UPDATE 9/18/22:
Starting from Monday,
September 19, 2022 to the end of the Fall 2022
semester, all
ELP classes will meet in the Gongtong
Classroom Building, Room 302 (共同 302)
Note that this is a video-equipped
classroom and all classes will be video-recorded
for the sake of students who are absent
due to the pandemic.
UPDATE 9/10/22: 1.
We will be meeting in a DIFFERENT CLASSROOM on Monday, September
12: 綜合教室 202
This is so we can video-record the class
for students who will be absent due to the pandemic.
2.
Watch your email for an
announcement regarding a make-up
for the pronunciation assessment test.
A pronunciation
assessment test will be held on Tuesday,
September 6, 2022, 14:00-15:00 (2-3pm)
in the 文學院演講廳. Make sure to come!
UPDATE:
The test has been rescheduled for: Wednesday,
September 7, 2022 at 12:30pm in the 文學院演講廳!
(But contact Prof. Chung if you need to
make up the test.)
There will be 15 class meetings this
semester, including the final exam.
Note that this class is open only to DFLL
students,
also that there is a cap of 40 students
for this class, and that no auditors will be accepted.
September 2022: 5, 12, 19, 26; October:
3, 17, 24, 31 (October 10 is a holiday; no class); November:
7, 14, 21, 28; December:
5, 12, 19
The final exam will be held on Monday, December 19, 2022
at the regular class time and place, i.e. 3:30pm in 外教中心 201.
Grade calculation
Grades will be calculated on the basis of:
Written class work (20%)
oral class work and class participation (20%)
scores on your dictations and quizzes (15%)
score on final exam (written and listening)
(30%)
attendance, punctuality, attitude, and progress
made; DON'T BE LATE! (15%)
Note that the percentage breakdown is only
APPROXIMATE,
and 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.
If you must miss class or be late let Prof.
Chung know by e-mail or otherwise beforehand;
or as soon as possible afterwards if you really
can't get in touch beforehand.
Don't just fail to show up for class and not
offer an explanation – even if it's "I overslept", please explain.
Format for name on homework –
in upper right hand corner, left justified 左邊對齊:
Iris Lin 林玉梅
B01102000
ELP
September 5, 2022
Week One
Use the date of the class in which you
took the notes.
Print on BOTH SIDES of the paper; staple
goes in the upper LEFT HAND CORNER of the paper.
FONTS: Times New Roman
12 pt for text
Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5pt for IPA symbols
新細明體 12pt for 中文
Convert to pdf format before
printing out to avoid encoding errors.
Create a folder using your English
given and family name as the folder name
under ELP Fall 2022 on Google
Drive; use your gmail address to join.
This is where you will upload your class
assignments.
Upload each new assignment into an
increasingly growing pdf file;
the newest notes always go at the top
of your Word file; then convert to pdf
and upload to your Google Drive folder.
MUST
READ: Introduction
to English Listening and Pronunciation Fall 2022 (pptx).
Every Monday, you will hand in on paper,
and also 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: a.
CET 1 & 2: 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. b.
Also read and takes notes on Melissa Hsiung's article, 英文 E-mail
潛規則:老師怎麼不早點教我?!;
also
useful: handout on note taking,
by Melissa Hsiung.
3. There will also be weekly listening and other
assignments.
4. Join NTU Phonetics
on Facebook.
5.
Strongly recommended: Subscribe on YouTube to: 蜂蜜熊英文 English with
Melissa, Prof. Chung's former student and
TA https://www.youtube.com/c/MelissaHsiung
Please email Prof. Chung about
any bad links as soon as you discover them!
2.Format
1.
Format for name on homework – in upper right hand
corner, left justified 左邊對齊:
Iris Lin
林玉梅
B01102000
ELP
September 5, 2022
Week One
2. Use the date
of the class in which you took the notes.
Print on BOTH SIDES of
the paper; staple goes in the upper LEFT HAND CORNER of the
paper.
3. FONTS:
Times New Roman 12 pt for text
Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5pt for IPA symbols
新細明體
12pt for 中文
3.
Google Drive: ELP Fall 2022
Create a folder using
your English given and family name as the folder
name
under ELP Fall 2022 on Google Drive; use
your gmail address to join.
This is where you will upload your class assignments.
Upload each new
assignment into an increasingly growing pdf file;
the newest notes always go at the top of your
Word file;
then convert to pdf format
before printing out to avoid encoding errors.
and upload to your Google Drive folder.
4.
Send an email in PLAIN TEXT with this subject
line: ELP: quote, reason, gmail, fb
1. a quote
to Prof. Chung at karchung@ntu.edu.tw
according to this model,
2. your reason
for wanting to take this class: I want to take this course
because...
3. your gmail
address, so you can be added to Google Drive: My
gmail address is:
4.
your Facebook name: My Facebook name is...
5.
Remember to add a closing, and to sign your full name.
Remember
to use your NTU email account and
address for all class-related business
unless otherwise instructed; also use
Prof. Chung's NTU email address:
karchung@ntu.edu.tw
Due
Friday, September 9, but try to do it today!
Read and refer to
this article carefully before doing the assignment; 英文 Email
潛規則老師怎麼不早點教我?! 文/熊偌均 Melissa Hsiung.
Make sure to send it in plain text 純
文字, not
html (look under ... and click on: 切換為純文字).
Indent five spaces at the beginning of each new paragraph,
and
leave only one blank line between paragraphs, not two!
5.
Learning partners:
Each
student will have a LEARNING PARTNER who you will sit next
to every class.
You will
help each other with class work and accountability.
You will also check on
each other's online assignments. Deadline: Monday,
September 12.
