Phonetics II Syllabus Spring 2020

1. Introduction to Phonetics II Spring 2020
Instructor: Karen Steffen Chung 史嘉琳老師
karchung@ntu.edu.tw
feathermountain@gmail.com
Mondays 1, 2 (8:10-10:00am) Classroom: 外教 203
Wednesdays 9, A (17:30-19:15 [5:30-7:15pm]) Classroom: 普 202

THIS WEEK

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Join NTU Phonetics on

Introduction to Phonetics
on NTU Open Course Ware
Fall 2012 Spring 2013

Salon ppt 2019

CET articles on English pronunciation and 英語島 articles
CET articles 1-24 in one pdf file

Syllabus for Spring 2019 Spring 2018 Spring 2017 Spring 2016 Spring 2015

Eligibility:

     Students who have successfully completed one semester of an introductory phonetics course;
others by permission only. This course is highly recommended for anyone planning to do advanced work
in phonetics or linguistics. A serious but friendly course!

Textbook:

     We will continue using the new textbook we used Fall 2019; if you don't already have it,
make sure you have a copy by 2/04 and that you bring it with you to class:

     Phonetics: A Practical Introduction
     by Ratree Wayland
     Cambridge University Press, 2019. Paperback. 282 pages. NT$1000; ask for class discount.

     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      Contact: vicky@bookman.com.tw

     The book is also available from Amazon; the paperback is currently US$34.99,
     and the eTextbook is currently US$20.14.

     We will also continue to use lots of online materials and resources, from both this and other websites,
     including Praat.

     The following is for REFERENCE ONLY: These are the textbooks we FORMERLY used for this class;
     they are the ones used in the OCW online phonetics course Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.
     Note that they are NOT required this semester:

Ladefoged, Peter & Keith Johnson. 2011. A Course in Phonetics. 6th edition. Boston:
Wadsworth Cenage Learning. 322pp. Available at Crane's 文鶴 and Bookman Books 書林書店.

     Ladefoged, Peter & Sandra Ferrari Disner. 2012. Vowels and Consonants: An Introduction to the Sounds of Languages.
     3rd edition. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. 211pp + xvii. Paper. Companion website here.
     Note: This book seems to be currently unavailable in Taiwan; you may be able to get it online; ask Prof. Chung if interested.

Course description:

     This course is a continuation of Karen Chung's Introduction to Phonetics Course, though students who have taken
other introductory phonetics courses are also welcome.

     Our main foci this semester will be (this list is not exhaustive):

     1. Mastery of the IPA, both for English and for other languages;
     2. English listening and transcription practice;
     3. Acoustic phonetics;
     4. Various skills covered in the CET and English Island articles.

     We will aim to cover the following four chapters in Wayland, including a review of the parts of ch. 2
     that we didn't cover in depth last semester. This is a tentative plan; get updated information in class
     and from this page as it becomes available:

     Chapter 6. Basic Acoustics
     Chapter 2.   Airstream Mechanisms and Phonation Types
                       (we'll cover in more depth the parts we skimmed over last semester)
     Chapter 8.   Acoustic Properties of Vowels and Consonants
     Chapter 10. Speech Perception

     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.

     Students are expected to take careful class notes, including on pronunciation corrections,
     and will be asked to submit a paper summary of their notes in class every Monday, and to also
     upload your notes and other written work to Google Drive.

     Make sure Prof. Chung has a gmail address for you so you can be added to the Phonetics F19 & S20 folder
     on Google Drive. You will edit your files every week, adding the new week's notes to the top of the Word file,
     pdf it, and upload it to your GD folder.

     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 the 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.

     There will be 31 class meetings this semester:

   March: 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30
   April:   1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
   May:    4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
   June:   1, 3, 8, 10, 15

     Note that we WILL have class on the first day of finals week, i.e. Monday, June 15, 2010;
     this way there will only be two fewer classes than last year, so the class will conclude
     according to the original pre-coronavirus schedule, and won't extend into summer vacation.
     Tentative final exam date: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 5:30-7:15pm in 普 202.

   There will be a number of class dictations, transcriptions, and practical exercises in
     English pronunciation will be assigned, as time permits, with emphasis on consolidating
     past progress and identifying and fine-tuning areas left for improvement. Various Web
     assignments will be given, and you will get more practice in using Praat and other speech tools.

     Make sure you join and check in often with NTU Phonetics on Facebook, where we can continue
     and supplement class discussions and ask and answer questions online.

     Videos of all the classes from Phonetics II, Spring 2013, are available online for reference.
     This semester will be considerably different from previous years, since we're using a new textbook,
     but if you end up missing a class, or if you'd like to hear the material again for review or to understand
     it better, you're encouraged to watch the online lectures.

Grade calculation:

     The following is an approximate breakdown of how your semester grade will be calculated.
     Note this it is subject to adjustment in each individual case.
     Also note that more than 3 absences or 5 tardinesses may result in your NOT PASSING THE COURSE.

     All of your oral (including class participation) and written class work (25%);
     scores on your dictations (10%);
     scores on the chapter tests (20%);
     score on final exam (30%);
     attendance, punctuality, attitude, and progress made (15%).

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Syllabus:

NOTES: 1. This syllabus is basically a modified copy of the Spring 2019 Phonetics II syllabus,
              so it is for reference only. It is certain to be changed a lot over the course of the semester.
          It will be updated weekly, so in general, it should be accurate up to and including the current week;
      for any time after that, check back after it's been updated for this semester.
          PLEASE REPORT ANY ERRORS OR DEAD LINKS you find to karchung@ntu.edu.tw!

              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.
                  The subject line should always begin with: phon

              4. Always TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE while in class.

          5. ABSOLUTELY NO EATING IN THE 外教 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
              March 2 & 4, 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!

