject line with: phon
    to show which class the email is for.

    Make sure you have a LEARNING PARTNER today and sit next to them every class.
    Hint: Former students have a lot of useful experience and knowledge to share!
    You can choose a learning partner during break if you don't have someone in mind yet.
    Add your partner's name directly into the class list in the class Google Drive folder.

2. Print out and bring to every class: IPA symbols handout.
    There will be a short dictation on Wednesday 9/23.

3. Discuss homework: CET articles on pronunciation learning: read CET 1 and 2 (#69 and #70):
     大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣：每天請聽「回音」十分鐘（上、下）
     in No. 69, January/February 2012, p. 8-10 and No. 70, March/April 2012, p.12-14.
     and 英文 E-mail 潛規則：老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     Hand in the paper copies and make sure it has also been uploaded to your Google Drive folder.
     Also update your Learning Checklist.

     For next Monday, read and take notes on: CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別
     in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14; and
     「格式」就是禮貌：英文標點符號的10大規則 in English Island 英語島 48, January 2020;
     Be ready to mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
     You may need to register on the site, but it's free and there's no obligation.
     Upload your notes to Google Drive by Sunday evening, hand in paper copy on 9/28,
     Check to see if your learning partner has uploaded their work.
     If they have, write or type:
     LP: OK
     at the bottom of your homework.
     Be ready to mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
     And remember to update your Learning Checklist.

     Don't forget to download and work through the Pinyin tutorial!
     We'll have a quiz on it soon.

4. Review the parts of the vocal tract.

5. Two videos: One Small Step Can Change Your Life: with Kaizen
     and The Pomodoro Technique of time management,
     and improving focus and productivity.

    Latin proverb: Principium dimidium totius.
    ("Getting started is half the battle." or "Well begun is half done.")

6. Textbook reading: Ladefoged/Johnson, ch. 1.

7. Optional:
    a. Podcast: Here is an episode of the excellent podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz",
    entitled "Vocal Discords," which discusses in detail vocal fold nodules, mentioned in class,
    and overall vocal fold and voice health. A podcast well worth subscribing to! Note that
    breathing through your nose and not your mouth, especially when sleeping, is also
    important for good voice health. Breathing through your mouth dries out your vocal folds!

    b. Video: On the importance of breathing through your nose, not your mouth.

8. Breaktime song: Dust in the Wind     by Kansas     lyrics     video with lyrics

9/23
1. Audacity recording assignment is due today.
    Make sure you included about a page of comments in a Word .docx file
    on the recording and sent it to feathermountain@gmail.com;
    http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page3h.html

2. Go over IPA handout.
    Dictation #1: /i/ vs. /ɪ/, final /-p/.

3. Textbook reading: Ladefoged/Johnson, ch. 1.

4. Draw 12 midsagittal heads showing the articulatory organs
    like the one on p. 27 of Ladefoged, on one A4 sheet of paper, six per side.
    You don't need to label the parts. Due Wednesday, September 30.

5. Useful links:
      a. Merriam-Webster Dictionary with audio files https://www.merriam-webster.com/
      b. The Free Dictionary: Dictionary and Word of the Day https://www.thefreedictionary.com/
      c. A Word A Day: https://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
      d. 萌典 MOE 教育部中文字典：https://www.moedict.tw/
      e. More practice with /i/ vs. /ɪ/ here: efl net: Sound contrasts http://www.eflnet.com/content/sound-contrast-i-vs-i /
      f. Dictation Practice: http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/phonetics/dictations.htm
      g. Goodreads:   https://www.goodreads.com/
      h. The power of focus: How to jump from a plane without a parachute:
          NPR The Hidden Brain: You 2.0: The Mind's Eye August 10, 2020 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/900994753

6. Breaktime song: Dust in the Wind     by Kansas     lyrics     video with lyrics

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week Three: 9/28, 9/30
9/28
1. Discuss homework: CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別 in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14; and
     「格式」就是禮貌：英文標點符號的10大規則 in English Island 英語島 48, January 2020;
     For next Monday 9/28, read and take notes on:
     CET 4 (issue 72):「重音」真的很重要! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14; and
     Echo Method: 用「回音記憶」打造nativelike的語感 in English Island 英語島16, April 2017.
     Be ready to mention some of the main points of the articles in class!