6. Enrollment will be in flux for
a week or two, and we may have several new students next Monday,
so today we will
mainly have fun with a song from...1962!
It's called: "She Can't Find Her
Keys" (full version) by Paul Petersen; MP3;
partial MTV version.
We'll go up to
the whiteboard and write down the objects the woman
pulls out of her bag.
Launch a Google Images search for
anything even slightly unfamiliar to you!
7.
We'll have our first dictation today, if there's time: moved to next Monday, September 12 Dictation #1:/ɪ/ vs. /i/,
with final /-k/.
Write the correct spelling and IPA symbols
for each word you hear.
All of the words
will have only one syllable, and all with end with the /k/ sound.
The vowel will
always be either /ɪ/ as in "pick" or /i/ as in "peek".
Also, print out
the above IPA symbols
handout, and bring it to every class.
This site is useful for inputting
IPA symbols online and into Word and other documents:
2.Seeing
Speech:
Hear what each
IPA symbol sounds like here
while also seeing
an animation, fMRI and ultrasound video
of
each sound
actually being pronounced! https://www.seeingspeech.ac.uk/ipa-charts/
8. 1. We'll be doing daily
transcriptions! Here's a sample episode
of the podcast we'll
transcribe an episode of starting next Monday: Before Breakfast
with Laura Vanderkam.
Please listen to it to till you understand almost everything
to
get used to the format, language and content.
3. To hear
pronunciations of words or phrases in context,
go
to YouGlish. US, UK, and
Australian English filters available;
Chinese and other languages are also available.
1. Note that today's class will be held in 綜合大樓 202
and will be video-recorded, for the sake of
students who must miss class
due to the pandemic.
2.
Finalize your choice of learning
partner today, and write your partner's English and Chinese name
and student number on the first page
of today's homework before handing it in.
We will
need two volunteers to be
the learning partner of the two students absent today,
one of
whom is Japanese.
5.
SLANT:
Sit
up straight. Listen. Ask
and Answer questions. Nod
your head. (or: shake your head; or: wrinkle your brow; in
short, give feedback!) Track
the teacher.
Also, for
students who couldn't attend in person last Monday and today:
Send an
email in PLAIN TEXT with this subject line: ELP: quote, reason,
gmail, fb
1. a quote to
Prof. Chung at karchung@ntu.edu.tw according to the model in the
ppt file
2. your reason for
wanting to take this class: I want to take this course
because...
3. your
gmail address, so you can be added to Google Drive: My gmail
address is:
4. your
Facebook name: My Facebook name is...
5.
Remember to add a closing, and to sign your full name.
6. Indent five spaces at the beginning of
each new paragraph,
and leave only one blank line between paragraphs, not two!
7. Make
sure to send it in plain text, not html (look
under ... and click on: 切換為純文字).
Read and refer
to this article carefully before doing the assignment; 英文 Email
潛規則老師怎麼不早點教我?! 文/熊偌均 Melissa Hsiung.
For next
week, September 19, read and take notes on these two articles:
CET 3: /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;
the EI article is
available in the Google Drive folder named "English Island
articles".
Be ready to mention some
of the main points of the articles in class!
7.
During break:
Make-up
pronunciation assessment test for students who have not yet taken
it, if possible.
8. We'll have our first
dictation today: Dictation
#1:/ɪ/ vs. /i/, with final /-k/.
Write the correct spelling
and IPA symbols
for each word you hear.
All of the words
will have only one syllable, and all with end with the /k/
sound.
The vowel will
always be either /ɪ/ as
in "pick" or /i/ as in "peek".
Also, print
out the above IPA symbols
handout, and bring it to every class.
Two useful sites: 1. i2Speak
IPA input tool: http://www.i2speak.com/
This site
is useful for inputting IPA symbols online and into Word and
other documents:
2.Seeing Speech:
Hear what each
IPA symbol sounds like here
while also
seeing an animation, fMRI and ultrasound
video of
each sound
actually being pronounced! https://www.seeingspeech.ac.uk/ipa-charts/
9.Daily 30-second
transcription exercise
Transcribe each daily
segment with oTranscribe;
then paste your
transcription into the following Google Forms
for 9/12 - 9/20,
2022 (9 segments/days).
Then paste first the "Before"
version and "After" versions
for each daily segment
into separate Google docs in your Google Drive folder.
Use the Google
Doc → Tools → Compare documents function
to compare and display the
differences between the two documents.
Make a cumulative list
of your errors so you know
where you need work,
and also to chart your
progress.
Before Breakfast with
Laura Vanderkam: July 13, 2022 Keep your remarks
brief
When it comes to speaking,
less is more
2. To hear
pronunciations of words or phrases in context,
go to YouGlish. US, UK, and
Australian English filters available;
Chinese and other languages are
also available.
1.
Note that starting from today, all
ELP classes will be held in the Gongtong
Classroom Building 302 (共
同大樓 302)
and will be
video-recorded, for the sake of students who must miss class due
to the pandemic.
2.
Make sure all your class list data is complete,
including learning partner(s) today,
with both their
English and Chinese names and also their student
number.
Fill in any
missing data in Google Sheet in our class folder entitled ELP
Fall 2022 class list.
6.
Discuss and
hand in:
a. CET 3: /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 74 (48), January 2020;
the article is available in
the Google Drive folder named "English Island articles".
Be ready to mention at least
three of the main points of the articles in class!
For next week,
September 26, read and take notes on these two articles:
CET 4:「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41 (16), April
2017;
the article is
available in the Google Drive folder.
Be ready to mention at least three
of the main points of the articles in class!
7. We'll have our
second dictation today: Dictation
#2:/ɪ/ vs. /i/, with final /-d/.
