Every student needs someone who says,
simply,
“You mean something. You count.”
– Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)
Fall 2024
A pronunciation
assessment test will be held on Wednesday,
September 4, 2024, from 1:20 PM to 2:10 PM
in the 文學院演講廳. Make sure to come!
There will be 16 class meetings
this semester, including the final exam.
Note that this class is open only to DFLL
students, including minors and double majors,
also that there is a cap of 40 students
for this class, and that no auditors will be accepted.
The final exam will be held on Monday, December 16, 2024
at the regular class time and place, i.e. 3:30pm in 共同 302.
Grade calculation
Grades will be calculated on the basis of:
Written class and home 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
(karchung@ntu.edu.tw) 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.
IMPORTANT!!! Format for name on homework –
in upper right hand corner, left justified 左邊對齊:
Iris Lin 林玉梅
B01102000
ELP
September 2, 2024
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,
for example: Iris Lin, Mark
Huang,
under ELP Fall 2024 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.
Create subfolders for:
1.Class notes (not:
"Class note"!); and 2.Transcriptions.
Week One:
September 2:
Note that all
ELP classes will be video-recorded,
for the
sake of students who must miss class due to illness.
Videos of
the class will be available over NTU Cool
to all
registered students during the semester.
MUST
READ: Introduction
to English Listening and Pronunciation Fall 2024 (pptx).
Every Monday, you will hand in the following on paper,
and also upload it 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 2, 2024
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 2024
Create a folder using
your English given and family name as the folder
name
e.g. Iris Lin, Mark Huang,
under ELP Fall 2024 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.
Create subfolders
for: 1.Class notes
(not: "Class note"!); and 2.Transcriptions.
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 the model on p. 11 of this
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.
Remember
to use your NTU email account and
address for all class-related business;
also use Prof. Chung's NTU email address:
karchung@ntu.edu.tw,
unless otherwise
instructed.
Make sure you check
your NTU email account
every day!
Due
Friday, September 6, 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 9.
6. We'll have our first dictationnext Monday, September 9. 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.
Week Two:
September 9:
1. Make-up pronunciation
assessment test for students who have not yet taken it.
2. We'll try to
finalize the class list today,
and also
bring the new students up to date on what we covered last
week.
Please
correct any incorrect information, and add any missing
information. Old
students: Please help the new students catch up!
Remember
that all classes are being video-recorded and will be
available over NTU Cool.
Finalize
your choice of learning partner today,
and write
your partner's English and Chinese name
and student number
on the
class list that will be passed around,
and also on
the first page of today's homework before handing it in.
It's best
if old students match with a new student where possible.
If you
haven't done so yet, create a folder
using your
English given and family name as the folder name,
for
example: Iris Lin, Mark Huang, under ELP Fall
2024 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.
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;
model on slide 11 of this ppt
introduction:
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 or tap the "tab" key 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 16, 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.
Be ready to
mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
Note: Do
NOT "cross" your "i"s, "j"s and "z"s in
English!
Also, "second
grade" means 「小二」! It should be "eleventh grade" (for senior
high school).
And the
abbreviation for "Professor" is "Prof." – not "Pro."
Staple at a slant in the upper left hand corner
of the paper.
7.
We'll have our first dictation today: Dictation
#1: /ɪ/ vs. /i/, with final /-t/.
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 /t/
sound.
The vowel
will always be either /ɪ/ as
in "pit" or /i/ as in "Pete".
For dictations:
1. Use a full-sized
sheet of paper; do not use a half-sheet or
other small size of paper;
you can reuse the same paper for future dictations.
2. When
using loose-leaf notebook paper, the holes go to the left.
3.
Write out your full English name, with family name, e.g. Sarah
Chou, not just Sarah.
4.
Write the score like this: 80%, not 75 + 5 and
not 80/100.
5. Do not
write any check marks anywhere on the test paper.
If an item is wrong, mark it with an "x"; if it's correct,
make no mark by it,
and do not mark a big check mark over the
whole test to indicate "no mistakes";
just write 100% in the upper right hand corner
of the paper; do not underline or double underline it.
6. When
you mark a paper, sign your name in the lower
right hand corner of the paper.
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/
8. Daily
30-second transcription exercise
Transcribe
each daily segment with oTranscribe;
then paste
your transcription into the following Google Forms
for 9/9 -
9/16, 2024 (8 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
June 14,
2024 4 mins
What
question are you answering?
Know your
purpose to make your work more clear
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.
