ELP: English Listening and Pronunciation Fall 2016 THIS WEEK Monday 3:30-5:20pm   Foreign Language Teaching and Resource Center (FLTR 外教) 206 Professor Karen Chung 史嘉琳 老師 karchung@ntu.edu.tw Join the ELP: English Listening and Pronunciation, Fall 2016 page on Facebook! Class syllabus: Fall 2013  Spring 2014  Fall 2014 and Spring 2015  Spring 2016 CET articles on English pronunciation Email Updates Subscription link for CET 19-24 Mini-conversations

A demonstration of how the Echo Method works

Fall 2016: 15 class meetings

    September 2016: 12, 19, 26
    October: 3, (10 is a holiday), 17, 24, 31
    November: 7, 14, 21, 28
    December: 5, 12, 19, 26
    January 2017: (2 is a holiday)

    Final exam: January 9, 2017 外教 206

     Note: This syllabus is subject to change, and will be adjusted and updated weekly throughout the semester.
     PLEASE REPORT ANY ERRORS OR DEAD LINKS you find to karchung@ntu.edu.tw!


Week 1: September 12-19:
1. Enrollment and other class business.
2. Join a. the ELP: English Listening and Pronunciation, Spring 2016 page on Facebook;
            b. Karen on Ivy League Analytical English group on Facebook; and
            c. ELP Spring 2016 on Google Drive; use your gmail address.
3.  Send a quote to Prof. Chung according to this model, along with your gmail address;
     read this article: 英文 Email 潛規則 carefully before doing the assignment - subscribe here;
     due by Monday, September 26.
 
     Subject line: ELP quote and gmail address.

     Make sure to send it in plain text, not html.

     Also subscribe to the New York Times news digest,
     and state that you did so in your email (as in the model).

     Leave only one blank line between paragraphs, not two!

4.  Every Monday, you will hand in on paper, and upload to Google Drive:
    1. a summary of your class notes from the previous week.
    2. a summary of one or more of the CET 師德 articles online. This week:
        大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣：每天請聽「回音」十分鐘（上、下） in No. 69 & 70,
        January/February p. 8-10 & March/April 2012, p.12-14.
        These articles explain in Chinese how the "Echo Method" of language learning works.
    3. There will also be weekly listening and other assignments.

Format for name on homework – in upper right hand corner, left justified:

    Rita Lin 林玉梅
    B01102000
    ELP  September 12, 2016
    Week One

    Use: Times New Roman 12 pt for text,
              Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5pt for IPA symbols,
              新細明體 12pt for 中文

     i2Speak IPA input tool:
     http://www.i2speak.com/

     Convert to pdf format before printing out to avoid encoding errors.

5. The Echo Method.
6. Dictations 1 & 2: /ɛ/ and /æ/.
7. Transcribe Yellow Horses, from podcast Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase
8. Learn the IPA symbols for English consonants: Print out and bring to every class!
    We'll go over them next class, and normally there will be a 10-item dictation each class,
    with spelling + IPA transcription.
9. Poetry: Limerick MP3; handout on prosody and literary terms
 
     There once was an old man from Esser,
     Whose knowledge grew lesser and lesser;
     It at last grew so small,
     He knew nothing at all,
     And now he's a college professor.

10.  Warm-up song: Nat King Cole: Kemo Kimo

Week 2. September 19-26:
1.  Finalize class list.
     Make sure your quote and gmail address were submitted
     with correct format and NO mistakes by Monday September 26!
     Submit class notes, notes on CET 1, 2; upload to Google Drive; update your Goals Sheet.
     For next Monday: summary of CET 3 (#71) : 提升聽力祕訣： /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別.
2.  Class discussion of CET 1, 2, the Echo Method, and 10-minutes-a-day.
3.  Dictation 3: /ɛ/ and /æ/.
4.  Download and print out this IPA symbols handout and bring it to every class.
     Study it yourself at home carefully and you will learn the symbols more easily and quickly.
5.  For next week: Transcribe Yellow Horses.
6.  Breaktime music: John Lennon: Oh My Love   studio version
      Lyrics

Week 3. September 26-October 3:
1. Submit class notes, notes on summary of CET 3 (#71) : 提升聽力祕訣： /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別;
     also upload to Google Drive.
     for next Monday 10/3: summary of CET 4 (#72:)「重音」真的很重要!
     Let me know if you still haven't been added to Google Drive.
     Make sure you send your quote in PLAIN TEXT! And note CORRECT EMAIL FORMAT!
     Make sure ALL class-related mail has "ELP" in the subject line.
2. Go over IPA symbols; learn the IPA symbols for all of the English vowels.
3. Dictations 4 & 5: /-p/ vs. /-b/.
4. Transcribe Yellow Horses.
5. Breaktime music: Jann Arden: Insensitive    Lyrics

Week 4. and 5. October 3-17:
(There will be no class on Monday October 10)

1.  Facebook: Make SURE that you have joined

     1. ELP: English Listening and Pronunciation, 2016-17
     2. Karen on Ivy League Analytical English for general English questions 

