Every student needs someone who says,
simply,
“You mean something. You count.”
– Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)
Fall 2025
A pronunciation
assessment test will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, from
13:20
PM to 14:10 PM
in the 文學院演講廳. Make sure to come!
There will be 15 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
except under very special circumstances.
September 2025: 1, 8, 15,
22;
(Monday, September 29 is a
holiday; no class; make-up class added
on December 22); October:
13, 20, 27;
Monday, October 6 is a
holiday (Mid-Autumn Festival; no class. November:
3, 10, 17, 24; December:
1, 8, 15, 22
The final exam will be
held on Monday, December 22, 2025 (extra class added
due to holiday on September 29)
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 unexcused
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 ahead of time.
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 1, 2025
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 2025 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.
Please use Google Documents for
your Transcriptions assignments
.
Start a new Google Doc file for each
new transcription assignment,
e.g. Before Breakfast goes in one file,
Kpop goes into a
single new file.
Fill
in the required information on the tentative class list
and correct
any errors you find.
Authorization codes will be
issued starting next Monday,
once the
class list has stabilized a bit more,
depending on the number of openings available.
Note that
all ELP classes will be video-recorded,
for the
sake of students who must miss class
due to
illness or other valid reason.
Videos of
the class will be available over NTU
Cool
to all
registered students during the semester.
Remember that a pronunciation
assessment test will be held
on Wednesday,
September 3, 2025, from 13:20 PM to 14:10
PM
in the 文學院演講廳. Make sure
to come – and remind your classmates!
3. MUST READ: Introduction
to English Listening and Pronunciation Fall 2025 (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 daily transcription
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!
4.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 1, 2025
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
5.
Google Drive: ELP Fall 2025
Create a folder using
your English given and family name as the folder
name
e.g. Iris Lin, Mark Huang,
under ELP Fall 2025 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.
6.
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 5, 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!
7.
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 8.
8. We'll have our first dictationnext Monday, September 8. 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".
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. 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.
2. For easy transcription:
oTranscribe. We'll also be
using Google Forms
and Google Docs for this assignment.
4. 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.
5. For
personal and place names, titles, and other unfamiliar proper
nouns and words,
type out the sounds as best you can into Google.
If you're even a little bit close, Google will usually correct
your spelling
and give you some information on what you're looking for.
6. If you
find the AI summary at the top of your Google results
annoying
and/or if it keeps crashing the page (as it often does for me),
use this URL for Google without AI:
Week Two:
September 8: 1. A make-up
pronunciation assessment test will be held
during break
time for students who have
not yet taken it ;
another
make-up test will be held at 18:00 (6:30 pm) this evening
(Sept. 8)
in 普通教室
303
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.
The current class list
will be passed around.
Please
correct any incorrect information, add any missing
information,
and in
addition, fill in the Chinese and English name of your Learning
Partner.
It's best if old students match with a new student
where possible. Old
students: Please help the new students catch up!
Remember
that all classes are being video-recorded and will be
available over NTU Cool.
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 2025 on Google Drive;
use your
gmail address to join; you should have received an invite by
now;
if not,
email the professor right away.
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,
send an
email to Prof. Chung including the following;
model on
slide 11 of this ppt
introduction:
6.
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.
8.
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
– listen closely to all instructions!
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. The
instructor has paper if needed.
2.
When using loose-leaf notebook paper, start on the front of the paper, i.e. theholes 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 or draw circles.
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/
9.
Daily 30-second transcription exercise
Transcribe each daily segment with oTranscribe;
then
paste your transcription into the following Google Forms
for 9/8 -
9/15, 2025 (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
Second
Cup: Be a hungry listener
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.
If you find the AI summary at the
top of your Google results annoying
and/or if it keeps
crashing the page (as it often does for me),
use this URL
for Google without AI:
Week
Three: September 15: 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.
Fill in
the name of your learning partner.
Old
students: Please help the new students catch up!
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 22, 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 both your given and family name on each
sheet, if there is more than one sheet,
and if
the sheets aren't stapled together.