Write the correct
spelling and IPA symbols
for each word you hear.
All of the words
will have only one syllable, and all with end with the /-d/ sound.
The vowel
will always be either /ɪ/
as in "did" /dɪd/
or /i/ as in "deed" /did/.
Some
items may start with a consonant cluster, e.g. creed /krid/.
Remember that
the /k/ sound as in cat, kite,
pick, and choir
is always
written /k/ (never /c/) in
IPA.
The IPA for the
"sh" sound as in "ship" is /ʃ/.
It's called either "esh" or "long S".
8.
How are your transcriptions going? Any problems or
questions you'd like to discuss?
Here's the new
transcription assignment starting on 9/21/22!
Betty in
the Sky with a Suitcase: #128 2016 Yellow
Horses http://betty.libsyn.com/
1.
Note that starting from September 19, all ELP classes this
semester will be held
in the Gongtong
Classroom Building 302 (共同大樓 302) and will be video-recorded,
for the sake of
students who must miss class due to the pandemic.
2.
Make sure all your class list data, on paper and
in the Google Drive folder is complete,
including
learning partner(s), with both their English and Chinese names and
also their student number.
Fill in any
missing data in the Google Sheet in our class folder, entitled
"ELP Fall 2022 class list".
4.
Discuss and hand
in:
Notes on CET 4:「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 41 (16), April
2017;
the article is available in
the Google Drive folder.
Be ready to mention at
least three of the main points of the articles in class!
For next week, October 3, read and take
notes on these two articles:
CET 5: 英語教學死角:複合名詞重音
in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14; and 「抓到了!母語人士動詞時態不一致!」(我也
可以不用管動詞時態嗎?)in English Island 55 (30) June 2018;
also watch the
two videos entitled: 5-7 黑人英語入門 上:發音篇 and 5-8:
黑人英語入門 下:文法篇;
available in the Google
Drive folder named: English Island articles;
the related
English Island article 82 (56), entitled, 你知道 “cool”
的原意是什麼嗎?黑人英語入門
is also
available; it will be assigned next week.
Be ready to mention at
least three of the main points of the articles and videos in
class next Monday!
5.Dictation
#3:/æ/ vs. /ɛ/,
with final /-k/.
Write the correct spelling and
IPA symbols for each word you hear.
All of the words will have only
one syllable, and all with end with the /k/ sound.
The vowel will always be either
/æ/ as in "pack" /pæk/
or /ɛ/ as in "peck" /pɛk/.
Remember, the "k" as in "kite",
"c" as in "can", "ck" as in "pack"
sound is
always written as /k/ in IPA!
Also remember that the "sh"sound as
in "ship"
is written in IPA as /ʃ/, and is called "esh" or
"long s".
6. Daily
transcription assignment: See September 19.
How are your
transcriptions going? Any problems or questions you'd like to
discuss?
What are some of
the things you've learned from your transcription work so far?
1.
Note that next
Monday, October 10, is a national holiday, and
there will be no class.
You'll
get an extra article to read, on a topic previously mentioned
in class,
and
will continue doing your daily transcriptions.
Next
class (10/17) we will welcome a new exchange student from Italy,
Sergio Mastrodonato!
He will
need one or more LOCAL students as learning partners.
Everybody
please help Sergio and also Cami wherever possible with their ELP
work!
Many things
that you may take for granted in your own culture and country
are totally
unfamiliar to a newcomer. Ask for an example!
A reminder
that this class will continue to meet in the Gongtong Classroom
Building 302 (共同大樓 302)
and will be
video-recorded, for the sake of students who must miss class due
to the pandemic.
Also, due
to a minor mix-up, the video for September 19 was
originally not available over NTU Cool;
it's
available now.
2.
A second reminder: Make sure all your class list data, on paper
and in the Google Drive folder is complete,
including learning
partner(s), with both their English and Chinese names and also
their student number.
Fill in any missing data in the Google Sheet
in our class folder, entitled "ELP Fall 2022 class list".
And
of course make sure that your weekly notes and daily
transcriptions are all up to date and uploaded correctly.
Get help if
you need it!
Also, starting from
today, you and your learning partner(s) will sit next
to each other every class.
3.
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device ChineseEnglish
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use text-to-speech on an Android device ChineseEnglish
4.
Discuss and hand
in:
Notes on CET 5: 英語教學死角:複合名詞重音
in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14; and 「抓到了!母語人士動詞時態不一
致!」(我也 可以不用管動詞時態嗎?)in English Island 55 (30) June 2018;
also on the two
videos entitled: 5-7 黑人英語入門 上:發音篇 and 5-8: 黑人英語入門
下:文法篇;
the article and
videos are available in the Google Drive folder.
Be ready to mention
at least three of the main points of the articles in class!
For our next class on
October 17, read and take notes on these two articles:
CET 6: 抑揚頓挫: 英語的語調和斷句
in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
English Island
article 82 (56): 你知道 “cool” 的原意是什麼嗎?黑人英語入門 2020-09;
Also, for our
week off, read:
English Island
36 (11): 看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎? 2016-11; Optional:
This article was mentioned in class during the「存裡面嗎?」discussion:
English
Island 75 (49): 實況英文有聽沒有懂 Make sure you “Know before you go”
2020-2;
all are
available in the Google Drive English Island articles folder.
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the articles in class
next Monday!
Things to watch
out for in your notes:
1. FORMAT! Review
correct format and FONTS above!
2 . "Feedback"
is uncountable, so no final "-s" plural ending!
3, Boldface
is OK for titles.
4. Avoid
widow/orphan lines 寡婦行.