2.  Submit PAPER class notes, notes on CET 4 (#72:)「重音」真的很重要!; also upload to Google Drive.
     For Monday 10/17: summary of CET 5 (#73): 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音.
     Save your class work as pdf files in a FOLDER with your name (e.g. Iris Lin) as the folder name.
     Open a new WORD file; paste in your notes or other work;
     DOWNLOAD as PDF; then move back into the Google Drive folder.
     Saving as a pdf helps avoid 亂碼, e.g. instead of IPA symbols.
     Give your files clear FILE NAMES, so they are easy to find and recognize.
     Always PROOFREAD your work before submission.
     The above instructions have also been emailed to you.
3. Dictations 6 & 7: /-ɪt/ vs. /-ɪd/ and /-ʌk/ vs. /-ʌg/
4. Go over transcriptions of Yellow Horses. stw   stp
     See this ppt for 30 Transcription Tricks!
5. Learn and sing (if there's time): My dame has a lame tame crane:

     My dame has a lame tame crane,
     My dame has a crane that is lame.
     Please, gentle Jane, let my dame’s lame tame crane
     Feed and come home again.

6. Prepare this passage for reading aloud in class:

That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
That Quail, Robert: MP3

7. Breaktime music: Billy Joel: She's Always a Woman to Me    Live (1978)
     Lyrics

Week 6. October 17-24:

1. Submit PAPER class notes and notes on CET 5 (#73): 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音;
    also upload to Google Drive.
    For Monday October 24: summary of CET 6 (#74): 抑揚頓挫：英語的語調和斷句.
2. Practice exercises for phrase and compound noun stress. Print out, mark stress
    according to rules in CET 5 (issue #73); more help here.
    Bring completed exercises to class on 10/24 for correction.
3. Go over transcriptions of Yellow Horses.
4. Prepare this passage for reading aloud in class:

That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
That Quail, Robert: MP3

     1. Mark each *pause | + continu*ation rise | with a vertical *line (|).
          Mark *longer pauses (e.g. the end of a sentence or after a semi-colon ;) with a *double vertical line (||).
      2. Underline | *stresses.
      3. Mark *tonic stresses.
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5. Breaktime music: Tori Amos: China (1992)    China (with lyrics)     lyrics

Week 7. October 24-31:

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

	That Quail, Robert: Text (Word)
	That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf)
	That Quail, Robert: MP3

Goals of Course:

     The main goals of this course are (1) to teach you how to listen; this will be done mainly by listening to audio and video files online and answering comprehension questions on them; and (2) to improve your pronunciation.

     Listening and pronunciation are probably the two weakest links in English education in Taiwan (though even those of you who have been educated in English abroad may find you have things to learn from this class). Rather than complain about what you didn't get in the past, we encourage you to focus on the here and now – there's still time to fix things. But you must be committed. The things you learn in this class are not assignments to be completed to earn a grade and then forgotten. They will require behavior modification on your part. Anybody knows how hard a habit is to break, and poor pronunciation habits present an especially stubborn case. Producing the correct sounds in class is easy – using them consistently when you're supposed to is the tough part! You will need to tire yourself out for a few weeks or months relearning the way you speak English. It will be well worth it – you'll sound absolutely wonderful every time you speak English for the rest of your life! You can sound like a native  but you have to really, really want it!

     One very important reason to fix your pronunciation is to show respect for other people. When you speak with a heavy foreign accent, other people have to strain to understand you, and that makes them very tired. When you speak clearly and correctly, you make life easier and happier for everybody you come in contact with.

Course Materials and Activities:

     No textbook is assigned; most class materials will be available through this Website and the Internet. However, if you feel you need extra work on your pronunciation, you might want to consider buying the following textbook with CD recordings:

     Gilbert, Judy. Clear Speech. 4th edition, with CD. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.

     Here's a very useful pdf by Judy, entitled: Six Pronunciation Priorities for the Beginning Student

     and another called Teaching Pronunciation: Using the Prosody Pyramid.

      Handouts will be mainly be posted on this site and will not be distributed in class.

     Occasional quizzes will be given, usually dictations or ones requiring you to distinguish between correct and incorrect pronunciations.

     Pronunciation and grammar journal: You are required to keep a running record of specific sounds and other areas you need to work on in your pronunciation in a small notebook, based on feedback you receive in class. You are also required to note down grammar points discussed in class and corrections you receive orally or in your written work. You are expected to have your journal open and ready throughout each class, without being reminded.

     Grades for the course will be based on: attendance and punctuality, class performance and participation, listening assignments, quizzes, progress made, attitude, and the final exam.


Input tools:
i2Speak IPA input tool:
http://www.i2speak.com/

Another IPA input interface:
http://westonruter.github.com/ipa-chart/keyboard/

Pinyin tone tool: Adds tone markings over correct vowels
to pinyin marked with tone numbers
http://toshuo.com/chinese-tools/pinyin-tone-tool/