Use single
spacing.
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.
4.
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! Paper is available
from the instructor.
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!
Scores are in increments of 5% only, no partial credit
given.
5.
How are your transcriptions
going? Any problems or questions you'd like to discuss?
Here's the
new transcription assignment starting on 9/16/25:
Daily 30-second transcription exercise
Transcribe each daily segment with oTranscribe;
then
paste your transcription into the following Google Forms
for 9/16
- 9/23, 2025 (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.
Note that
all work for the course must be completed
and
submitted in order to receive a grade for this course.
Cracking
the Codes: Dr. Joy DeGruy
"A Trip
to the Grocery Store"
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.
If you find the AI summary at
the top of your Google results annoying
and/or if it
keeps crashing the page (as it often does for me on an
iPad),
use this
URL for Google without AI:
Note that for the final exam, you will be asked
what your three favorite songs of the week are,
and why.
Week
Four: September
22:
1. Finalize learning
partners.
Please
hand in any missing notes, for Week One, Week Two or
both, asap;
if you
were unable to attend the class(es), please watch the video(s)
on NTU Cool.
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!
Note that
next Monday, September 29, and also October 6,
are both holidays and there will be no
class;
however,
you will still have the following articles assigned for these
two weeks:
For next
week, September 29, 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;
we will
have quizzes on compound noun stress starting
Monday, October 13;
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.
This will
be keyed to the transcription exercise for September
24-26 (below).
Notes: a. Avoid
"widow lines", i.e. a single line at the bottom of the
page; move it to the next page.
b. Use single spacing in the name block in the upper
right hand corner of the page;
The date should be the date of the class when you took the
notes, and add
"Week One", "Week Three", and so forth. Please see format
instructions and model above.
c. Print on both sides of the paper.
d. Class Notes, NOT: Class
Note. (Question: How can we remember to be especially careful
of plurals in English? Include suggestions in your
notes!)
e. Start your notes below the name block.
f. Use ONLY a 12pt font size for English and Chinese;
DON'T use a larger font for headers.
g. Watch out for "smart quotes"! Also: "Teacher vs. Prof.
Chung"; and "sophomore".
h. It's hard to read
your content when you can't get past the formatting!
But when you can, good content with good formatting are a joy
to read!
(...and will probably get you good feedback – this goes into
your grade records.)
i. Comments, questions and feedback in your notes are highly welcome
and strongly encouraged!
Further notes, from Week Four:
a. Normally uncountable: vocabulary (say: vocabulary
words, new words, or just words)
"Feedback" is also uncountable – don't
add -s!
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. 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!)
5a.
Here's the new transcription assignment starting on 9/24/25:
Betty in the Sky with
a Suitcase: #128 2016 Yellow
Horses http://betty.libsyn.com/
Week Five: September 29 and Week
Six: October 6: Holidays – no
class.
However, do note the
following:
1.
Please note the new transcription exercise above.
2.
I've had a look at your Google Drive folders, and
noticed
some
issues that need correcting.
First,
please reread these
instructions on how to save files to your
Google
Drive folder (copied from Week One):
>>
5. Google Drive: ELP Fall 2025
Create a folder using your English
given and family name as the folder name
e.g. Iris Lin, Mark Huang,
under ELP Fall 2025 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.
To save your transcriptions to Google Drive,
use *Google Documents* – not Word or pdf.
You should use one new Google Doc for each
new assignment, for example, Before Breakfast
gets one file, Kpop gets one file, and so forth,
making FOUR Google Doc files so far.
After each 30-second transcription, you need to
*Compare Documents*.
THEN, make a LIST of all your errors BELOW the
transcription.
This is to help you identify what you need to watch
out for in the future.
Some of you haven't yet uploaded your transcriptions
to your Google Docs file at all –
make sure to do this as soon as possible!
Just doing the transcription in the Google Form
isn't enough!
Again, make sure this is all done before Friday,
October 17.
A full check of your Google Drive files will be made
after this time.