2. Remember to bring your IPA handout to every class.
    There will be another dictation on Wednesday 9/30.

3. Reminder: Draw 12 midsagittal heads showing the articulatory organs
    like the one on p. 27 of Ladefoged, on one A4 sheet of paper, six per side.
    You don't need to label the parts. Due Wednesday, September 30.

4. Textbook reading: Ladefoged/Johnson, ch. 1.

5. Song of the week: Before it's too late     Goo Goo Dolls     lyrics    video with lyrics

9/30
1. Hand in the w 12 midsagittal heads showing the articulatory organs.

2. Dictation #2: /i/ vs. /ɪ/, final /-d/.

3. Transcription exercise
    Transcribe each daily segment with oTranscribe
    Then paste first the "Before" version, then later the "After" version
    for each daily segment into a Google doc in your Google Drive folder.
    We'll check the transcriptions next Monday.

    Latin proverb: Principium dimidium totius.
    ("Getting started is half the battle." or "Well begun is half done.")

    Before Breakfast with Laura Vanderkam: July 30, 2020
    Find a starting point (source page)

    Entire exercise

    1. (1) 9/28           5. (5) 10/02
    2. (2) 9/29           6. (6) 10/03
    3. (3) 9/30           7. (7) 10/04
    4. (4) 10/01         8. (8) 10/05              reference transcription

4. Useful resources:
    a. OneLook Dictionary and OneLook Thesaurus and Reverse Dictionary.
      Pay close attention to the search tools and filters and use them!

    b. Use Google Images for words like kitchen island.

    c. Diffchecker:
        Useful tool for comparing two different versions of a text
        and highlighting the differences:

5. Textbook reading: Ladefoged/Johnson, ch. 1.

6. Song of the week: Before it's too late     Goo Goo Dolls     lyrics    video with lyrics

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week Four: 10/5, 10/7
10/5
1. Discuss homework: CET 4 (issue 72):「重音」真的很重要! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14; and
     Echo Method: 用「回音記憶」打造nativelike的語感 in English Island 英語島16, April 2017.
     Be ready to mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
     For next week: CET 5 (issue 73): 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音
     in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14; and
     Podcasts: 可以隨身攜帶的耳福 in English Island 41 June 2019.

2. Check Before Breakfast transcription exercise.

    New transcription exercise:
    Choiceology: Season 6 Episode 2    2020-08-17
    Spoiled for Choice: With Guests Barry Schwartz & Jen Glantz (source page)

    Entire exercise

    1. (9)   10/06
    2. (10) 10/07
    3. (11) 10/08
    4. (12) 10/09
    5. (13) 10/10       reference transcription

3. Continue working on the Pinyin Tutorial.

4. Ladefoged, ch. 1.

5. Song of the week: Billy Joel     Honesty        lyrics      video with lyrics recent video with lyrics

10/7
1. Dictation #3: /æ/ vs. /ɛ/.

2. Check transcription exercise.

3. Ladefoged, ch. 1.

4. Ingressive speech: Norwegian: 1     Swedish 2     Danish: 3 Prince Edward Island: 4 (from 1:53)

5. VIR: Very Important Resource! YouGlish

6. New transcription exercise: Flash Learning: Big Think on the Go from Himalaya
   3 ways to express your thoughts so that everyone will understand you
     With Alan Alda (Source page)

     Entire exercise

     1. (14) 10/11
     2. (15) 10/12
     3. (16) 10/13
     4. (17) 10/14
     5. (18) 10/15      reference transcription

7. Song of the week: Billy Joel     Honesty        lyrics      video with lyrics recent video with lyrics

Week five: 10/12, 10/14
10/12
1. Discuss homework: CET 5 (issue 73): 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音
     in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14; and
     Podcasts: 可以隨身攜帶的耳福 in English Island 41 June 2019.

     Prepare for a compound noun stress quiz!

     For next week: CET 6 (issue 74): 抑揚頓挫：英語的語調和斷句 in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
     語調下降？我還以為你講完了 in English Island 36, January 2019

2. Check transcriptions; questions.

3. Ladefoged ch 1.

4. Song of the week: St. Vincent (Annie Clark)    All My Stars Aligned         lyrics     interview with St. Vincent
(note how articulate she is!)