5 . You can
view your classmates’ notes in our Google Drive folder.
If you miss class, you can also borrow classmates notes if:
1. you get their permission; and 2. you give credit to them
on your copied notes that you hand in.
6. Class
notes FOR (not: of) Week One.
7. I can
relate TO this experience.
8 . You
should ADDRESS (not: call) your teacher AS “professor”.
9. Note
quote mark style: "Attaboy" means 'That's a [good] boy.'
10. No folders or
pockets for notes – just papers, stapled together with your name
data on them.
5.Compound Noun Stress quiz #1.
We will now
practice applying some of the rules we've learned in:
CET 5: 英語教學死角:複合名詞重音
quiz paper Circle
all the stressed syllables, and add an asterisk * before
the tonic stress in each item
as shown in
the examples that will be given on the board.
Update: The
average score for this quiz was around 70% – not bad at all for
your first try!
6.
How are your transcriptions going? Any problems or
questions you'd like to discuss?
What are
some of the things you've learned from your transcription work so
far?
Starting
from our next class, in addition to daily transcriptions,
we'll also
have short passages for daily Echo practice.
Here are
some short conversations for practice in the meantime,
if you'd
like to get an early start: Mini-conversations
New daily
transcription assignment, starting from 10/05/22 The
Ticket Trap: Report on Kpop fandom by Yoohyun Jung
Week Seven:
October 17 1. Today we
welcome a new exchange student from Italy, Sergio Mastrodonato!
He will
need one or more LOCAL students as learning partners.
Everybody
please help Sergio and also Cami wherever possible with their ELP
work!
Many things
that you may take for granted in your own culture and country
are totally
unfamiliar to a newcomer.
Also, you
can bring your English questions to Kevin Chen!
And make sure to sit next to your learning partner(s)
every class.
A
reminder that this class will continue to meet in the Gongtong
Classroom Building 302 (共同大樓 302)
and will be
video-recorded, for the sake of students who miss an
in-person class due to the
pandemic.
Please be ready to offer extra help to students who must
miss class for whatever reason.
Also, make sure that your weekly notes and daily
transcriptions are all up to date and uploaded
correctly.
Get help if
you need it!
And make
sure to fill out and submit the 期中教學意見調查 mid-semester course
evaluations. Be honest and constructive!
2.
Discuss and hand in: CET 6: 抑揚頓挫: 英語的語調和斷句
in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
English
Island article 82 (56): 你知道 “cool” 的原意是什麼嗎?黑人英語入門
2020-09;
English
Island 36 (11): 看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎? 2016-11;
Optional:
This article was mentioned in class during the「存裡面嗎?」discussion:
English
Island 75 (49): 實況英文有聽沒有懂 Make sure you “Know before you
go” 2020-2.
For our
next class on October 24, read and take notes on these three
articles:
CET 7: Stop at stops! ——
遇到塞音請停! in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
Also,
English Island 60 (34): 連音塞音篇:STOP at STOPS! 遇到塞音請暫停!
2018-11
English
Island 37 (12): 到底是 Yes 還是 No? 2016-12
Please also watch the two related videos, available
along with the English Island
articles
in the
class Google Drive folder.
Be ready
to mention at least three of the main points of
the articles in class!
3.Compound Noun Stress quiz #2.
The average score for the previous compound noun stress quiz
was around 70% –
not
bad at all for your first try!
In today's quiz some items will include names of materials
or ingredients –
in
additional to regular compounds that follow the basic cns
(noun + noun) rule,
and also
phrases(adjective + noun), which have normal
phrasal stress, i.e. stress all the words.
make sure
you remember and apply the correct rule for each compound type
and for phrases!
Circle
all the stressed syllables, and add an asterisk * before the
tonic stress in each item
as shown
in the examples that will be given on the board.
4.
How are your transcriptions going? Any problems or
questions you'd like to discuss?
What are some of the things you've learned from your
transcription work so far?
Please ask any questions you have in class, so everybody
can benefit –
your
classmates may well be having similar issues!
5.Daily Echo practice: Practice
listen-echo-repeat with these daily exercises
until you can
recite them
accurately, with good pronunciation and intonation, just
like the recording,
without
much conscious thought.
We'll demonstrate
how to do it in class.
Write down
your experience with this exercise and other feedback
in your
weekly notes for next week!
Optional:
If you'd like additional Echo practice, try these Mini-Conversations.
Week Eight:
October 24 1.
Make sure that your weekly notes and daily transcriptions are all
up to date and uploaded correctly.
Lots of you
have fallen behind – prioritize your transcription work,
and CATCH UP this week asap!
Also,
remember that ALL your class notes are to go in ONE
FILE, with the most RECENT at the TOP!
Please fix
this if necessary, and get help if you need it!
Also, put
the week in which the work was assigned in the upper right
hand corner of your notes!
Note that you
won't receive a grade for this course if any work is
missing!
You need to
find your motivation, to clearly and concretely define
your goal,
and make
sure it is sustainable, so you actually look forward
to working on it every day! Extrinsic
motivation cannot compare with your own intrinsic motivation
to get things done.
Even more
important than the assignment itself is training yourself to
maintain a key daily habit! Cultivate:
laser focus, getting in the zone, the flow state!
Discuss and hand in:
CET 7: Stop at stops! ——
遇到塞音請停! in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
Also,
English Island 60 (34): 連音塞音篇:STOP at STOPS! 遇到塞音請暫停!
2018-11
English
Island 37 (12): 到底是 Yes 還是 No? 2016-12
along with
the two related videos.