For the transcriptions, please keep each day of each
transcription assignment
in the SAME file. Start a new file when there is a
NEW transcription exercise.
Also, a reminder:
For Monday, September 29, 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;
we will have quizzes on compound noun
stress starting Monday, October 13;
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.
This is keyed to the transcription exercise
for September 24-26 (above).
1. First, remember to check
your NTU email account at least once a day, preferably twice a day!
There may be an
important email from this class!
Second, I've had a
look at your Google Drive folders, and
noticed
some issues that need correcting.
Please reread these
instructions on how to save files to
your
Google Drive folder (copied from Week One):
>>
5.
Google Drive: ELP Fall
2025
Create a folder
using your English given and
family name as the folder name
e.g. Iris Lin, Mark Huang,
under ELP Fall 2025 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.
To save your transcriptions to
Google Drive, use *Google Documents* –
not Word or pdf.
You should use one new Google Doc
for each new assignment, for example,
Before Breakfast
gets one file, Kpop gets one file, and
so forth, making FOUR Google
Doc files so far.
After each 30-second transcription,
you need to *Compare Documents*.
THEN, make a LIST of all your errors
BELOW the transcription.
This is to help you identify what you
need to watch out for in the future.
Some of you haven't yet uploaded your
transcriptions to your Google Docs
file at all –
make sure to do this as soon as
possible!
Just doing the transcription in the
Google Form isn't enough!
Again, make sure this is all done
before Friday, October 17.
A full check of your Google Drive
files will be made at this time.
For the transcriptions, please keep
each day of each transcription
assignment
in the SAME file. Start a new file
when there is a NEW transcription
exercise.
2.
Discuss and hand in notes on these articles:
CET 5: 英語教學死角：複
合名詞重音 in No. 73,
September/October 2012, p. 12-14;
we will have quizzes on compound
noun stress starting Monday,
October 13;
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.
This is keyed to the transcription
exercise for September 24-26
(above).
New assignment:
For October 13: 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, October 20!
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.
4.Dictation #4: /i/ vs. /ɪ/
vs. /ɛ/
vs. /æ/,
all with final /-p/.
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 /-p/ sound.
The vowel
will always be either:
/i/ as in "beat" /bit/ or
/ɪ/ as in "bit" /bɪt/
or
/ɛ/ as in "bet" /bɛt/ or
/æ/ as in "bat" /bæt/.
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".
This page
has information on people and events mentioned in "We Pray",
and can help you
understand the song better. (It's worth reading!)
Week Eight: October 20:
1.
Continue discussion on these articles:
a. CET
5: 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音 in No. 73,
September/October 2012, p. 12-14;
we will
have quizzes on compound noun stress starting Monday, October
13;
and:
b.「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.
This is
keyed to the transcription exercise for September 24-26
(above).
g.
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.
h. To
go over on October 27: The glottal stop
Be
ready to mention at least three of the main points of the
articles and video in class!
For
next week, October 27, 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
Notes: 1.
You will always need to circle a syllable
in the first content
word of a compound noun! 2.
Each item is worth 10 points, so you can receive
either
10 or 0 points; no partial credit given,
so a
score of 5 points is not possible. 3.
If you happen to miss a class, use the NTU Cool class
video
to make
up any dictations or quizzes. Pause the video,
then
check your own answers and calculate your score. Hand
in the marked quiz or dictation with next week's notes.
4. How
do you say 便利商店 and the full form of "con man" in English?
(Hint: Use the NOUN form, not the ADJECTIVE!) 5. Reminder: Don't
write ī, write i!
Treat this as a new habit
you are working on establishing!
3.
New transcription exercise:
Notes
to Self with Case Kenny,
on the
Meditative Story podcast
4.New Transcription Exercise:
Excerpt
from NPR: Tell Me More" 'Coming Clean' About Growing up In A
Hoarding Household
Interview with author
Kimberly Rae Miller, by Michel Martin July 29, 2013
1.a.
Note the new transcription exercise (above),
'Coming
Clean' About Growing up In A Hoarding Household
for October
28 to November 17, 2025.