10/14
1. Dictation #4: /ɑ/ vs. /ʌ/, final /-p/; and first compound noun stress quiz.

2. Check transcriptions; questions.
    New transcription exercise:

    The Jordan Harbinger Show
    413: Mark Edward | True Confessions of a Fake Psychic (Source page)
    Related book by Mark Edward: Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium

    Entire exercise

    1. (19) 10/16           5. (23) 10/20
    2. (20) 10/17           6. (24) 10/21
    3. (21) 10/18           7. (25) 10/22
    4. (22) 10/19       8. (26) 10/23

3. VIR: Very Important Resources!
            a. YouGlish
            b. Linggle
            c. OneLook Reverse Dictionary
            d. Google Images

4. Ladefoged ch. 1.

5. Song of the week: St. Vincent (Annie Clark)    All My Stars Aligned         lyrics       interview with St. Vincent

Week six: 10/19, 10/21
10/19
1. Discuss homework: CET 6 (issue 74): 抑揚頓挫：英語的語調和斷句
     in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
     語調下降？我還以為你講完了 in English Island 36, January 2019.

     For next week: CET 7 (issue 75): Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停！
     in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14; and
   突破聽力瓶頸的五大秘訣 in English Island 45, October 2019.

   Check your Learning Partner's notes. Are they ALL IN ONE FILE?
   Also check your Learning Partner's TRANSCRIPTIONS, BEFORE and AFTER.

2. Check transcriptions; questions.

   New transcription exercise:

   The Jordan Harbinger Show
   413: Mark Edward | True Confessions of a Fake Psychic (Source page)
   Related book by Mark Edward: Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium

   Entire exercise

   9. (27) 10/24         13. (31) 10/28
    10. (28) 10/25           14. (32) 10/29
    11. (29) 10/26           15. (33) 10/30
    12. (30) 10/27           16. (34) 10/31

3. Ladefoged ch. 1.

4. Optional resource: Leo Listening site with Cara Leopold: Learn how to understand
    rapidly spoken English through movies.

5. Song of the Week: Jason Mraz   Look for the the Good in Everything (2020) lyrics

10/21
1. a. Dictation #5: /u/ vs. /ʊ/, final /-k/; and
   b. second compound noun stress quiz.

2. Check transcriptions.

3. Ladefoged ch. 1.

4. Song of the Week: Jason Mraz   Look for the the Good in Everything (2020) lyrics

Week seven: 10/26, 10/28
10/26
1. Discuss homework: CET 7 (issue 75): Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停！
     in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14; and
   突破聽力瓶頸的五大秘訣 in English Island 45, October 2019.

     For next week: CET 8 (issue 76): "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？
     in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14.; and
     英中「發呆」翻譯法大公開 in English Island 43, August 2019.

   Check your Learning Partner's notes. Are they ALL IN ONE FILE?
   Also check your Learning Partner's TRANSCRIPTIONS, BEFORE and AFTER.

2. Check transcriptions; questions.
   Transcription exercise:
   The Jordan Harbinger Show
   413: Mark Edward | True Confessions of a Fake Psychic (Source page)
   Related book by Mark Edward: Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium

   Entire exercise

   9. (27) 10/24         13. (31) 10/28
    10. (28) 10/25           14. (32) 10/29
    11. (29) 10/26           15. (33) 10/30
    12. (30) 10/27           16. (34) 10/31
                    17. (35) 11/01

3. On Wednesday October 28 we'll have:
     a. Dictation #6: /ɔ/ and /oʊ/ before /-t/; and
   b. tonic stress marking quiz #1. audio file

   Here's a practice audio file, and here's
   a practice quiz to go with it.

3. Ladefoged ch. 1.

4. Song of the Week: French-English bilingual song:    Christine and the Queens         People, I've been sad           lyrics

10/28
1. a. Dictation #6: /ɔ/ and /oʊ/ before /-t/.
    b. Tonic stress marking quiz #1.

2. Check transcriptions; questions.

3. Ladefoged ch. 1.

4. Song of the Week: French-English bilingual song:    Christine and the Queens         People, I've been sad           lyrics

Week eight: 11/02, 11/04
11/02
1.   O "Notes on", NOT X "Notes of"!