Useful phonetics resources

                IPA practice (Standard British English); especially useful for vowel sounds
                IPA transcription practice (General American) from Keith Johnson
                Phonetic Transcription Exercises
                elfnet sound contrast practice, e.g. bit vs. beat
                Phonetics resources from Prof. Jennifer Smith
                Sammy: Interactive Sagittal Section from Damian Hall
                IPA Learing Tool with audio and converter
                Acoustic Phonetics resources from Rob Hagiwara
                Pronunciation Tutorial 1: English Pronunciation and IPA: Voicing and Place   manner: 2 vowels: 3
                Speech GIF from Gretchen McCulloch
                How English Sounds to Non-English Speakers script
                Acoustic phonetics ppt

Week 1: 3/02, 3/04
Monday 3/02:
(1) Watch the tongue in action; from Tech Insider.

(2) Enrollment and other class business;
      fill in your gmail and other required information:
      You will receive an invitation to join the class gmail folder
    if you weren't in the class last semester. Make sure you join!

      Phonetics II, page two.

      Make sure you have a copy of our textbook,
      Phonetics: A Practical Introduction
    by Ratree Wayland.

You will choose a LEARNING PARTNER today and sit next to them every class;
      old students can either keep your learning partner from last semester if they're
      in the class, or choose a new one.

      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 Spring 2020 class list (it's in a new sheet)
      in the class Google Drive folder.

      Homework for new students only:
      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.

(3) Your final exam from last semester will be returned and we'll go over it in class.
      Correct the exam carefully and hand it in on Wednesday March 4.

(4) Just like last semester, you will hand in the paper version
      of your class notes every Monday, and you are also to
      upload them to Google Drive before Monday of each week.
      Make sure that you record all pronunciation corrections, and
      work actively on automating them and thus fixing them permanently
      so we won't have to keep repeating the same corrections in class!
      One of the biggest complaints in previous classes is that we spent
      too much class time correcting the same mistakes over and over
      again. This can be avoided if you practice and come prepared.

(5) For new students: Read and summarize:
   CET 1 & 2: 大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣：每天請聽「回音」十分鐘（上、下）
   For everybody: CET 19 脫口而出的英文文法 in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10.

(6) This semester, we will have a daily passage in English to transcribe. For now it will be
      enough to transcribe it into regular orthography (spelling); later we will also transcribe
      into IPA.

      oTranscribe is a great online transcription tool! Save both the before and after versions of
      your transcriptions in a Google Doc in your Google Drive folder.

Please do one section a day rather than the whole passage at once.
      The reason: So you will get into the habit of listening carefully and closely to a little
      close English listening every day. This will bring you many benefits in the long run, including to
      your study of other languages, and your powers of observation even in your native language(s).

      Here are the 15 clips for the coming two weeks. 1-14 are taken from the beginning of the
      episode entitled "The Seven Minute Rule" of author Michael Lewis's "Against the Rules" podcast.
      The clip for each day is around 30 seconds or less, and each is marked by a number 1-14,
      corresponding to the 14 days it will take to complete the whole transcription.
      15 is a 42-secord report from WNYC radio.

      Play special attention to the unclear function words. Also, what methods can you use
      to find out how to spell words that are new for you, personal names, place names,
      what initialisms mean, and proper nouns? (Start with Google!)
      How can repetition help you catch words you may have missed the first time?
      Use Google Images to see what unfamiliar nouns look like, e.g. cinder block walls.

      Bonus: Do you notice anything in Lewis' pronunciation that may hint at what part of the US
      he's from? It's very subtle, and even many native speakers may not notice it at all, but it's there!

      Here are direct inks to each daily segment:
     1. 3/02            8. 3/09
     2. 3/03            9. 3/10
     3. 3/04            10. 3/11
     4. 3/05            11. 3/12
     5 . 3/06            12. 3/13
     6. 3/07            13. 3/14
     7. 3/08            14. 3/15

     15. WNYC: Laundry: 3/16

(7) Make and write down three observations about language over the coming week
     and share what you find with the class on Wednesday, 3/11.

(8) For Wednesday: Print out and prepare this
      Practice in Reading IPA transcription: by Bruce Hayes; we'll read this aloud in class.

     Print out (if you haven't already) and bring to every class
     this IPA symbols handout, also the vowels table of
     this December 2017 English Island 24 article: 台灣味學習法：用注音練英文母音.
     You may need to register on the site, but it's free, and there's no obligation.

     Dictation on Wednesday 3/04: /-aɪt/ vs. /-aɪd/. Review "Canadian raising".

(9) Breaktime music: John Legend    Conversations in the Dark    lyrics

Wednesday 3/04
(1) Hand in corrected final exam from last semester.

(2) Dictation: /-aɪt/ vs. /-aɪd/. Use "Canadian raising" to help you distinguish between the two.

(3) Check Days 1-3 of the "The Seven Minute Rule" transcription.

(4) Chapter 6: Basic Acoustics, of Wayland's Phonetics: A Practical Introduction.
    ppt: Acoustic phonetics

(5) Breaktime music: John Legend    Conversations in the Dark     lyrics

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week 2: 3/9, 3/11
Monday 3/9
(1) a. Two dictations with no name.
       b. Class list.
       c. Collect corrected final exams.
       d. Choose LEARNING PARTNERS.
       e. COMPLETE YOUR INFORMATION ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE CLASS LIST!

(2) Discuss and submit: For new students:
   CET 1 & 2: 大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣：每天請聽「回音」十分鐘（上、下） and
      英文 E-mail 潛規則：老師怎麼不早點教我?!
   For everybody: CET 19 脫口而出的英文文法 in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10.
     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 3 提升聽力祕訣：/i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別 in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: Read and summarize: CET 20 重方法不重死背的英文文法（上）
     in No. 88, March/April 2015, p. 8-10; and English Island 48, January 2020:
     「格式」就是禮貌：英文標點符號的10大規則.