3. Google anything you're not sure of –
Google will often correct your spelling, show you related
images and videos,
and take you to the right website.
Week Three: September
16: 1. We'll finalize the class
list today. Please check carefully both the paper list and
the Google
Sheets class list in the class Google Drive folder.
Please correct
any incorrect information, and add any missing information.
Old
students: Please help the new students catch up!
Pronunciation assessment make-up test during break time:
Anita Shao 邵咨燕
2.
Discuss and hand in:
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.
We'll go
over some of the main points of the articles in class.
For next
week, September 23, 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.
Be ready to
mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
Notes:
Staple at a
slant in the upper left hand corner of the paper.
Write your
name on each sheet, if there is more than one
sheet,
and if the
sheets aren't stapled together.
Make sure
to use English punctuation and not Chinese 全形 punctuation.
Remember to
leave a space after most punctuation
and a space
before and after punctuation in pairs, e.g.
quotation marks and parentheses.
(Note that "punctuation" is uncountable; but you can say
"punctuation marks".)
English ellipsis is three dots: ... and Chinese is six dots:
......
Learn basic
English proofreading symbols.
5.
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".
Do NOT
use a small piece of paper!
You can
reuse the paper for future dictations if you like!
Use ONLY x if an item is wrong, NO
CHECKS anywhere, no single or double underlining.
Write the percentage
score in the upper right hand corner as e.g. 80%.
The one
correcting the test should sign your name in the lower
right hand corner.
Remember to NOT "cross" your "i"s, "j"s
and "z"s in English!
6.
How are your transcriptions
going? Any problems or questions you'd like to discuss?
Here's the new
transcription assignment starting on 9/18/24!
Week Four:
September 23: 1. Discuss and
hand in:
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.
Be ready to
mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
For next
week, September 30, 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 subfolder, inside the class 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.
5.
Dictation #3: /æ/
vs. /ɛ/, with final /-k/. (POSTPONED till October 7)
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", "ch" as in "choir"
sound is always
written as /k/ in IPA!
Also note
that the "sh" sound as in "ship"
is written
in IPA as /ʃ/, and is called "esh"
or "long s".
Remember to
mark an "X" by wrong answers,
NOT a circle, check, cross-out, or other mark!
(The
instructor will make a check mark at the top to show it's been
viewed and corrected.)
And no
underlines or double underlines; don't write 75/100, but 75%!
(Also note that
syllable-initial "sb-", "sd-" and "sg-"
are impossible
in English!)
Week Five:
September 30:
1. Discuss and
hand in:
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 make
sure you've watched 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 subfolder, inside the class folder, named:
English Island articles.
Be ready to
mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
For our
next class on October 7, 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.
b. The
Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
video summary by Nathan Lozeron
"Find your
biological prime times, and do your most important work during
those windows."
"The most
productive people rearrange their day around
when they have
the most energy to work smarter, instead of harder."
"By working
in your prime-time window, you can work less, and get more done,
which means
you'll have more time to spend with the people you love." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUabJO4UAso&ab_channel=ProductivityGame
3.
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
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.
2.
Discuss and hand in: a. CET
6: 抑揚頓挫： 英語的語調和斷句
in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and b. English
Island article 82 (56): 你知道 “cool”
的原意是什麼嗎？黑人英語入門 2020-09.
Be ready to
mention some of the main points of the articles in class!
For our
next class on October 14, read and take notes on these two
articles: a. CET
7: Stop at stops! ——
遇到塞音請停！ in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14;
and b.
English Island 60 (34): 連音塞音篇：STOP at STOPS!
遇到塞音請暫停！ 2018-11
c. Please
also watch this related video (and find a minor typo in
it!), labeled EI1-12&1-13,
available
in the English Island articles subfolder in the class
Google Drive folder.
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the
articles and video in class next Monday!
b. The
Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
video summary by Nathan Lozeron
"Find your
biological prime times, and do your most important work during
those windows."
"The most
productive people rearrange their day around
when they
have the most energy to work smarter, instead of harder."
"By working
in your prime-time window, you can work less, and get more done,
which means
you'll have more time to spend with the people you love." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUabJO4UAso&ab_channel=ProductivityGame
4.Compound Noun Stress quiz #2
Today's cns
quiz will include all three types of compound nouns,
the 1.
basic default type, the 2. ingredient/material type,
and the 3. time/space/organization type.
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.
For our
next class on October 21, read and take notes on these two
articles: a.
CET 8: (issue 76): "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？
in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14; and b.