      Quizzes will be returned. Make sure the score on the tonic stress quiz is the number correct
      out of 76, and NOT a percentage score. If you calculated a percentage score, please come
      to Prof. Chung to change to a "total correct out of 76" score.

      Also, make sure to write your NAME on all work (Haily, Man-yin, Ryan Li, Skylett?).

      Discuss homework: CET 8 (issue 76): "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？
    in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14.; and
    英中「發呆」翻譯法大公開 in English Island 43, August 2019.

    For next week: CET 9 and 10 (issues 77 and 78):
    鼻音/m /、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? （上、下）in No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14; and
    No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14; also:
    中文變好，英文也跟著好了 in English Island 6, June 2016.

2. Check transcriptions; questions.
   Transcription exercise:
   The Jordan Harbinger Show
   413: Mark Edward | True Confessions of a Fake Psychic (Source page)
     Reference transcription for JH 1 through 17 (graphic file).

   Entire exercise

    18. (36) 11/02         22. (40) 11/06
    19. (37) 11/03           23. (41) 11/07
    20. (38) 11/04           24. (42) 11/08
    21. (39) 11/05           25. (43) 11/09
                    26. (44) 11/10

3. Ladefoged ch. 1.

4. Written exercises for ch. 1 due Wednesday, Nov. 4.
     You can skip items J and K.

5. Book sharing: Creative and innovative approaches to Chinese composition:
     1. 起步走笨作文：基礎訓練篇          林明進著
     2. 起步走笨作文：進階技巧篇    林明進著   UFO Interview
     3. 寫作吧！破解創作天才的心智圖   蔡淇華著

6. Song of the Week:    Linda Ronstadt       Long Long Time (with Bobby Darin)        lyrics         Long Long Time (video with lyrics)

     Two quotes from Wikipedia: 1. Ronstadt has never married. Speaking of finding an acceptable mate,
     in 1974 she told Peter Knobler in Crawdaddy, "... he's real kind but isn't inspired musically and
     then you meet somebody else that's just so inspired musically that he just takes your breath away
     but he's such a moron, such a maniac that you can't get along with him. And then after that
     it's the problem of finding someone that can stand you!"

     2. Ronstadt reduced her activity after 2000 when she felt her singing voice deteriorating,
     releasing her last full-length album in 2004 and performing her last live concert in 2009.
     She announced her retirement in 2011 and revealed shortly afterwards that she is no longer able to sing
     as a result of a degenerative condition later determined to be progressive supranuclear palsy.

11/04
1. a. Dictation: the diphthongs: /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /aʊ/ /oʊ/ /ɔɪ/ and /ju/

     b. Compound noun stress marking quiz: -ing words:
         participles 分詞 function as adjectives: "a B that is Aing" or 「正在 A 的 B」,
         e.g. "aching heart" is "a heart that is aching"). Because it is adjective + *noun,
       both words are stressed: aching *heart.

         gerunds (動名詞) function as nouns: "a B for A" or 「用來做 A 的 B」,
         e.g. "hiking boots" are "boots for hiking"). Because it is *noun + noun,
         the modified word is not stressed: *hiking boots.

2. Transcriptions:

    18. (36) 11/02           22. (40) 11/06
    19. (37) 11/03 18 & 19 23. (41) 11/07
    20. (38) 11/04             24. (42) 11/08 1-23
21. (39) 11/05             25. (43) 11/09
                      26. (44) 11/10

3. Ladefogded, ch. 1.

4. Go over the written exercises for ch. 1: postponed till Monday, November 9.

5. Chapter test on Wednesday, November 11 – if we finish the chapter and exercises on time!

6. Do these 17. Three tutorials on voicing and plosives: they explain clearly the differences between
     voiced initial /b-/, voiceless initial /p/, and voiceless aspirated initial /pʰ/.

7. Song of the Week:    Linda Ronstadt       Long Long Time (with Bobby Darin)        lyrics         Long Long Time (video with lyrics)

     Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week nine: 11/09; 11/11
11/09
1. Discuss and submit notes on: CET 9 and 10 (issues 77 and 78):
     鼻音/m /、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? （上、下）in No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14;
     and No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14; also:
     中文變好，英文也跟著好了 in English Island 6, June 2016.
     For next week: CET 11 (issue79): 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/
     in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14; and
     文法消失了！那些「看不見」的翻譯規則 in English Island 44, September 2019.