(3) For new students:
     a. Professor Chung's October 2018 TEDx talk:
     如何用「回音法」學好英文口說 史嘉琳

     b. Interview with Ray Du 阿滴

     c. SLANT:
       Sit up straight.
       Listen.
   Ask and answer questions.
       Nod your head. (or: shake your head; or: wrinkle your brow)
       Track the teacher.
       Note that you will get extra points for class participation;
         this can help raise your final grade./

     d. One Small Step Can Change Your Life: with Kaizen

     e. The Pomodoro Technique of time management,
    and improving focus and productivity.

     f. How echoic memory works: Sesame Street: I Can Remember

(4) Read aloud in class:
     Practice in Reading IPA transcription: by Bruce Hayes.

     Print out (if you haven't already) and bring to every class
     this IPA symbols handout, also the vowels table of
     this December 2017 English Island 24 article: 台灣味學習法：用注音練英文母音.
     You may need to register on the site, but it's free, and there's no obligation.

(5) Make and write down three observations about language over the coming week
     and share what you find with the class on Wednesday, 3/11.

(6) Go over Michael Lewis transcriptions for 3/4-3/8.

(7) Chapter 6: Basic Acoustics, of Wayland's Phonetics: A Practical Introduction.
    ppt: Acoustic phonetics.

(8) Book sharing: Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone

(9) Breaktime music: Chiwoniso Maraire Everyone's Child    lyrics
    mbira     mbira music sample: Tadzungaira by Forward Kwenda

Wednesday 3/11
(1) Make sure you've updated your information, including the name of your learning partner,
    on the class list in our Google Drive folder, and remember to sit with your learning partner.

     Also, make sure your name and other data are FLUSH LEFT 左邊對齊 on your homework.

(2) Dictation: /-aʊt/ vs. /aʊd/.

(3) Check Michael Lewis transcriptions.

(4) Share three observations about language.

(5) Chapter 6: Basic Acoustics, of Wayland's Phonetics: A Practical Introduction.
    ppt: Acoustic phonetics Acoustic Phonetics by Roger Cheng-yen Liu 劉政諺

(6) Breaktime music: Chiwoniso Maraire Everyone's Child    lyrics
    mbira     mbira music sample: Tadzungaira by Forward Kwenda

Week 3: 3/16, 3/18
3/16
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 3 提升聽力祕訣：/i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別 in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: CET 20 重方法不重死背的英文文法（上）
     in No. 88, March/April 2015, p. 8-10; and English Island 48, January 2020:
     「格式」就是禮貌：英文標點符號的10大規則.
     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 4「重音」真的很重要! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: Read and summarize: 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 English Island 45, October 2019:
      突破聽力瓶頸的五大秘訣.

(2) Check Michael Lewis transcriptions.

(3) New transcription exercise: This American Life: Everyone's a Critic
     February 28, 2020
     People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.
     Act One Their Eyes Weren’t Watching God By B.A. Parker
     On a friend’s recommendation, B.A. Parker decides to try attending
     First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Parker is black, much like the
     majority of the church’s congregation. But when she gets to FCBC, she
     notices a long line of white tourists waiting to get inside. (13 minutes)

     oTranscribe

     Entire exercise (part of the original piece has been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     16. 3/17            24. 3/25
     17. 3/18            25. 3/26
     18. 3/19            26. 3/27
     19. 3/20            27. 3/28
     20 . 3/21            28. 3/29
     21. 3/22            29. 3/30
     22. 3/23            30. 3/31
     23. 3/24            31. 4/01

(4) Linguistic observation sharing.

(5) Chapter 6: Basic Acoustics, of Wayland's Phonetics: A Practical Introduction.
    ppt: Acoustic phonetics

(6) Optional: For reference: TED talk on hearing
     The beautiful, mysterious science of how you hear
by Jim Hudspeth

(7) Breaktime music: Scorpions      Wind of Change (1990)     lyrics

3/18
(1) Check This American Life transcriptions.

(2) Linguistic observation sharing.

(3) Chapter 6: Basic Acoustics, of Wayland's Phonetics: A Practical Introduction.
    ppt: Acoustic phonetics    tuning fork demonstrations

(4) Do the Logarithms tutorial:
     11. Getting ready to learn about decibels: a tutorial on logarithms

(5) Breaktime music: Scorpions      Wind of Change (1990)     lyrics

Week 4: 3/23, 3/25
3/23
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
   CET 4「重音」真的很重要! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: 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 English Island 45, October 2019:
     突破聽力瓶頸的五大秘訣.

     For next week – Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 5 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音 in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     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; and
     English Island 46, November 2019 加強英文聽力的終極策略：解析10個常見錯誤

(2) Have you finished the Logarithms tutorial?
     11. Getting ready to learn about decibels: a tutorial on logarithms

(3) Check new transcription exercise: This American Life: Everyone's a Critic
     February 28, 2020
     People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.
     Act One Their Eyes Weren’t Watching God By B.A. Parker
     On a friend’s recommendation, B.A. Parker decides to try attending
     First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Parker is black, much like the
     majority of the church’s congregation. But when she gets to FCBC, she
     notices a long line of white tourists waiting to get inside. (13 minutes)

     oTranscribe

     Entire exercise (part of the original piece has been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (16) 3/17            9.   (24) 3/25
     2. (17) 3/18            10. (25) 3/26
     3. (18) 3/19            11. (26) 3/27
     4. (19) 3/20            12. (27) 3/28
     5. (20) 3/21            13. (28) 3/29
     6. (21) 3/22            14. (29) 3/30
     7. (22) 3/23            15. (30) 3/31
     8. (23) 3/24            16. (31) 4/01

(4) Linguistic observation sharing.