English Island 62 (36); 語調下降？我還以為你講完了
2019-1
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 and your feedback on the talk in your weekly notes:
b. The
Productivity Project by Chris
Bailey video summary by Nathan Lozeron
"Find your
biological prime times, and do your most important work
during those windows."
"The most
productive people rearrange their day around
when they
have the most energy to work smarter, instead of
harder."
"By working
in your prime-time window, you can work less, and get more done,
which means
you'll have more time to spend with the people you love." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUabJO4UAso&ab_channel=ProductivityGame
4.
Compound Noun Stress quiz #3
Today's cns quiz will again include all three types of compound
nouns,
the 1.
basic default type, the 2. ingredient/material type,
and the 3. time/space/organization type.
Make
a list of all mistakes made in the two compound noun
stress quizzes so far
in your
notes for next Monday. Make sure you understand where the mistake
is in each case,
and how you
can avoid similar mistakes in the future.
In
addition, if you have missed any dictations or quizzes so far,
make them
up, using the videos online, and include your corrected quiz
paper(s)
in next
Monday's notes, making sure you understand all the correct
answers.
If you
still have questions, ask your learning partner, or Prof. Chung in
class.
5.
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!
Week Eight:
October
21: 1. Discuss and
hand in:
a. CET 8:
(issue 76): "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？
in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14; and
b. English
Island 62 (36); 語調下降？我還以為你講完了
2019-1
For our
next class on October 28, read and take notes on these two
articles:
a.
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 the English Island article;
available
in the Google Drive English Island articles folder as: EI6236rratedEnglish;
as well as
the video entitled: 1-10 連音鼻音篇：如何避免 NG 英文_615revised,
regarding
how to link nasal sounds.
2. Also, what did you learn
from
this video?
Discuss,
ask questions on this talk on intonation and information
value given
in Chinese
by Prof.
Chung for the May 14, 2022 Linguistics Salon held by LST and NTNU
online:
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the
articles and video in class next Monday!
3.
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", "ch" as
in "choir" and the "ck" as in "pack" sound is always
written as /k/ in IPA!
Also note
that the "sh" sound as in "ship"
is written
in IPA as /ʃ/, and is called "esh"
or "long s".
4.
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.
You need to
be excited about doing the task!
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!
Additional
assignment: How do you pronounce Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi? Don't
be scared off by it and give up!
How did you
get the answer to this? Practice until you can
say it fluently,
without hesitation for next week's class.
Week Nine:
October
28:
1. Discuss and
hand in:
a.
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
b. English
Island 35 (10): 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」?
2016-10.
Also
discuss the
video entitled: 1-10 連音鼻音篇：如何避免 NG 英文_615revised,
regarding
how to link nasal sounds;
For our
next class on November 4, read and take notes on these two
articles:
a. CET 11
(issue 79): 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ /、/ɛ/ 和
/eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
b. English
Island 36 (11): 看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎？
2016-11;
2.
How do you pronounce Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi? How did
you find and learn the correct pronunciation?
3.Dictation #4: /æ/ vs. /ɛ/
vs. /eɪ/, with final /-t/.
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 /t/ sound.
The vowel will always
be either /æ/ as in "bat" /bæt/, or /ɛ/
as in "bet" /bɛt/ or /eɪ/
as in /beɪt/.
Remember, the "k" as
in "kite", "c" as in "can", "ck" as in "pack", and "ch" as in
"choir" 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".
4.
Compound Noun Stress Quiz #4: How to stress a noun
phrase
composed of
a hyphenated compound adjective
+ noun.
5.
Choose a partner and role for your performance of:
Rachels Don't Runaudio Include
this information in next week's notes.
6.
Book sharing: The Worlds I See
by Li Fei-fei Wired
called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—
a group
perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—
who are
responsible for AI’s recent remarkable advances.”
Week Ten:
November
4: 1. Fill in your
Rachels Don't Run partner's name and which part
each is playing
on the list
that will be passed around.
2.
Discuss and hand in:
a. CET 11
(issue 79): 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ /、/ɛ/ 和
/eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
b. English
Island 36 (11): 看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎？
2016-11;
For our
next class on November 11, read and take notes on these two
articles:
a. 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
b. English
Island 49 (24) 台灣味學習法：用注音練英文母音
2017-12;
also, the video
on vowels that accompanies this article (1-4 用注音連英文母音),
available
in the Google Drive folder.