For our
next class on October 31, read and take notes on these three
articles:
CET 8
(issue 76): "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸?
in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14; and
English
Island 62 (36); 語調下降?我還以為你講完了 2019-1
In
addition, the video that accompanies the optional article:
English
Island 75 (49): 實況英文有聽沒有懂Make sure you “Know before
you go” 2020-2
is now also
available in the class Google Drive folder.
Note: A
classmate suggested that a good translation for the Valley Girl
like might be「就」!
And we
didn't give the answer to last week's question:
Why is Chinese
word order more fixed than that of English,
which is
generally more flexible?
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the articles in
class!
2.Video on intonation and information value:
Watch and
listen to this talk, given in Chinese, by Prof. Chung for the
May 14,
2022 Linguistics Salon held by LST and NTNU online
and include
notes on the talk in your weekly notes:
3.Compound Noun Stress quiz #2.
The average
score for the previous compound noun stress quiz was around 70% –
not bad at
all for your first try!
In today's
quiz some items will include names of materials or ingredients
–
in
additional to regular compounds that follow the basic cns
(noun + noun) rule,
and also phrases
(adjective + noun), which have normal phrasal stress, i.e.
stress all the words.
make sure
you remember and apply the correct rule for each compound type and
for phrases!
Circle all
the stressed syllables, and add an asterisk * before the tonic
stress in each item
as shown in
the examples that will be given on the board.
4.
How are your transcriptions
going? Any problems or questions you'd like to discuss?
What are
some of the things you've learned from your transcription work so
far?
Please ask
any questions you have in class, so everybody can benefit –
your
classmates may well be having similar issues!
New daily transcription assignment,
starting from 10/26/22
“The Seven
Minute Rule” from Michael Lewis’s “Against the Rules” podcast
5.Daily Echo practice: Practice
listen-echo-repeat with these daily exercises
until you can
recite them
accurately, with good pronunciation and intonation, just
like the recording,
without
much conscious thought.
Each day
when you finish your Echo practice, click to add a check
in the Google Drive class list
under the
correct date.
A new
installment will be available soon.
Write down
your experience with this exercise and other feedback
in your
weekly notes for next week!
Optional:
If you'd like additional Echo practice, try these Mini-Conversations.
“Visualize and
map out how you want your dreams to look on a day-to-day basis.”
“The hardships we
face in life can be seen as terrible tragedies or opportunities..
the
impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way
becomes the way.”
“Greatness
comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or
we fight through it.”
"You can go
as slow as you need to go, but you cannot stop. You can never give
up or drop out of giving your best in your life.”
“Those who
learn how to use adversity to their advantage...possess the power
to turn that adversity into greatness.”
“In
reality, failure is simply feedback. It’s not that you are bad or
not good enough or incapable.
Failure (or
feedback) gives you the opportunity to look at what’s not working
and figure out how to make it work.”
“No one has
ever achieved anything truly great without going through extreme
adversity.”
Week Nine:
October 31 1.
Today, after several weeks' delay, we finally welcome a new
exchange student from Italy, Sergio Mastrodonato!
He will
need one or more LOCAL students as learning partners.
Everybody
please help Sergio and also Cami wherever possible with their ELP
work!
Many things
that you may take for granted in your own culture and country
are totally
unfamiliar to a newcomer.
And make
sure to sit next to your learning partner(s) every class.
2.
Make sure that your weekly notes and daily transcriptions are all
up to date and uploaded correctly.
Lots of you
have fallen behind – prioritize your transcription work, and CATCH
UP this week asap!
Also,
remember that ALL your class notes are to go in ONE
FILE, with the most RECENT at the TOP!
Please fix
this if necessary, and get help if you need it!
Note that
you won't receive a grade for this course if any work is missing!
You need to
find your motivation, to clearly and concretely define your goal,
and make
sure it is sustainable, so you actually look forward to working on
it every day!
3.
Discuss and hand in: CET 8 (issue 76): "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸?
in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14; and
English
Island 62 (36); 語調下降?我還以為你講完了
2019-1,
and also
give your feedback on the video and PowerPoint on
intonation and information value:
For our
next class on November 7, read and take notes on these three
articles:
CET 9 &
CET 10 (issues 77 & 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; and
English Island 35 (10): 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」?
2016-10;
also watch
the video that accompanies this article;
available
in the Google Drive folder.
4.
Make sure to keep up with your daily transcriptions!
And remember to keep a running list
of your transcription
errors in your Google Drive "Transcriptions" folder.
Special
thanks to Kevin Chen for catching and informing me of
3 errors in
the reference transcriptions, now fixed!
Any
problems or questions you'd like to discuss?
Discussion
of "a" vs. "the" in English, and what they correspond to in
English.
What are
some of the things you've learned from your transcription work so
far?
Please ask
any questions you have in class, so everybody can benefit –
your
classmates may well be having similar issues!
5.Daily Echo practice: You should already be working on Episode
2 of "A Very Strange Woman".
Practice
listen-echo-repeat with the daily exercises until you can
recite them
accurately, with good pronunciation and intonation, just like the
recording,
without
much conscious thought.
Each day
when you finish your Echo practice, click to add a check in the
Google Drive class list
under the
correct date.
A new
installment will be added after this one is finished;
if it is
late, please practice with the Mini-conversations
in the meantime.
Write down
your experience with this exercise and other feedback,
– e.g. Is
it useful? Effective? Interesting? Sustainable? –
in your
weekly notes for next week!
NEW!!! Listen to all three
episodes in handy Echo practice format!!!
Week Ten: November 7
1. Discuss,
practice and hand in: CET 9 & CET 10 (issues 77 & 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; and
English
Island 35 (10): 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英
文」? 2016-10;
also
watch the video that accompanies this article;
available in the Google Drive folder.