(5) Chapter 6: Basic Acoustics, of Wayland's Phonetics: A Practical Introduction.
    ppt: Acoustic phonetics

(6) See the difference between simple and complex sound waves:
      Chrome Spectrogram

(7) Breaktime music: Alannis Morissette      Ironic         lyrics

3/25
(1) This American Life transcription:
    oTranscribe

     Entire exercise (part of the original piece has been omitted)

(2) Linguistic observation sharing.

(3) See the difference between simple and complex sound waves:
      Chrome Spectrogram

(4) 8. Fundamental frequency and harmonics (with toy)
     Guitar demonstration; making a string play without touching it

(5) Chapter 6: Basic Acoustics, of Wayland's Phonetics: A Practical Introduction.
    ppt: Acoustic phonetics

(6) Breaktime music: Alannis Morissette      Ironic         lyrics

Week 5: 3/30, 4/1
3/30
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 5 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音 in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: 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; and
     English Island 46, November 2019 加強英文聽力的終極策略：解析10個常見錯誤

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 6 抑揚頓挫：英語的語調和斷句 in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     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
     English Island 50, March 2020 英語單字量不夠？那，背字典有用嗎？

(2) Linguistic observation sharing.

(3) New transcription assignment:
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy     (For fun: Australians speaking Thai)

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32) 4/02            9.   (40) 4/10
     2. (33) 4/03            10. (41) 4/11
     3. (34) 4/04            11. (42) 4/12
     4. (35) 4/05            12. (43) 4/13
     5. (36) 4/06            13. (44) 4/14
     6. (37) 4/07            14. (45) 4/15
     7. (38) 4/08            15. (46) 4/16
     8. (39) 4/09

(4) 9. Vowels and Formants I: Resonance (with soy sauce bottle demonstration)

(5) 10. Vowels and Formants II (with duck call demonstration)

(6) Wayland, ch. 6

(7) Breaktime song: Bob Dylan Murder Most Foul (17 minutes) lyrics         released March 27, 2020

4/1
(1) Dictation: solidifying vowel discrimination and IPA symbols.

(2) This American Life transcription:
      oTranscribe

     Entire exercise (previous exercise; part of the original piece has been omitted)

(3) New transcription assignment:
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy     (For fun: Australians speaking Thai)

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32) 4/02            9.   (40) 4/10
     2. (33) 4/03            10. (41) 4/11
     3. (34) 4/04            11. (42) 4/12
     4. (35) 4/05            12. (43) 4/13
     5. (36) 4/06            13. (44) 4/14
     6. (37) 4/07            14. (45) 4/15
     7. (38) 4/08            15. (46) 4/16
     8. (39) 4/09

(4) OneLook Dictionary has lots of great tools to help you with your transcription!

(5) Linguistic observation sharing.

(6) Wayland, ch. 6

(7) Breaktime song: Bob Dylan Murder Most Foul (17 minutes) lyrics         released March 27, 2020

Week 6: 4/06, 4/08
4/06
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 6 抑揚頓挫：英語的語調和斷句 in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     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
     English Island 50, March 2020 英語單字量不夠？那，背字典有用嗎？

     Joke regarding "Ditch the fancy words": Plumber story.

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 7 Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停！ in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     CET 24 動詞時態三頁通 in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26.
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     English Island 38, March 2019 片語動詞怎麼唸？

(2) We'll go over your langpreneur transcriptions on Wednesday.
     Use the OneLook Dictionary Search to help solving any listening problems!
     Click on "Related Words" for the thesaurus/backward dictionary!

(3) Wayland, ch. 6

(4) Breaktime song: Bill Withers (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020)    Lean on me (live 1973)      lyrics      video with lyrics
     Playing for Change Song Around the World

4/08
(1) Mark new transcription assignment:
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy     (For fun: Australians speaking Thai)

     oTranscribe

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32) 4/02            9.   (40) 4/10
     2. (33) 4/03            10. (41) 4/11
     3. (34) 4/04            11. (42) 4/12
     4. (35) 4/05            12. (43) 4/13
     5. (36) 4/06            13. (44) 4/14
     6. (37) 4/07            14. (45) 4/15
     7. (38) 4/08            15. (46) 4/16
     8. (39) 4/09

(2) Phonetics II page 13. The Case of the Missing Fundamental
     Online spectrogram
     Chrome MusicLab Spectrogram

     The world's deepest voice

     Subharmonic series

(3) Wayland, ch. 6

(4) Book sharing: The Human Voice: The Story of a Remarkable Talent Anne Karpf 2007

(5) Breaktime song: Bill Withers (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020)    Lean on me (live 1973)      lyrics      video with lyrics
     Playing for Change Song Around the World

Week 7: 4/13, 4/15
4/13
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
   CET 7 Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停！ in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     CET 24 動詞時態三頁通 in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26.
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     English Island 38, March 2019 片語動詞怎麼唸？

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 8 "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？ in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 39, April 2019 中文也有片語動詞嗎？ and
     English Island 37, February 2019 你還在用俗氣的“Last but not least”嗎？

(2) Go over transcriptions.
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32) 4/02            9.   (40) 4/10
     2. (33) 4/03            10. (41) 4/11
     3. (34) 4/04            11. (42) 4/12
     4. (35) 4/05            12. (43) 4/13
     5. (36) 4/06            13. (44) 4/14
     6. (37) 4/07            14. (45) 4/15
     7. (38) 4/08            15. (46) 4/16
     8. (39) 4/09

     New transcription exercise: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise

     Daily segments:
     1. (47) 4/17            5. (51) 4/21
     2. (48) 4/18            6. (52) 4/22
     3. (49) 4/19            7. (53) 4/23
     4. (50) 4/20            8. (54) 4/24

(3) Wayland, ch. 6

(4) Book sharing: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World by Michele Gelfand

(5) Breaktime song: Peggy March I Will Follow Him (1963) lyrics       Sister Act version

4/15
(1) Dictation and compound noun stress marking quiz.