Pay special
attention to:
/u/ vs. /ʊ/
vs. /ʌ/,
and the six
diphthongs 雙母音:
/aɪ/ /eɪ/
/aʊ/ /ɔʊ/
/ɔɪ/ and /ju/
Song
for practice:
My dame
has a lametamecrane,
My dame
has a crane that is lame.
Please,
gentle Jane, let my dame's lame tame crane
Feed and
come home again.
3.
POSTPONED TILL NEXT MONDAY 11/11:
Dictation #5: voiceless final stops vs. voiced
final stops
Write the
correct spelling and IPA symbols for each word you
hear.
All of the
words will have only one syllable,
The vowel
will always be /ɑ/, as
in "father" /ˈfɑðɚ/,
"stop" /stɑp/;
and all
will end with either a voiceless /t/
or a voiced /d/ sound,
for
example, "plot" /plɑt/, vs. "plod" /plɑd/,
"tot" /tɑt/, vs. "Todd" /tɑd/.
The IPA symbol for
the "j" sound as in "jam" is /ʤ/.
Remember, the "k" as in "kite", "c" as in "can",
"ck" as in "pack", and "ch" as in "choir"
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".
4. POSTPONED TILL NEXT
MONDAY 11/11: Compound
noun stress quiz #5: with modifiers ending in -ing: gerunds (nouns) vs. participles (adjectives)
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.
More
examples of a 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);
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 of a gerund
動名詞 ending with -ing + noun forming a compound
noun,
e.g. d. *PLAYing
cards; e. *STRETCHing exercises; *CAMPing gear
(uncountable!)
5.
Rachels Don't Run practice and assignments
Starting
from this week, once your Rachels Don't Run transcription
is finished,
instead of
a transcription assignment, you are to work every day on
doing Echo
Practice on the Rachels Don't Run clips.
As a form
of accountability, record the
dates and times of your daily Echo practice
in your
weekly notes, in lieu of the
usual Google Forms and Google Docs.
Optional:
If you would like to continue your transcription and/or listening
practice
on your
own, either now or later, you can work on exercises from
previous
years of ELP: 2022202120202019;
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!
Week Eleven:
November
11: 1. Discuss and hand in:
a. CET 12 (issue 80): 英語發音百樂篇（一）:
Pronunciation Potluck (1)
in No. 80,
November/December 2013, p. 12-14; practice: ear vs. year;
east vs. yeast;
eat vs. yeet ('to throw with great force);
b. English Island 49 (24) 台灣味學習法：用注音練英文母音
2017-12;
also, the video
on vowels that accompanies this article (1-4 用注音連英文母音),
available in the
Google Drive folder.
In fact there has
been some public backlash to this approach.
Can you imagine
why? What's your view on this?
For our
next class on November 18, read and take notes on these three
articles:
a. CET 13
(issue 81): 英語發音百樂篇（二）:
Pronunciation Potluck (2)
in No. 81,
January/February 2014, p. 12-14; and
b. English Island 73 (47): Who's a False
Friend? 小心外來的「假朋友」！ 2019-12;
along
with video 2-5 on the article, with the same title, and:
c.
English Island 44 (19): 不學好發音的藉口一籮筐
2017-7,
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
2.
Dictation #5 (postponed from last Monday): voiceless final stops
vs. voiced final stops
Write the
correct spelling and IPA symbols for each word
you hear.
All of
the words will have only one syllable,
The vowel
will always be /ɑ/,
as in "father" /ˈfɑðɚ/,
"stop" /stɑp/;
and all
will end with either a voiceless /t/
or a voiced /d/ sound,
for
example, "plot" /plɑt/, vs. "plod" /plɑd/,
"tot" /tɑt/, vs. "Todd" /tɑd/.
The IPA symbol
for the "j" sound as in "jam" is /ʤ/.
Remember, the "k" as in "kite", "c" as in "can",
"ck" as in "pack", and "ch" as in "choir"
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".
3.
Compound noun stress quiz #5 (postponed from last Monday)
with modifiers ending in -ing:
gerunds (nouns) vs. participles (adjectives)
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.
More
examples of a 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);
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 of a gerund
動名詞 ending with -ing + noun forming a compound
noun,
e.g. d.
*PLAYing cards; e. *STRETCHing exercises; *CAMPing
gear (uncountable!)
4. Two
essay questions to start thinking about for the
final exam: 1.
Discuss "transfer" in foreign language learning, that
is,
how can you effectively and efficiently start consistently applying
the theory and other things you learn in class
to actual everyday English listening and speaking?