For our
next class on November 14, read and take notes on these two
articles:
CET 11
台式英語罪魁禍首:/æ /、/ɛ/
和 /eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p.
12-14; and
English
Island 49 (24) 台灣味學習法:用注音練英文母音
2017-12;
also
watch the video on vowels that accompanies
this article (1-4 用注音連英文母音),
as well
as the video on linking with nasals; (1-10 連音:鼻音篇)
available in the Google Drive folder.
2.
Regarding last week's discussion on "a" vs. "the"
and their Chinese equivalents,
here is an
excerpt from English Island article 70 (44): 文法消失了!那些「看不見」的翻譯規則
2019-9; also available in the Google Drive folder:
3.
Make sure to keep up/catch up with your daily
transcriptions! And remember to keep a running list
of your
transcription errors in your Google Drive
"Transcriptions" folder.
Any problems
or questions you'd like to discuss?
What
are some of the things you've learned from your transcription
work so far?
Please
ask any questions you have in class, so everybody can benefit
–
your
classmates may well be having similar issues!
New transcription exercise:
NPR: The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
with
Stacey Vanek Smith The potato
pile from 2020
(parts
of the original interview have been omitted)
4.Daily Echo practice: Episode 4 of "A Very Strange
Woman" is now up!
You're
encouraged to use the new Echo practice
format, by Melissa and Ben when it's ready!
Please
give your feedback on the new format and
episode in next week's notes:
– e.g. Is it useful? Effective? Interesting? Sustainable?
Note
that the playback rate of the audio files can be slowed down
to 0.7x or 0.5x,
and
that you can play the audio for whole sections by clicking on
the title, e.g. "Part 1".
Practice listen-echo-repeat with the daily exercises
until
you can recite them accurately, with good pronunciation and
intonation,
just
like the recording, without much conscious thought.
Each
day when you finish your Echo practice, click to add a check
in the
Google Drive class list under the correct date.
A new
installment will be added after this one is finished;
if it
is late, please practice with the Mini-conversations
in the meantime.
5.Dictation #4: Vowels: /æ/,
/ɛ/, and /eɪ/.
Examples: mat/mæt/ vs. met/mɛt/ vs. mate/meɪt/.
All
items will end with /-t/.
Dear Students,
A close friend had a family emergency
and needed to fly back to the US today,
with less than a day to prepare – and asked if I could
substitute-teach two of her
freshman classes in her two-week absence.
It seems like this is a good
opportunity for you all to do a quick mental review
of what you've learned so far in ELP class, and in your other
DFLL classes.
What would you prioritize, if you needed to
teach university-level English learners
for two hours each on two days, a week apart? What has been
most helpful to you,
that you would like to share with other learners?
Please give this some thought, and
try to come up with three topics
that you would teach – and we'll discuss it briefly in class
on Monday 11/14!
See you then,
Karen Chung
Monday PS: We'll also discuss how you're doing in finding
your own answers
when you encounter something you don't understand. (cf.
Kevin's questions)
1. Discuss,
practice and hand in: CET 11 台式英語罪魁禍首:/æ /、/ɛ/ 和
/eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14; and
English
Island 49 (24) 台灣味學習法:用注音練英文母音
2017-12.
We'll go over
the vowel sounds and symbols in class;
we'll pay
special attention to the diphthongs (雙母音; monophthongs
is 單母音).
We'll also
discuss the video on vowels that accompanies this article (1-4
用注音連英文母音),
as well as
the video on linking with nasals; (1-10 連音:鼻音篇);
NEW:
The English Island article 58 (32) on which this is based: 連音鼻音篇:如何避免“N”G英文?
2018-9 is now also available,
along with
the other above materials, in the Google Drive folder.
For our
next class on November 14, read and take notes on these two
articles:
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
this page
from Phonetics I: 15. More on phonemes
and allophones; include in your notes! also:
English
Island 68 (42): I feel so boring...不用那麼謙虛吧! 2017-12;
in addition
watch the English Island video2-4: I'm so
boring 是我很無趣,還是我很無聊?
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
Start
paying extra close attention to the correct understanding and
usage of
"boring"
vs. "bored"-type adjectives – DON'T confuse the two!
After a few
weeks of being very conscious of the two adjective types,
correct use
should start to come naturally and instinctively.
2.
Continue work on the new transcription exercise: NPR: The Indicator: The Great Potato
Giveaway
with Stacey Vanek
Smith The potato pile
Make sure to keep up/catch
up with your daily transcriptions! And remember to keep a
running list
of your
transcription errors in your Google Drive "Transcriptions" folder.
Any
problems or questions you'd like to discuss?
What are
some of the things you've learned from your transcription work so
far?
Please ask
any questions you have in class, so everybody can benefit –
your
classmates may well be having similar issues!
3.Daily Echo practice: You should currently be working on Episode 4 of "A Very
Strange Woman".
You're
encouraged to use the new Echo practice format, by
Melissa and Ben, which is now up!
Note that
the playback rate of the audio files can be slowed down to 0.7x or
0.5x,
and that
you can play the audio for whole sections by clicking on the
title, e.g. "Part 4".
Please give
your feedback on the new format and episode in your notes:
– e.g. Is it useful? Effective? Interesting? Sustainable?
Each day
when you finish your Echo practice, click to add a check
in the
Google Drive class list under the correct date; a new sheet has
been added.
A new
installment will be added after this one is finished;
if it is
late, please practice with the Mini-conversations
in the meantime.
4.a. Dictation #5: a.
Nasal finals: /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/,
e.g.: ram /ræm/ vs. ran
/ræn/ vs. rang /ræ̝ŋ/.