(2) Go over transcriptions.
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32) 4/02            9.   (40) 4/10
     2. (33) 4/03            10. (41) 4/11
     3. (34) 4/04            11. (42) 4/12
     4. (35) 4/05            12. (43) 4/13
     5. (36) 4/06            13. (44) 4/14
     6. (37) 4/07            14. (45) 4/15
     7. (38) 4/08            15. (46) 4/16
     8. (39) 4/09

     New transcription exercise: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise

     Daily segments:
     1. (47) 4/17            5. (51) 4/21
     2. (48) 4/18            6. (52) 4/22
     3. (49) 4/19            7. (53) 4/23
     4. (50) 4/20            8. (54) 4/24

(3) We'll try to finish Wayland, ch. 6 today.
      Do chapter exercises for Wayland, ch. 6; due Wednesday April 22.
      Make sure you've done the Logarithms Tutorial –
      we'll do the Decibels Tutorial on Monday April 20.
      We'll have a chapter test on Wayland, chapter 6 on Monday April 27.
      Then we'll continue on to chapter 2 of Wayland.

(4) Book sharing: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World by Michele Gelfand

(5) Useful links:
      1. How to activate Alex and Mei-jia on an iPhone:
     聆聽 iPhone 朗讀的螢幕內容、所選文字和輸入回饋
      2. How to have Google Assistant read aloud to you on an Android phone:
          選擇「Google 助理」的語音 or:
          活用Android文字轉語音功能：Google小姐超好用
      3. Chrome extension: Read Aloud (thanks to Evanna Shih)
      4. Word 的追蹤修訂功能

(6) Breaktime song: Peggy March I Will Follow Him (1963) lyrics       Sister Act version

Week 8: 4/20, 4/22
4/20
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 8 "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？ in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 39, April 2019 中文也有片語動詞嗎？ and
     English Island 37, February 2019 你還在用俗氣的“Last but not least”嗎？

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 9 & 10 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.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 47, December 2019 Who's a False Friend? 小心外來的「假朋友」！ and
     English Island 49, February 2020 實況英文有聽沒有懂 Make sure you "Know before you go"

(2) Decibels Tutorial: 12. Understanding Decibels

(3) If there's time, we'll continue on Wayland, ch. 2.

(4) We'll go over the written exercises for Wayland ch. 6 on Wednesday 4/22;
     test on ch 6 on Monday 4/27; the test will include a dictation on vowels + voiced vs. voiceless final stops
   and compound noun stress marking.

(5) Breaktime music: Carla Sciaky      Insomnia Blues       lyrics

4/22
(1) Go over Preet transcriptions.

      New transcription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (55) 4/25          4. (58) 4/28
      2. (56) 4/26          5. (59) 4/29
      3. (57) 4/27          6. (60) 4/30

      Spring snake in a can
      Binoculars prank

(2) 1. Dictation on vowels and voiced final alveolar stops; and
       2. Compound noun stress quiz.

(3) Date changes:
      We'll go over the written exercises for Wayland, ch. 6 on Monday, April 27.
      Test on Wayland ch 6 on Wednesday, April 29.

(4) Wayland, ch. 2.

(5) Breaktime music: Carla Sciaky      Insomnia Blues       lyrics

Week 9: 4/27, 4/29
4/27
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 9 & 10 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.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 47, December 2019 Who's a False Friend? 小心外來的「假朋友」！ and
     English Island 49, February 2020 實況英文有聽沒有懂 Make sure you "Know before you go"

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 11 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 28, April 2018 Advanced!文法過招第二式：副詞Even的4種用法 and
     English Island 41, June 2019 Podcasts: 可以隨身攜帶的耳福

(2) Transcription exercise: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise

     Daily segments:
     1. (47) 4/17            5. (51) 4/21
     2. (48) 4/18            6. (52) 4/22
     3. (49) 4/19            7. (53) 4/23
     4. (50) 4/20            8. (54) 4/24

      New transcription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (55) 4/25          4. (58) 4/28
      2. (56) 4/26          5. (59) 4/29
      3. (57) 4/27          6. (60) 4/30

      Spring snake in a can
      Binoculars prank

(3) We'll go over the written exercises for Wayland, ch. 6
      Test on Wayland ch 6 on Wednesday, April 29.

(4) Wayland, ch. 2; we'll refer back to sounds covered in ch 1 when needed.

(5) Breaktime music: German parody song: Scheiss Corona    by The Happy Disharmonists
     Original: My Sharona   by The Knack   lyrics

4/29
(1) Test on Wayland ch 6; it will include a dictation and compound noun stress quiz.

(2) Transcription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (55) 4/25          4. (58) 4/28
      2. (56) 4/26          5. (59) 4/29
      3. (57) 4/27          6. (60) 4/30

      New transcription exercise for May 1-10:
      Edited from the improvisation podcast:
      Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (61) 5/01          6.   (66) 5/06
      2. (62) 5/02         7.   (67) 5/07
      3. (63) 5/03          8.   (68) 5/08
      4. (64) 5/04          9.   (69) 5/09
      5. (65) 5/05          10. (70) 5/10

(3) Wayland, ch. 2; we'll refer back to sounds covered in ch 1 when needed.