2.
How can you motivate yourself to successfully establish a daily
habit
of language practice, including daily transcriptions
and Echo practice?
Every day,
ask yourself these three questions: 1.
Did I do my best today to seek discomfort and hit my mistake
quota? (cf. a friend's dreams) 2.
Did I do my best today to seek advice and correct
my mistakes? 3.
Did I do my best today to turn practice into play?
6. Rachels
Don't Run practice and assignments
Discussion: How did your daily Echo Practice on the Rachels
Don't Run clips go?
Can you
think of and share ways to improve it, make it more efficient
and effective,
make it
more automatic, and make it more enjoyable?
Your pair
or group will be assigned either the first part, numbered 2,
or the
second part, numbered 3.
Continue
to record in your weekly notes the dates
and times
of your daily Echo practice on
your assigned Rachels Don't Run clip.
This week,
work on memorizing your assigned lines:
Another DAX song,
about depression, and wondering why we're here
and why the world is
the way it is: Dear God
Week Twelve:
November 18:
1. Discuss and
hand in: a.
CET 13 (issue 81): 英語發音百樂篇（二）:
Pronunciation Potluck (2)
in No. 81,
January/February 2014, p. 12-14; and
b.
English Island 73 (47): Who's a False Friend?
小心外來的「假朋友」！ 2019-12;
along with
video 2-5 on the article, with the same title, and:
c.
English Island 44 (19): 不學好發音的藉口一籮筐
2017-7,
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
Also
discuss your feedback and response to this letter:
2.
Dictation #6: /u/
vs. /ʊ/; all items will end
with /-d/;
some items
will be in the past tense!
Write the
correct spelling and IPA symbols for each word you
hear.
All of the
words will have only one syllable,
Remember, the "k"
as in "kite", "c" as in "can", "ck" as
in "pack", and "ch" as in "choir" 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";
also that
the "y" sound as in "yes" is represented as /j/ in IPA, e.g./jɛs/!
3.Compound noun and
phrase stress practice exercises Circle
the stresses, making sure to add an asterisk * to
all the tonic stresses,
for all the
items in this handout. Submit them with your class notes
next Monday,
November 25. We'll go over a few in class to show how it's
done.
4. Reminder:
Two essay questions to start thinking about for the final
exam: 1.
Discuss "transfer" in foreign language learning, that is,
how can you effectively and efficiently start consistently
applying
the theory and other things you learn in class
to actual everyday English listening and speaking?
2.
How can you motivate yourself to successfully establish a
daily habit
of language practice, including daily transcriptions
and/or Echo practice?
Every
day, ask yourself these three questions:
1.
Did I do my best today to seek discomfort and hit my mistake
quota? (cf. a friend's dreams)
2.
Did I do my best today to seek advice and correct my
mistakes?
3.
Did I do my best today to turn practice into play?
6.
Rachels Don't Run: Practice and assignments
Discussion:
How did your daily Echo Practice on the Rachels Don't Run clips
go?
Can you
think of and share ways to improve it, make it more efficient
and effective,
make it
more automatic, and make it more enjoyable?
Group
and part assignments are as follows. We'll devote some
class time
today to
practicing your parts together; in addition, make appointments
to meet and
practice outside of class together. Come prepared!
First
part (2):
1. 周敏歆 Cindy: Leah
陳品彣 Astrid: Isaac
2. 李柏賢 Brad: Leah
官育全 Dylan: Isaac
3. 何思嫻 Anita Ho: Leah
李彥臻 Jenny: Isaac
4. 陳昕
Michael: Leah
詹元齊 Phil: Isaac
黃于珊 Ivy: Share parts
5. 吳家謙 Esther: Leah
王欣宇 Yuni: Isaac
6. 毛宣云 Sherry: Leah
王士晉 Howard: Isaac
7. 劉子郁 Ariel: Leah
曹允誠 Chris: Isaac
8. 張盈蓁 Janice: Leah
邱俞融 Veronique: Isaac
9. 黃子倩 Linda: Leah
卓昱安 Ian: Isaac
Second Part (3)
10. 林靖芸 Erin: Leah
林若潔 Melody: Isaac
11. 李仲勛 Gregory: Leah
邱彥鈞 Allen: Isaac
12. 黃毓庭 Hitty: Leah
林昀潔 Jasmine: Isaac
13. 彭賀琳 Helena: Leah
楊庭瑜 Inez: Isaac
14. 石彥妮 Ellie: Leah
曾柔瑾 Tina: Isaac
15. 鍾愷頤 Kai Yi: Leah
辛永浩 Eric: Isaac
16. 翁妤安 Ashley: Leah
郭子甄 Jenna: Isaac
17. 王亮勻 Emily: Leah
張家齊 Jacky: Isaac
18. 程冠榛 Gladys: Leah
陳玟翰 Hank: Isaac
19. 許子玥 Tsu-yueh: Leah
邵咨燕 Anita
Shao: Isaac
Continue to
record in your weekly notes the dates and times
of your
daily Echo practice and group practice on your assigned Rachels
Don't Run clip. Continue to work on memorizing your
assigned lines!