All items have one or the other version of the same vowel,
either /æ/ or /æ̝/.
This time we'll mark "velar
raising" with an upside down capital "T", e.g. /ræ̝ŋ/. Always add the "velar raising" mark [ ̝] onto the short front
vowels: /ɪ/, /ɛ/ and /æ/,
when they are followed by either /g/
or /ŋ/, so they will
appear as: /ɪ̝/, /ɛ̝/ and /æ̝/.
This non-spacing mark is available
under "Diacritics" on the i2Spiːk interface;
the
length mark [ː] is under "Suprasegmentals".
b. Compound noun stress quiz #3:Time,
space, organizations: postponed to
next Monday, 11/21.
Week Twelve: November
21
1. Discuss,
practice and hand in: 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
this page
from Phonetics I: 15. More on phonemes
and allophones; to be included in your notes! also:
English
Island 68 (42): I feel so boring...不用那麼謙虛吧! 2017-12;
also the
English Island video 2-4: I'm so boring 是我很無趣,還是我很無聊?
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
Question
for discussion: What's the difference between "going to" and
"gonna"?
For our
next class on November 28, read and take notes on these two
articles:
CET 13
(issue 81) 英語發音百樂篇(二):
Pronunciation Potluck (2)
in No. 81,
January/February 2014, p. 12-14; also:
English
Island 64 (38): Advanced! 文法過招第三式:
片語動詞怎麼唸? 2019-3; and
English Island 65 (39): 中文也有片語動詞嗎?
2019-4; also watch this related video:
English
Island video 3-4: 片與動詞怎麼記?
all available in the Google Drive folder.
2.
Continue work on the transcription exercise: NPR:
The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway
with Stacey
Vanek Smith The potato pile
New transcription exercise: Notes
to Self with Case Kenny,
on the
Meditative Story podcast.
Make sure
to keep up/catch up with your daily transcriptions! And remember
to keep a running list
of your
transcription errors in your Google Drive "Transcriptions" folder.
Any
problems or questions you'd like to discuss?
What are
some of the things you've learned from your transcription work so
far?
Please ask
any questions you have in class, so everybody can benefit –
your
classmates may well be having similar issues!
3.Daily Echo practice: You should have finished Episode 4 of
"A Very Strange Woman".
Please
start Episode 5 as soon as it's ready; in the meantime, please
practice with the Mini-conversations.
For those
of you not keeping up with the Echo practice: What
would it take to get you to do it every day? Be
brutally honest!
Please
include in this week's notes!
Week Thirteen: November 28
1. Discuss,
practice and hand in: CET 13 (issue 81) 英語發音百樂篇(二):
Pronunciation Potluck (2)
in No. 81,
January/February 2014, p. 12-14; also:
English
Island 64 (38): Advanced! 文法過招第三式:
片語動詞怎麼唸? 2019-3; and
English
Island 65 (39): 中文也有片語動詞嗎?
2019-4; also watch this related video:
English
Island video 3-4: 片與動詞怎麼記?
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
Questions
for discussion: 1.
Are some of the pauses marked in the Echo exercises
"missing" in actual conversation, or just much shorter?
(Veronica) 2.
Key difference between the simple past/past simple and present
perfect in English usage?
Also: to discuss something (verb); a discussion
about something (noun)
Example: We've discussedabout how to
improve the /eɪ/ sounds. (Sergio) 3.a. Is [tʰ] sometimes used instead of the tap [ɾ]
for emphasis? b. Are 這個 and 那個 less emphatic in
Chinese than "this" and "that" are in English? c. Does loudness affect vowel quality? And pitch?
(Eileen) Example: /ɛ/ vs. /æ/. (Eileen)
2.
Continue work on the transcription exercise: Notes
to Self with Case Kenny,
on the
Meditative Story podcast.
Any questions or comments?
Case
Kenny also has a good podcast: New Mindset: Who Dis?
3.Daily Echo practice: "A Very Strange Woman" has been on
holiday!
In the
meantime, please practice with the Mini-conversations.
Discussion:
For those
of you not keeping up with the Echo practice: What
would it take to get you to do it every day? Be
brutally honest!
Please
include in this week's notes!
4.a.Dictation #7:Voiceless
and voicedinterdental fricatives: /θ/ and /ð/;
also schwa /ə/.
Examples: three /θri/
think /θɪ̝ŋk/
the /ðə/ though /ðoʊ/
b.Compound noun stress quiz
#4:compound adjective, usually with hyphens,
+ noun.
Examples: a. well-beaten *path
b. real-world *testing c. heavy-handed
ap*proach d. long-lasting *light
bulb
Week Fourteen: December 5
1. Exercise
your power as a student and make NTU better for future students!
Make sure
to fill in and submit an end-of-semester class evaluation for each of your
classes!
For our
next class on December 12, read and take notes on these two
articles:
CET 16
(issue 84) and 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; also:
English
Island 73 (47): Who's a False Friend?
小心外來的「假朋友」! 2019-12;
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
3.
We have now finished the last assigned transcription exercise
of the semester!
If you have
found this daily practice useful, you can continue doing it on
your own!
You can
work on exercises from previous years of ELP: 202120202019; you can
also find your own files to transcribe!
Many podcasts, such
as The Tim Ferriss Show,
have transcripts
available that you can use to check your work!
4.Daily Echo practice: If you have not yet given your feedback
on this question,
make sure
to include it in this or next week's notes – this is required
and forms part of your grade:
For those
of you not keeping up with the Echo practice: What
would it take to get you to do it every day? Be
brutally honest!