(4) Breaktime music: German parody song: Scheiss Corona    by The Happy Disharmonists
     Original: My Sharona   by The Knack   lyrics

Week 10: 5/04; 5/06
5/04
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 11 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 28, April 2018 Advanced!文法過招第二式：副詞Even的4種用法 and
     English Island 41, June 2019 Podcasts: 可以隨身攜帶的耳福

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 12 英語發音百樂篇（一）: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 25, January 2018 Advanced! 文法過招第一式：英文倒裝句 and
     English Island 29, May 2018 學哪一種好？注音符號vs羅馬拼音

(2) Transcription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (55) 4/25          4. (58) 4/28
      2. (56) 4/26          5. (59) 4/29
      3. (57) 4/27          6. (60) 4/30

      New transcription exercise for May 1-10:
      Edited from the improvisation podcast:
      Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (61) 5/01          6.   (66) 5/06
      2. (62) 5/02         7.   (67) 5/07
      3. (63) 5/03          8.   (68) 5/08
      4. (64) 5/04          9.   (69) 5/09
      5. (65) 5/05          10. (70) 5/10

(3) Wayland, ch. 2; we'll refer back to sounds covered in ch 1 when needed.
       Today: all kinds of /l/s. Dictation on 5/06.

(4) Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart
      Sounds covered today: All kinds of /l/s; palatal stops and fricatives.

(5) Breaktime music: Alicia Keys      Underdog      lyrics

5/06
(1) Your chapter 6 test will be returned to you.
       Correct your test paper very carefully, and
       hand it in on Monday 5/11, together with your
       completed written exercises for chapter 6.

(2) Two dictations:
      1. Ejectives, voiced, voiceless and voiceless aspirated initial stops.
      2. English vowels + voiced vs. voiceless final stops.

      New students: Make sure to work through these
      Three tutorials on plosives and voicing.

(3) New transcription exercise for May 1-10:
      Edited from the improvisation podcast:
      Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (61) 5/01          6.   (66) 5/06
      2. (62) 5/02         7.   (67) 5/07
      3. (63) 5/03          8.   (68) 5/08
      4. (64) 5/04          9.   (69) 5/09
      5. (65) 5/05          10. (70) 5/10

(4) We'll try to finish Wayland, ch. 2, which will include clicks, phonation types,
      and the chapter summary. We'll refer back to sounds covered in ch 1 when needed.

(5) Breaktime music: Alicia Keys      Underdog      lyrics

Week 11: 5/11; 5/13
5/11
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 12 英語發音百樂篇（一）: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 25, January 2018 Advanced! 文法過招第一式：英文倒裝句 and
     English Island 29, May 2018 學哪一種好？注音符號vs羅馬拼音

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 13 英語發音百樂篇（二）: Pronunciation Potluck (2)     Audio file
     in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 20, August 2017 語言交換必看小撇步 and
     English Island 19, 小心你的台式英文腔 July 2017.

(2) Hand in the corrections for the chapter 6 test, stapled to
      the original test paper.
      Also hand in your completed exercises for chapter 6.

(3) Transcription exercise for May 1-10:
     Edited from the improvisation podcast:
     Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants

    New transcription exercise:
    WNYC The Takeaway:
      For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines
      Comes with Racial Profiling Risks 2020-04-27

     Entire exercise

     Daily segments:
     1. (71) 5/11        4. (74) 5/14
     2. (72) 5/12          5. (75) 5/15
     3. (73) 5/13          6. (76) 5/16

(4) Wayland, ch. 2: Phonation types;
      we'll refer back to sounds covered in ch 1 when needed.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

(5) Optional – for fun: Survey on Irony Recognition in Italian
   https://linguistlist.org/issues/31/31-1560.html

(6) Breaktime music:    William McCarthy/Augustines      Ballad for the Unemployed

5/13
(1) Dictations: implosives; English.

(2) Transcription exercise:
    WNYC The Takeaway:
      For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines
      Comes with Racial Profiling Risks 2020-04-27

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (71) 5/11        4. (74) 5/14
      2. (72) 5/12          5. (75) 5/15
      3. (73) 5/13          6. (76) 5/16

      New transcription exercise:
   The Jordan Harbinger Show
     350: Dan Heath | Solving Problems from Upstream

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (77) 5/17          4. (80) 5/20
      2. (78) 5/18          5. (81) 5/21
      3. (79) 5/19          6. (82) 5/22

(3) New students: Make sure you have done the three tutorials linked to on this page:
      17. Three tutorials on voicing and plosives

(4)   We'll read Wayland, p. 152-156 and p. 163-167 of ch. 7;
       after which we'll continue on to ch. 8.
       We'll finish Wayland, ch. 2 on Monday 5/18.

(5) Breaktime music:    William McCarthy/Augustines      Ballad for the Unemployed

Week 12: May 18; May 20
May 18
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
   CET 13 英語發音百樂篇（二）: Pronunciation Potluck (2)   Audio file
   in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 20, August 2017 語言交換必看小撇步 and
     English Island 19, July 2017 小心你的台式英文腔.

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 14 英語發音百樂篇（三）: Pronunciation Potluck (3)
   in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 52, May 2020 請不要跟我說英文，好嗎？
     English Island 51, April 2020 英文真的要作第二官方語言？那，非這樣做不可

(2) Transcription exercise:
    WNYC The Takeaway:
      For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines
      Comes with Racial Profiling Risks 2020-04-27

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (71) 5/11        4. (74) 5/14
      2. (72) 5/12          5. (75) 5/15
      3. (73) 5/13          6. (76) 5/16

      New transcription exercise:

    The Jordan Harbinger Show (parts of the original interview have been omitted)
      350: Dan Heath | Solving Problems from Upstream

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (77) 5/17          4. (80) 5/20
      2. (78) 5/18          5. (81) 5/21
      3. (79) 5/19          6. (82) 5/22

(3) Finish Wayland, ch. 2.
      We'll read Wayland, p. 152-156 and p. 163-167 of ch. 7;
      after which we'll continue on to ch. 8.