2. Transcriptions: Keeping up OK? Questions? Suggestions?

3. Finish Ladefoged/Johnson ch. 1.
     We won't read all of the text in class verbatim
     so make sure you read it carefully on your own,
   and bring any questions you have to class.

4. Finish Ladefoged ch. 1.

5. Revised date: The test on ch. 1 will be held on Monday, November 16.
     Note that it will include the first Pinyin quiz – make sure you've
     Worked through the Pinyin tutorial carefully!

    Tricky parts:
    1. Make sure you add the tone mark for ALL tones, including the FIRST TONE!
        (Unlike with the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols.)

    2. Make sure to add the tone mark over the MAIN VOWEL!
        i.e. the letter on the LEFT for: ai, ei, ao, ou.
        for all other 2-letter combinations, the tone mark goes on the letter on the right;
        for triphthongs, like "iao" and "uai" (all of which contain: ai, ei, ao, ou),
        mark the letter in the MIDDLE.

    3. Tricky simplified triphthongs: Write "ui" (not X "uei") and "iu" (not X "iou").

    4. Don't dot the "i" when it has a tone mark over it.

6. Do these 17. Three tutorials on voicing and plosives: they explain clearly the differences between
     voiced initial /b-/, voiceless initial /p/, and voiceless aspirated initial /pʰ/.

7. Song of the Week: Bright Eyes     Persona Non Grata     lyrics

11/11
1. Dictation and quiz: a. voiced vs. voiceless final stops: /-p/ or /-b/, vowel: /æ/; b. first Pinyin practice quiz.

2. Final four days of the transcription exercise:
     The Jordan Harbinger Show
     413: Mark Edward | True Confessions of a Fake Psychic (Source page)

     27. (45) 11/11
     28. (46) 11/12
     29. (47) 11/13
     30. (48) 11/14     1-30

3. Make sure you have completed the 17. Three tutorials on voicing and plosives!

4. Go over the written exercises for ch. 1.

5. Ladefoged, ch. 2, if there's time.

6. Book about Pinyin: 孔子教拼音：語文通論 作者：周有光

7. Excellent article about pauses: Speech Pauses: 12 Techniques to Speak Volumes with Your Silence.
    Thanks to Ms. Ann-Marie Hadzima for sharing this resource.

8. OPTIONAL: For extra credit added onto your semester grade: Write a critique of and response to the article:
    "Revisiting the Intelligibility and Nativeness Principles" by John Levis, Iowa State University.

9. Song of the Week: Bright Eyes     Persona Non Grata     lyrics

     Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week ten: 11/16; 11/18
11/16
1. Deadline for all work to be submitted on Google Drive:
    1. All your notes in a single pdf file, with the most recent notes on top.
    2. All your transcriptions, "Before" and "After".
    3. Updated Learning Checklist.

2. Make sure you have completed the 17. Three tutorials on voicing and plosives!

3. Discuss and submit notes on: CET 11 (issue 79): 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/
     in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14; and
     文法消失了！那些「看不見」的翻譯規則 in English Island 44, September 2019.
     For next week: CET 12 (issue 80): 英語發音百樂篇（一）: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.; and
     看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎？ in English Island 11, November 2016.

4. Ladefoged, chapter 2.

5. Second hour: Chapter test on Ladefoged chapter 1; includes dictation,
     compound noun stress quiz, and Pinyin quiz.

6. Useful tool: CUBE Current British English: searchable transcriptions
     (British English; transcriptions use different variant of IPA)

7. Song of the Week:    Leonard Cohen     Happens to the Heart       lyrics
     From the late poet-singer’s posthumous final album Thanks for the Dance.

11/18
1. Ladefoged ch. 2.

2. Praat assignment
     1. Download and install Praat. There are both PC and Mac versions.
     2. Check your NTU email inbox. You should find a letter with an attachment
         that contains instructions on how to do this assignment.
     3. Make sure you annotate (i.e. write the words you've recorded underneath) each waveform.
     4. At the bottom of your printout, say first whether you think the edited files sound more like
         "pie, tie, Kye" or "buy, die, guy", then what a friend or family member thinks after listening to them.

3. OPTIONAL: For extra credit added onto your semester grade: Write a critique of and response to the article:
     "Revisiting the Intelligibility and Nativeness Principles" by John Levis, Iowa State University.