And
remember to keep checking your email every day!
b.
Can you identify patterns in your errors in the
daily transcriptions?
What are
you learning from them? Are you doing anything differently?
For the final
exam: Be ready to list and discuss three such patterns,
and how
being aware of them can help you improve your
English listening.
Be ready to mention
at least three of the main points of the
articles and video in class!
For
next week, November 3, 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
c.
Also watch the video that accompanies the English Island
article;
available in the Google Drive English Island articles
folder as: EI6236rratedEnglish;
d.
Also view the video entitled: 1-10 連音鼻音篇：如何避免 NG
英文_615revised,
regarding how to link nasal sounds.
3.Watch and take notes on the following video
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!
4. Compound
noun stress quiz #3
Notes: 1. You
will always need to circle a syllable in the first content
word of a compound noun! 2. Each
item is worth 10 points, so you can receive either 10
or 0 points; no partial credit given,
so a score of 5
points is not possible. 3. If
you happen to miss a class, use the NTU Cool class video
to make up any dictations or quizzes.
Pause
the video, then check your own answers and calculate your
score. Hand in
the marked quiz or dictation with next week's notes.
4. How
do you say 便利商店? What is the full form of "con man" in
English?
(Hint:
These are both compound nouns, so use the NOUN
form, not the ADJECTIVE form!) 5. Reminder:
Don't write ī, write i!
Treat this as a new habit
you are working on establishing!
5.
For fun: Keyword, from The Washington
Post (optional)
Week Ten: November 3:
1.•Google Drive:
The following students should check
your NTU email and
upload all missing files in the correct
format, making sure they are UNLOCKED, to
your Google Drive RIGHT AWAY,
so that they are not marked as 缺交 or
遲交:
Lucille, Duff Liu
(transcriptions), Alannah and Mina (please use the class
video to catch up,
including quizzes), Gaga (transcriptions and notes; only
one pdf file in notes; please catch up!)
•
Discuss the articles
assigned for this week: 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
c.
Also watch the video that accompanies the
English Island article;
available in the Google Drive
English Island articles folder as: EI6236rratedEnglish;
d. Also view
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.Discuss this video
talk on intonation and information
value
given in Chinese by
Prof. Chung for the May 14, 2022 Linguistics
Salon
held by LST (The Linguistic Society of Taiwan
台灣語言學學會) and NTNU
online:
Please share and discuss at least three
of the main points of the articles and
video.
3.
Please watch this video:
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.
4.
Dictation #5: /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.
Examples: sued
/sud/
who'd /hud/
good /gʊd/
wood/would /wʊd/
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/!
5. Compound Noun Stress
Quiz #4: How to stress a noun
phrase
composed of a hyphenated
compound adjective + noun.
Remember to include your English
given name and family
name, e.g. Iris Lin,
and your student number, on
all homework, quizzes and
dictations!
• If you didn't include
notes on: 重
音與語調： 英語中的平行宇宙
The parallel
universe of
English stress
and intonation
last week or
this week,
make SURE to
include
them in next week's notes!
• If you
are missing any back
homework, make sure to make
it up
and hand it in asap: Renee, Jerome, Alannah, Mina
•Google
Drive: The following students
should check
your NTU email and upload
all missing files in the correct
format, making sure they are UNLOCKED,
to your Google Drive RIGHT AWAY,
so that they are not marked as 缺交
or 遲交:
Lucille, Angela, Renee,
Jenny Ting, Alex Fang,
Andrea, Duff Liu, Anderson, Astrid,
Alannah, James, Gaga.
•
How English
sounds WITHOUT the continuation rise:
•
Discuss Compound
Noun Stress quiz #4: What is a syllable?
How do we hear which syllable has stress?
How do we mark a stressed syllable correctly?
What do you need to make sure and avoid when
marking stress?
•
Also: DON'T
use check marks or make other marks when
marking dictations and quizzes.
•
Discuss the articles
assigned for this week: 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 17, 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/
vs. /ə/,
and the six diphthongs
雙母音:
/aɪ/
/eɪ/
/aʊ/
/oʊ/
/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.