(4) Breaktime music: Billy Joel     A Matter of Trust      lyrics

May 20
(1) Transcription exercise:
   The Jordan Harbinger Show (parts of the original interview have been omitted)
     350: Dan Heath | Solving Problems from Upstream

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (77) 5/17          4. (80) 5/20
      2. (78) 5/18          5. (81) 5/21
      3. (79) 5/19          6. (82) 5/22

New transcription exercise:
IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
      with Stacey Vanek Smith

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83) 5/23            9.   (91) 5/31
     2. (84) 5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85) 5/25            11. (93) 6/02
     4. (86) 5/26            12. (94) 6/03
     5. (87) 5/27            13. (95) 6/04
     6. (88) 5/28            14. (96) 6/05
     7. (89) 5/29            15. (97) 6/06
     8. (90) 5/30            16. (98) 6/07

(2) Dictations: 8. Clicks and 9. English.

(3) We'll read Wayland, p. 152-156 and p. 163-167 of ch. 7;
      after which we'll continue on to ch. 8.

(4) Links:
     1. Books by Dan Heath: Made to Stick by Dan Heath & Chip Heath
         Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath
     2. 林道明 T.C. Locke; Thomas Christopher Locke:
   為什麼你還不把我當台灣人？來台30年的老外困擾
         Book: 台灣饅頭美國兵 Barbarian at the Gate
         From the American Suburbs to the Taiwanese Army
     3. Marilyn Monroe's sexy breathiness
     4. a. Creaky voice 吱嘎音, aka vocal fry 泡泡音: What Is Vocal Fry & Is It Bad For You?
         b. One minute of Kim Kardashian vocal fry

(5) Terminology
     Some Chinese translations for "ejective": 外爆音、緊喉音、噴音;
     for "egressive": 外呼音、呼氣音、擠氣音、外擠音;
     for "ingressive": 內吸音;
     for "creaky voice": 吱嘎（嗓）音;
     for "breathy voice": 氣（聲）音;
     for "plosive": 爆音、爆破音.
     for "implosive": 內爆音
     for "click": 咂 zā 音、搭嘴音、吸氣音

(6) Breaktime music: Billy Joel     A Matter of Trust      lyrics

Week 13: May 25; May 27
May 25
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
   CET 14 英語發音百樂篇（三）: Pronunciation Potluck (3)
   in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 52, May 2020 請不要跟我說英文，好嗎？
     English Island 51, April 2020 英文真的要作第二官方語言？那，非這樣做不可

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 15 英語發音百樂篇（四）: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
   in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 14, February 2017 希望、祝福、許願英文怎麼說？
     English Island 42, July 2019 I feel so boring…不用那麼謙虛吧！

(2) Transcription exercises:
   The Jordan Harbinger Show (parts of the original interview have been omitted)
     350: Dan Heath | Solving Problems from Upstream

      Entire exercise

      Daily segments:
      1. (77) 5/17          4. (80) 5/20
      2. (78) 5/18          5. (81) 5/21
      3. (79) 5/19          6. (82) 5/22

     New transcription exercise:
     IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
   with Stacey Vanek Smith The potato pile

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83) 5/23              9. (91) 5/31
     2. (84) 5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85) 5/25            11. (93) 6/02
     4. (86) 5/26            12. (94) 6/03
     5. (87) 5/27            13. (95) 6/04
     6. (88) 5/28            14. (96) 6/05
     7. (89) 5/29            15. (97) 6/06
     8. (90) 5/30            16. (98) 6/07

(3) Wayland, ch. 8: spectrograms.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

(4) Book sharing: 張西亞、Daniel Mark McMahon、吳娟:
    一本突破中式英文盲點：掌握華人學英語發音•文法•自毀關鍵

(5) Breaktime music: Coldplay     Clocks      lyrics

May 27
(1) Dictations: New vowels; English.

(2) New transcription exercise:
     IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
   with Stacey Vanek Smith The potato pile

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83) 5/23              9. (91) 5/31
     2. (84) 5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85) 5/25            11. (93) 6/02
     4. (86) 5/26            12. (94) 6/03
     5. (87) 5/27            13. (95) 6/04
     6. (88) 5/28            14. (96) 6/05
     7. (89) 5/29            15. (97) 6/06
     8. (90) 5/30            16. (98) 6/07

(3) Wayland, ch. 8: spectrograms.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

(4) Breaktime music: Coldplay     Clocks      lyrics

Week 14: 6/01; 6/03
6/01
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
   CET 15 英語發音百樂篇（四）: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
   in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 14, February 2017 希望、祝福、許願英文怎麼說？
     English Island 42, July 2019 I feel so boring…不用那麼謙虛吧！

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 16 & CET 17: 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.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 10, October 2016 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」?
     English Island 17, May 2017 從100分倒扣的競爭式社交

(2) Transcription exercise:
    IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
with Stacey Vanek Smith The potato pile

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83) 5/23              9. (91) 5/31
     2. (84) 5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85) 5/25            11. (93) 6/02
     4. (86) 5/26            12. (94) 6/03
     5. (87) 5/27            13. (95) 6/04
     6. (88) 5/28            14. (96) 6/05
     7. (89) 5/29            15. (97) 6/06
     8. (90) 5/30            16. (98) 6/07

(3) Wayland, ch. 8: spectrograms.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

(4) Breaktime music: The Supremes     The Happening      lyrics

6/03
(1) Three dictations: English fricatives and affricates
                                 English nasals
                                 German long and short round front vowels

(2) Transcription exercise:
       IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
   with Stacey Vanek Smith The potato pile

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83) 5/23              9. (91) 5/31
     2. (84) 5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85) 5/25            11. (93) 6/02
     4. (86) 5/26            12. (94) 6/03
     5. (87) 5/27            13. (95) 6/04
     6. (88) 5/28            14. (96) 6/05
     7. (89) 5/29            15. (97) 6/06
     8. (90) 5/30            16. (98) 6/07

(3) Wayland, ch. 8: spectrograms.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

(4) Taiwanese Feet, by John Groot.