Week Thirteen: November
25:
1. Discuss and
hand in:
a. CET 14
(issue 82) 英語發音百樂篇（三）:
Pronunciation Potluck (3)
on “th”, “x” and “r”; in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14; and:
CET 15 (issue 83) 英語發音百樂篇（四）:
Pronunciation Potluck (4)
on “w”, “wh” and “h”; in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14; CET 12-
15;
b.
English Island 37 (12): 到底是Yes還是No? 2016-12;
also watch the animation in the Google Drive folder entitled:
3-2: 到底是Yes還是No.mp4
both are available in the Google Drive folder.
Listen to this article as a
podcast!
Created automatically with AI
from the article pdf by Google's Notebook LM!
With thanks to Melissa Hsiung for creating this AI podcast and
sharing it with us!
2.Compound noun and
phrase stress practice exercises
You were to
circle the stresses, making sure to add an asterisk
* to all the tonic stresses,
for all the
items in this handout. We'll go over and correct them in class
today.
3.
Reminder: Two essay questions to start thinking
about for the final exam: 1.
Discuss "transfer" in foreign
language learning, that is,
how can you effectively and efficiently start consistently
applying
the theory and other things you learn in class
to actual everyday English listening and speaking?
2.
How can you motivate yourself to successfully establish a daily habit
of language practice, including daily transcriptions and/or Echo
practice?
b. English
Island 37 (12): 到底是Yes還是No?
2016-12;
also the accompanying animation in the Google Drive folder
entitled: 3-2: 到底是Yes還是No.mp4
What did you think of the podcast
created automatically by AI
from the article pdf
using Google's Notebook LM?
With thanks to Melissa Hsiung for creating and sharing it with us!
For our next class on December 9, read and take notes on
the following articles:
a. 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; plus:
b. 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.
3.IPA symbols review: /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/
Voiceless and voiced interdental fricatives: /θ/ and /ð/;
also schwa /ə/.
Examples: three /θri/
think /θɪ̝ŋk/
the /ðə/ though /ðoʊ/
Dictation
#7: The six diphthongs; examples:
pine
/paɪn/
pain /peɪn/
pout /paʊt/
prone
/proʊn/
point /pɔɪnt/
pure
/pjur/
All items
in the dictation will end
with /-t/.
Week Fifteen: December
9:
1. The final exam will be held next Monday, December 16, 2024
at the
regular class time and place, i.e. 3:30pm in 共同 302.
2.
End-of-semester highlights and evaluations.
Due Wednesday, December 25. 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 and hand in:
a. 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; plus:
b. 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.
For our last class on
December 16, read and take notes on the following articles;
you need only upload
your electronic files to Google Drive;
you do not need
to hand in a paper copy this time.
a.
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; plus:
b.
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.
Optional: For those interested, here's part 1 of this
article:
English Island 69 (43): 英中「發呆」翻譯法大公開
2019-8
4.
All pairs will perform your excerpt of Rachels Don't Run
for the oral
performance part of your grade.
Make sure to
watch and listen attentively, and take notes,
so we can give
each pair feedback on their performance.
Week Sixteen: Final
Exam December
16 1.
End-of-semester highlights and evaluations
are due
by Wednesday, December 25.
You can
of course submit them earlier!
Make sure
all homework has been handed in and uploaded
to the Google
Drive folder in the correct format!
And make
sure you have submitted a paper copy of all quizzes and dictations.
You
can submit any late work to Prof. Chung's mailbox in the 外
教中心.
You will not receive a grade for this course if you have any
missing work,
or if it
is in the wrong format!
2.
Briefly discuss:
a. 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; plus:
b.
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. Optional: For those interested, here's part 1 of this
article:
English Island 69 (43): 英中「發呆」翻譯法大公開
2019-8