4. For reference:
     a. Dictionary.com Can display IPA spellings, though with some differences
         from the system we're using, e.g. /y/ instead of /j/.

     b. Pronunciation key for Merriam-Webster

5. Song of the Week:    Leonard Cohen     Happens to the Heart       lyrics
     From the late poet-singer’s posthumous final album Thanks for the Dance.

Week Eleven: 11/23; 11/25
11/23:
1. Discuss and submit: CET 12 (issue 80): 英語發音百樂篇（一）: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.; and
     看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎？ in English Island 11, November 2016.
     For next week: CET 13 (issue 81): 英語發音百樂篇（二）: Pronunciation Potluck (2)
     in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
     翻譯糾察隊：中文有「把」的句子怎麼翻？ in English Island 40, May 2019.

     Make sure all your "Before" and "After" transcriptions are up to date and uploaded to Google Drive.
     Any missing work will be grounds for NOT receiving a final grade for the course.

2. We'll go over the chapter 1 test in class; correct and resubmit on Wednesday, November 25.

3. The Praat assignment is due on Wednesday 11/25.

4. Ladefoged, chapter 2.

5. Song of the week:   Bob Dylan      I Contain Multitudes (with lyrics)      lyrics     official video

11/25:
1. Hand in the corrections for the ch. 1 test, your written exercises for ch. 1,
     and your Praat assignment.

2. Ladefoged, ch. 2.

3. Song of the week:   Bob Dylan      I Contain Multitudes (with lyrics)      lyrics     official video

Week Twelve: 11/30; 12/2
11/30
1. Discuss and submit: CET 13 (issue 81): 英語發音百樂篇（二）: Pronunciation Potluck (2)
     in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
   翻譯糾察隊：中文有「把」的句子怎麼翻？ in English Island 40, May 2019.
     For next week: CET 14 (issue 82): 英語發音百樂篇（三）: Pronunciation Potluck (3)
     in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14, and
     CET 15 (issue 83): 英語發音百樂篇（四）: Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14;
     also: Phonetics I 32. Schwa Elision in English.

     Make sure all work is completed, submitted, and uploaded to your Google Drive folder!
     Also make sure to check your Learning Partner's work on Google Drive!

2. Go over the written exercises for Ladefoged, chapter 2.

3. Ladefoged, chapter 3.

4. Song of the Week: Sia with Kendrick Lamar         The Greatest       lyrics

12/2
1. Postponed till Monday 12/7:
     Dictation: Nasal finals: final /-n/ vs. /-ŋ/; the vowel will always be /ʌ/.
     See Dictation XI for another practice dictation on nasal finals,
     also: "Tricky vowel contrasts and velar vs. alveolar final practice sets".

2. Finish on Monday 12/7:
     Finish going over the written and oral exercises for Ladefoged, chapter 2.
     Website for A Course in Phonetics.

3. Postponed till Monday 12/7:
     Ladefoged, chapter 3.

4. Song of the Week: Sia with Kendrick Lamar         The Greatest       lyrics

Week Thirteen: 12/07; 12/09
12/07
1. Discuss and submit: CET 14 (issue 82): 英語發音百樂篇（三）: Pronunciation Potluck (3)
     in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14, and
     CET 15 (issue 83): 英語發音百樂篇（四）: Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14;
     also: Phonetics I 32. Schwa Elision in English.
     For next week: CET 16 and 17 (issues 84 and 85): Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎？英語的縮讀字（上、下）
     in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18; and
     Who's a False Friend? 小心外來的「假朋友」！ in English Island 47, December 2019.

2. Dictation: Nasal finals: final /-n/ vs. /-ŋ/; the vowel will always be /ʌ/.
     See Dictation XI for another practice dictation on nasal finals,
     also: "Tricky vowel contrasts and velar vs. alveolar final practice sets".

3. Finish going over the oral exercises for Ladefoged, chapter 2.
     Hand in your exercises.

     Website for A Course in Phonetics.

4. Ladefoged, chapter 3.

5. Learn the Cockney accent with Jason Statham;
   Cockney is a major source of influence on Estuary English.

6. Book sharing: David J. Schwartz: The Magic of Thinking Big.

7. Song of the Week: The Kinks        Shangri-La (1969)        lyrics

12/09
1. Dictation: Nasal finals: final /-n/ vs. /-ŋ/; the vowel will always be /ɔ/.