(5) Podcast episode that discusses changes and pronoun use in English:
     Talk the Talk: 394: What's Your Pronoun? (with Dennis Baron)
     Previous related episodes: 139: Genderless Pronouns    389: Mailbag of Pronouns

(6) The final exam for this class will be held Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in 普 202 at 5:30pm.
     Please note that the section in Wayland ch 10 on categorical perception (CP) on p. 233-234
     will be included in the 範圍 of the final exam.

(7) Start doing the written exercises for Wayland ch 8 on p. 193-196;
    refer back to the chapter 8 content for things we haven't covered yet.

(8) Due Friday, June 12: Prepare:
     (I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
     (II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files:

     I. 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?

     II. Organized summary of your class notes:
   Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points.
         You do not have to include every single detail from your notes; try rather to combine
          notes that are about the same thing and to generalize.

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

(9) Breaktime music: The Supremes     The Happening      lyrics

Week 15: 6/08; 6/10
6/08
(1) Discuss and submit – for new students:
   CET 16 & CET 17: 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.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 10, October 2016 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」?
     English Island 17, May 2017 從100分倒扣的競爭式社交

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
   CET 18: 次重音：次要的重音還是很重要！
     in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 53, June 2020 最「美國」的食物是⋯漢堡嗎？再猜吧

(2) The final exam for this class will be held Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in 普 202 at 5:30pm.
Please note that p. 152-156 and 163-167 of Wayland ch 7,
      and the section in Wayland ch 10 on categorical perception (CP) on p. 233-234
will be included in the 範圍 of the final exam.

(3) Due Friday, June 12: Prepare:
     (I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
     (II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files.

(4) Final transcription exercise:
    IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
with Stacey Vanek Smith The potato pile

     Entire exercise (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83) 5/23              9. (91) 5/31
     2. (84) 5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85) 5/25            11. (93) 6/02
     4. (86) 5/26            12. (94) 6/03
     5. (87) 5/27            13. (95) 6/04
     6. (88) 5/28            14. (96) 6/05
     7. (89) 5/29            15. (97) 6/06
     8. (90) 5/30            16. (98) 6/07

(5) Webpage: Read and watch the videos before Wednesday, June 10:
      17. Hearing with your eyes: The McGurk Effect (with videos)
      You don't need to watch all the videos, but do watch a couple,
      and it's OK to just skim the articles linked to, but do read the text of page 17.

(6) Wayland, ch. 8: spectrograms.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

(7) We'll go over the written exercises for Wayland ch 8 on p. 193-196;
    refer back to the chapter 8 content for things we haven't covered yet.

(8) Breaktime Music: Dolly Parton      When Life Is Good Again      lyrics      video with lyrics

Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

6/10
(1) Due Friday, June 12: Prepare:
     (I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
     (II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files.

(2) Make sure you have worked through this Webpage:
      Read and watch the videos:
      17. Hearing with your eyes: The McGurk Effect (with videos)
      You don't need to watch all the videos, but do watch a couple,
      and it's OK to just skim the articles linked to, but do read the text of page 17.
      A question from this page may appear on the final exam.

(3) Peter Ladefoged's 1971 Speech synthesis demo, broken down by element:
    https://corpus.linguistics.berkeley.edu/acip/course/chapter8/speechbird/

(4) Wayland, ch. 8: spectrograms.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
IPA Chart

(5) We'll go over the written exercises for Wayland ch 8 on p. 193-196.

      1. Sample FFTs (Fast Fourier Transforms) showing H1 (= F0), F1, F2, F3:
a. [ə] in Western Buriat (Mongolic) b. [ ǭ] in Livonian (Finnic/Latvia/extinct)

      2. Rob Hagiwara's spectrogram page (University of Manitoba)
          See also Rob's "Mystery Spectrogram" of the month pages!

      3. Spectrogram references in Wayland:
          a.   8 English vowels: [i, ɪ, ɛ, æ, ɑ, ɔ, ʊ, u]: p. 171
          b.   unrounded and rounded high front vowels. [i] vs. [y]: p. 172
          c.   3 English diphthongs: [aɪ], [aʊ], [ɔɪ]: p. 173
          d.   voiced vs. voiceless final alveolar stop: [bæd] vs. [bæt]: p. 174
          e. oral /ɑ/ vs. nasal /ɑ̃/: p. 176
          f. area of concentration of acoustic energy in bursts for [pʰɑ], [tʰɑ], [kʰɑ]: p. 178
          g. formant transitions from [b, d, g] to [a]: p. 179
          h. VOT (Voice Onset Time) figures: Lead/pre-voicing/negative onset, Zero onset, Long-lag onset, Short-lag onset: 181-183;
            word-final: p. 181-184
          i. sibilant fricatives: [s] vs. [ʃ]
          j. sibilant and non-sibilant fricatives, voiced and voiceless: 186-187
          k. affricates [ʃ] vs. [tʃ]: p. 188
          l. nasal murmur and nasal formant: [m], [n], [ŋ]: p. 188
          m. approximants [aja] vs. [awa]
          n. rhotic approximant: [ɹ] p. 191
          o. anti-formants with lateral [l]: p. 192

(6) Breaktime Music: Dolly Parton      When Life Is Good Again      lyrics      video with lyrics

Week 16: 6/17
Final exam

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