Dictation #6:
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.
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!)
6. Song of the Week:
I'm not gonna miss you
(2013) Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Note: This song was written and recorded after
the singer was aware
that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Week Twelve: November
17: 1.•
If you have MISSED any dictations or quizzes
due to absence,
please make them up using the class videos
on NTU Cool asap, Grade your own work after taking the quiz, and
hand in with your class notes for the week.
• If
you are missing 欠交 any back notes,
hand
them in 補交
asap!
Also,
if you have submitted notes on the WRONG
article any week,
please
resubmit
them
on the CORRECT week!
•
Adding
thoughtful FEEDBACK
to your notes
will get more
positive
feedback from
the
instructor!
• Make sure you've
included your
reaction
to the video: The
Fantastic
Voyage
If you haven't
yet, add it to
today's
notes.
•
Add the English
and Chinese
name and student
number
of your partner
for the
performance of
Rachels
Don't Run
along with who
is playing which
role,
at the top of
today's
notes
before handing
them in.
• Discuss the
articles assigned for this week: 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/
vs. /ə/,
and the six
diphthongs 雙母音:
/aɪ/
/eɪ/
/aʊ/
/oʊ/
/ɔɪ/
and /ju/
For our next
class on
November 24,
read and take
notes on these
three
articles:
3.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 Thirteen: November
24: 1.• Make sure your
Google Drive
is completely
up to date!
(Jerome: Notes
for Week 5?)
•Rachels
Don't Runpartner
switches:
Angela Lai 賴乙萱
and Iven Lin
林文傑 Alannah Liao 廖秋筑
and Harrison
Sun 孫璵皓
Full list below.
• Everybody will now
sit next to
your Rachels
Don't Run
partner
• Note
that the class of "vowels and consonants"
taken as a
whole
is called "segments"
音段;
features added
on to
consonants,
vowels or
syllables
like: pitch,
length
and stress
are called "suprasegmentals"
超音段.
• Reminders:
If you have MISSED any dictations or quizzes
due to absence,
please make them up using the class videos
on NTU Cool asap, Grade your own work after taking the quiz, and
hand in with your class notes for the week.
•
Adding
thoughtful FEEDBACK
to your notes
will get more
positive
feedback from
the
instructor!
3.Dictation
#8: The six
diphthongs;
examples:
pine /paɪn/
pain
/peɪn/
pout
/paʊt/
prone /proʊn/
point
/pɔɪnt/
pure /pjur/
All items
in the dictation will end with /-n/.
4.Compound
noun and phrase stress practice exercises
Print out this exercise, then:
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,
December 1. We'll go over a few in class
to show how it's
done.
5.
Preparation for Final Exam on December 22:
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?
Week Fourteen: December 1: 1. • Thanks
to everybody who included FEEDBACK
in this week's notes
(remember
that "feedback" is uncountable
– no -s!) –
I
enjoyed reading all of it! (You'll get extra credit for it!)
• The final exam will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025
at the
regular class time and place, i.e. 3:30pm in 共同 302.
• End-of-semester highlights and
evaluations.
Due Thursday, December 25. Prepare
in two separate pdf files:
(I)
20 of the most important things ("highlights") 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!
For our next class on December 2, read and take
notes on the following articles: a.
CET 16 (issue 84): Do
not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎？英語的縮讀字（上） in No.
84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14; and
CET 17 (issue 85): Do
not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎？英語的縮讀字（下） in No.
85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18;
both articles are in this single
pdf file.
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!
3.Dictation: Voiceless
and voiced interdental fricatives:
/θ/ and /ð/; also schwa /ə/; and /ɝ/ and /ɚ/
Examples: three /θri/
think /θɪ̝ŋk/
the /ðə/ though /ðoʊ/
4.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 some of them in class
today.
Bring
this handout with you to class next
week and the following week!
5. Rachels Don't Run:
Class
practice!
You will give
your Rachels
Don't Run performances
in class on
Monday,
December 15!