2. Ladefoged, chapter 3.

3. Song of the Week: The Kinks        Shangri-La (1969)        lyrics

Week Fourteen: 12/14; 12/16
12/14
1. Discuss and submit: CET 16 and 17 (issues 84 and 85): Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎？英語的縮讀字（上、下）
     in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18; and
     Who's a False Friend? 小心外來的「假朋友」！ in English Island 47, December 2019.

     For next week: CET 18 (issues 86): 次重音：次要的重音還是很重要！
     in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14; and
     會唱這兩首歌，就學會假設語氣 in English Island 18, June 2017.

2. If you want to receive credit and a grade for this class:
     All missing work must be submitted be Friday, December 18, 2020.

3. Ladefoged, ch. 3.

4. Book sharing: Michael Lewis: The Fifth Risk.   CNBC interview with Michael Lewis.

5. Songs of the Week:   Beyoncé    If I Were a Boy    lyrics      and:
     Paul McCartney      I Will      lyrics

12/16
1. Dictation: Nasal finals: final /-n/ vs. /-ŋ/; the vowel will always be /ɪ/ or /ɪ̝/.
     Examples: sin /sɪn/ vs. sing /sɪ̝ŋ/.

2. Ladefoged, ch. 3.

3. Songs of the Week:   Beyoncé    If I Were a Boy    lyrics      and:
       Paul McCartney      I Will      lyrics

Week Fifteen: 12/21; 12/23
12/21
1. Discuss and submit: CET 18 (issue 86): 次重音：次要的重音還是很重要！
     in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14; and
     會唱這兩首歌，就學會假設語氣 in English Island 18, June 2017.

     For next week: CET 19 and CET 20 (issues 87 and 88):
     CET 19: 脫口而出的英文文法 in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10; and
     CET 20: 重方法不重死背的英文文法（上） in No. 88, March/April 2015, p. 8-10; also
     你還在用俗氣的“Last but not least”嗎？ in English Island 37, February 2019.

2. We'll go over the allophonic rules for consonants and the section on diacritics in Ladefoged, ch. 3.

3. Make sure you've finished the written exercises for Ladefoged, ch. 3;
     we'll go over the written and oral exercises in class on Wednesday 2/23.

4. Preview Ladefoged, ch. 4.

5. Book sharing: Michael Pollan: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics
     Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence.
     Interview with Michael Pollan: Psychedelics - How To Change Your Mind Part 1/2 | London Real

6. Song of the Week:       Alicia Keys       Brand New Me          lyrics

12/23
1. Dictation: Voiced vs. voiceless fricative finals: final /-f/ vs. /-v/ and /-s/ vs. /-z/;
     the vowel will always be one of the following: /ɪ/, /ɔ/, /aɪ/, /eɪ/, or /oʊ/.

2. We'll go over the written and oral exercises for Ladefoged, ch. 3.

3. Ladefoged, ch. 4. We'll have only two classes each for ch. 4 and ch. 5.

4. Song of the Week:       Alicia Keys       Brand New Me          lyrics

Week Sixteen: 12/28; 12/30
12/28
1. Discuss and submit: CET 19 and CET 20 (issues 87 and 88):
     CET 19: 脫口而出的英文文法 in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10; and
     CET 20: 重方法不重死背的英文文法（上） in No. 88, March/April 2015, p. 8-10; also
     你還在用俗氣的“Last but not least”嗎？ in English Island 37, February 2019.

     For next week: CET 21 and CET 22 (issues 89 and 90):
     CET 21: 重方法不重死背的英文文法（下） in No. 89, May/June 2015, p. 3-5; and
     CET 22: 單數？複數？可數？不可數？ a, one, the？讓英文名詞再也難不倒你！（上）
     in No. 90, July/August 2015, p. 20-22; plus:
     中文也有片語動詞嗎？ in English Island 39, April 2019.