5. Vowel review, plus
/ɑ/ vs. /ʌ/;
dictation #8;
and compound noun stress
review, plus -ing phrases vs. compounds
These are
new phrase/compound types; Dancing Shoes:
35-slide ppt file from talk given in May 2009
at National
Sun Yat-Sen University 中山大學 in Gaoxiong)
a.Review and learn all the vowel sounds and
their IPA symbols
well! b.Dictation #8: Vowel review; also: /ɑ/
vs. /ʌ/.
c.Compound noun stress quiz #5: modifiers ending in -ing: gerunds (nouns) vs. participles
(adjectives)
(postponed to next Monday, December 12)
-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.
More examples: participle
現在分詞 ending with -ing + noun, forming a noun phrase,
e.g.: a. WORKing
pro*FEssionals; b. CHAllenging *TASK; c. LEAding
*LAW firm
(noun
phrase containing a compound noun);
gerund 動名詞 ending with -ing + noun
forming a compound noun,
e.g. d. *PLAYing
cards; e. *STRETCHing exercises; *CAMPing gear
6.
Performance of short movie clip from You've Got Mail
(segmentation, time stamps by Melissa Hsiung)
Script
Choose partners
and practice; to be performed next week, on December 12.
Week Fifteen: December
12
1. If you have any missing work, it must be made up and handed in by next Monday,
December 19.
This
includes class and article notes, all quizzes and
dictations,
both
on paper and on Google Drive, in the correct format
and order,
and
all transcription work.
Check
both your own AND your learning partner's work on Google
Drive!
Echo
practice can't be made up and is thus the only exception.
All class
videos (except for the very first class) are available on NTU
Cool;
use
these to make up class notes and quizzes and dictations.
If
you think you have a special situation, please come talk to me
personally.
2. Final
exam: The final exam will be held next Monday,
December 19, at the regular class time, in the same
classroom.
For the written part of the exam: Make
sure you know the material in all the assigned articles and
videos,
but be
especially thorough about CET articles
5, 6, 7 and 8.
If there is
anything you don't understand well, ask your learning partner or
other classmate;
if you
still can't resolve it, please come talk with me. Oral part of the exam: We will
also continue to perform and give feedback on the You've Got
Mail clip.
3.
Discuss, practice and hand in: CET 16 (issue 84) and 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; also:
English
Island 73 (47): Who's a False Friend?
小心外來的「假朋友」! 2019-12; also watch the video;
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
For our
last class/final exam day, December 19,
read and
take notes on the last CET article on pronunciation:
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.; also:
English
Island 26 and 27 (1 and 2): 台灣教室裡找不到的「嘲諷課」(上、下)
2016-1 and 2016-2, with video;
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
4.Pronunciation, stress, IPA
a.
Review of entire IPA;
pay special attention to: /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /ʧ/ /ʤ/; plus /ɝ/ and /ɚ/
b.
Dictation #9: /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /ʧ/ /ʤ/;
plus /ɝ/ and /ɚ/
Examples:she /ʃi/
bush
/bʊʃ/
beige /beɪʒ/
measure /ˈmɛʒɚ/ chat
/ʧæt/
match
/mæʧ/ job
/ʤɑb/
badge /bæʤ/
bird
/bɝd/
word
/wɝd/
baker /ˈbeɪkɚ/
teacher
/ˈtiʧɚ/
persist /pɚˈsɪst/
Note that
for words with more than one syllable, you need to mark
the primary stress with a
stress mark ˈ,
e.g. measure
/ˈmɛʒɚ/, insist
/ɪnˈsɪst/.
Note
that unlike in the KK system, ˈ
is is a straight line in the upper left hand corner of
the symbol.
c.
Compound noun stress quiz #5: modifiers ending in -ing:
gerunds (nouns) vs. participles (adjectives)
(postponed
from last Monday, December 5)
Remember the SMOking *ROOM vs. *SMOking
room" examples?
-ing
words:
participles
現在分詞 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.
More
examples: participle
現在分詞 ending with -ing + noun, forming a noun phrase,
e.g.: a. WORKing
pro*FEssionals; b. CHAllenging *TASK; c. LEAding
*LAW firm
(noun
phrase containing a compound noun);
gerund
動名詞 ending with -ing + noun forming a compound noun,
e.g. d. *PLAYing
cards; e. *STRETCHing exercises; *CAMPing gear
5.Compound noun stress review, plus -ing phrases vs.
compounds Dancing Shoes:
35-slide ppt file from talk given in May 2009
at National
Sun Yat-Sen University 中山大學 in Gaoxiong)
7.Song of the week:If I Were a Boy
(great for subjunctive/conditional practice; it also tells
a powerful story) Beyoncé
(2008) lyrics
written by BC Jean and Toby Gad and originally performed by Jean
in 2008
Week Sixteen: December 19 final
exam 1. Submit all
missing work today!
Contact me
if you're not sure if you're still missing something.
2.End-of-semester highlights and evaluations.
Due Monday,
December 26. 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?
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 in the correct format!
3.
Discuss, practice and hand in:
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.; also:
English
Island 26 and 27 (1 and 2): 台灣教室裡找不
到的「嘲諷課」(上、下) 2016-1
and 2016-2, with video;
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
6.Songs of the week: Playlist of
beautiful international
Christmas carols
1. Aramaic: Hweili Isho'
Halleluyah (Christ is Born)
2. Huron/Wendat and French:
The Huron Carol
3. Galician: Nadal de
luintra
4. Czech: Hajej, nynej, JežiškuCzech text read aloud
by Pavel Sticka
5. Scottish Gaelic: Taladh
Chriosda
6 . Georgian: Alilo
7. French: Le Sommeil de
l'Enfant Jesus