2. End-of-semester highlights and evaluations.
     Due January 6. Prepare in two separate pdf files:

     (I) 20 of the most important things you learned this semester, and:
     (II) End-of-semester evaluation:
          Part 1: evaluate the class, materials, teacher, syllabus, homework assignments,
        what was most and least useful, things that could be improved, and how
      — everything about the class this semester.
          Part 2: Evaluate yourself: Attendance and punctuality, homework submission,
      how much you learned from the class, how much effort you put into this class,
          Part 3: How do you plan to continue improving your English in general and
          your English listening and pronunciation skills in particular?
          Part 4: Relisten to the recording of yourself you made early in the semester,
          then write your reactions to what you hear, noting changes or improvements.

        Format and submission instructions: Convert your files to pdf format
        before emailing both pdf files to Prof. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com

        Also, make sure ALL your work has been uploaded to your Google Drive folder,
        and update your Learning Checklist!

3. We'll finish going over the exercises for Ladefoged, ch. 3.
     Hand in the exercises and your hand-copied Rules for English Consonant Allophones.

4. Ladefoged, ch. 4. We'll have only two classes each for ch. 4 and ch. 5.

5. Hand-copy the Rules for English Vowel Allophones on p. 100-102; due Wednesday, December 30.

6. Do chapter 4 exercises A-G. Give exhaustive listings for E; use the OneLook Dictionary for help!
     Due Monday, January 4.

7. Book sharing: (1) The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, by Aldous Huxley, 1954.
                            (2) The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
                                  by Tim Ferriss, 2007.

8. Song of the Week: Tàladh Chriosda            Scottish Gaelic text, translation with IPA transcription

12/30
1. Dictation: Vowel review 母音總複習:
                     monophthongs 單母音: /i/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /æ/, /ɑ/, /ʌ/, /ɔ/, /ʊ/, /u/;
                     diphthongs        雙母音: /aɪ/, /eɪ/, /aʊ/, /oʊ/, /ɔɪ/, /ju/.

2. Finish Ladefoged, ch. 4; start Ladefoged ch. 5.

3. Book sharing: Italian Folktales, by Italo Calvino; 1992.

4. Song of the Week: Tàladh Chriosda               Scottish Gaelic text, translation with IPA transcription
     reference phonetics

Week Seventeen: 1/04/2021; 1/06/2021
1/04
1. CET 21 and CET 22 (issues 89 and 90):
     CET 21: 重方法不重死背的英文文法（下） in No. 89, May/June 2015, p. 3-5; and
     CET 22: 單數？複數？可數？不可數？ a, one, the？讓英文名詞再也難不倒你！（上）
     in No. 90, July/August 2015, p. 20-22; plus:
     中文也有片語動詞嗎？ in English Island 39, April 2019.

     For next week: CET 23 and CET 24 (issues 91 and 92):
     CET 23: 單數？複數？可數？不可數？ a, one, the？讓英文名詞再也難不倒你！（下）
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     CET 24: 動詞時態三頁通 in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26; plus:
     Advanced! 文法過招第三式：片語動詞怎麼唸？ in English Island 38, March 2019.
     We will have class on Monday, January 11.

2. Finish Ladefoged, ch. 4: go over vowel allophones.
     Hand in rules for English consonant allophones and for English vowel allophones:
     postponed till Wed. Jan. 6.

3. Go over exercises for ch. 4:
     postponed till Wed. Jan. 6.

4. Ladefoged ch. 5.

5. Song of the week:   James Taylor     You've Got a Friend (1971)     lyrics      live with Carole King

1/06/2021
1. Go over exercises for ch. 4;
     hand in rules for English consonant allophones and for English vowel allophones.

2. Ladefoged ch. 5.

3. Song of the week:   James Taylor     You've Got a Friend (1971)     lyrics      live with Carole King

Week Eighteen: 1/11/2021; 1/13/2021
1/11
1. Discuss and submit: CET 23 and CET 24 (issues 91 and 92):
     CET 23: 單數？複數？可數？不可數？ a, one, the？讓英文名詞再也難不倒你！（下）
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     CET 24: 動詞時態三頁通 in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26; plus:
     Advanced! 文法過招第三式：片語動詞怎麼唸？ in English Island 38, March 2019.

2. Book sharing: The Sound Pattern of English, by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle (1968)

3. Finish Ladefoged, ch. 5.

4. Song of the Week:   The House Band     Another Setting

1/13
1. Final exam.

2. Song of the Week:   The House Band     Another Setting

3. Have a great winter break!

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