Every student needs someone who says,
simply,
“You mean something. You count.”
– Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)
Fall 2023
A pronunciation
assessment test will be held on Wednesday,
September 6, 2023, 14:00-15:00 (2-3pm)
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,
also that there is a cap of 40 students
for this class, and that no auditors will be accepted.
September 2023: 4, 11, 18, 25; October:
2, 16, 23, 30 (October 9 is a holiday; no class); November:
6, 13, 20, 27; December:
4, 11, 18
The final exam will be held on Monday, December 18, 2023
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 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 4, 2023
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 2023 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.
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.
1. Class list
MUST
READ: Introduction
to English Listening and Pronunciation Fall 2023 (pptx).
Every Monday, you will hand in the
following 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 4, 2023
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 2023
Create a folder using
your English given and family name as the folder
name
under ELP Fall 2023 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;
also use Prof. Chung's NTU email address:
karchung@ntu.edu.tw,
unless
otherwise instructed.
Due
Friday, September 8, 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 11.
6. We'll have our first dictationnext Monday, September 11. 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. 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!
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.
Because
this course was only set up on September 5 on NTU Cool,
last
week's class was not video-recorded.
All
classes will be video-recorded starting with today's
class.
Create a folder using
your English given and family name as the folder
name,
for example: Iris
Lin, Mark Huang,
under ELP Fall 2023 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.
4.
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 18, 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."
6.
During break: Make-up
pronunciation assessment test for students who have not yet
taken it.
7. We'll have our first
dictation today: Postponed
till next week, September 18, 2023. 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".
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 9/11 - 9/20,
2022 (10 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.
You can
practice with Melissa's interface,
but still need to do all assignments on Google Forms.
Before Breakfast with
Laura Vanderkam: January 21, 2023; originally broadcast on
May 29, 2019 Be a better listener
Enjoy conversations more
by ending this one bad habit.
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.
1.
Make sure all your class list data is correct and
complete.
Update your
data on the Google
Sheet in our class folder entitled ELP Fall 2023
class list: 1. Fill in the name of your learning partner; 2. Add any missing data; also correct any
errors you find; 3. Add a recent portrait photo of
yourself.
5.
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;
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the
articles in class!
For next week,
September 25, 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
at least three of the main points of the
articles in class!
6. 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".
Write
your name in Chinese and English, and your student number
in the
upper right hand corner of the paper.
Using a red pen, put an "x" to the left of each
wrong answer, and write the number wrong, e.g. -5,
at the
top of the paper. Then multiply by 5, and subtract from
100 for a percentage score, e.g. 75%.
to be
written in the upper right hand corner of the
paper, under
the test taker's name and student number.
Then sign
your own name in the lower right hand corner of the paper.
Use whole sheets of
paper, not strips, pieces or scraps.
You can reuse
the paper for future dictations.
7. How
are your transcriptions going? Any problems or questions
you'd like to discuss?
Here's the new
transcription assignment starting on 9/21/23!
Betty in
the Sky with a Suitcase: #128 2016 Yellow
Horses http://betty.libsyn.com/
1.
Make sure all your data on the "ELP
Fall 2023 class list"
on
Google Drive is complete, including learning
partner(s),
with both their English
and Chinese names, and your portrait photo.
Also make sure
you have handed in all of your class notes,
both on paper
and on Google Drive.
Make sure you are
keeping up with your transcriptions,
and saving them
in your "Transcriptions" folder on Google Drive in the
correct way. Ask a classmate or myself if you're not sure
how to do it.
Although there
will be no class meeting on Monday, October 9,
you will still
have weekly readings, transcriptions, and other work
to do for this
week.
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.
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.
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the articles
in class!
For next week,
October 2, 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.
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the articles and
videos in class next Monday!
4.
Dictation #2: /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 note that
the "sh" sound as in "ship"
is written in IPA
as /ʃ/, and is called "esh"
or "long s".
5.
Daily transcription assignment: See September 18.
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?
Was the "Betty"
clip more difficult? The English Island article assigned for this
week
should help you
get more out of this piece!
Please notify
Prof. Chung of any errors you find in the transcriptions!
Week Five:
October 2
1. Make sure all your
data on the "ELP Fall 2023 class list"
on Google Drive
is complete, including learning partner,
with both their
English and Chinese names, and your portrait photo.
Also make sure
you have handed in all of your class notes,
both on paper and
on Google Drive.
Make sure you are
keeping up with your transcriptions,
and saving them
in your "Transcriptions" folder on Google Drive
in the correct
way. Ask a classmate or myself if you're not sure how to do it.
Although there
will be no class meeting on Monday, October 9,
you will still
have weekly readings, transcriptions, and other
work
to do for this
week.
Also, make sure
to let the instructor know right away whenever you find
an error or other
issue, so it can be corrected right away! Feedback
is essential for everybody, regardless of what you're
doing!
2.
No need to buy audio books! Let Alex read to you!
How to get
Alex and Mei-Jia to read to you on an Apple
device ChineseEnglish
How to
activate and use text-to-speech (TTS) on an Android
device ChineseEnglish
Many other
languages are also available, like Spanish, German, Japanese,
Korean, Vietnamese and Cantonese!
Bonus: A
student asked after class whether you can use Siri for oral
language practice.
The answer
is: Yes, but only to a very limited extent.
Included in
the following pdf is a list of 50 prompts you can use to "chat"
with Siri,
along with
a lot of other amazing ways your phone can help you
with your English
listening and speaking!
Three
ways to supercharge your English listening and speaking!
1. How can
Siri help me with my spoken English?
3.
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
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
Be ready
to mention at least three of the main points of the
articles in class!
For
our next class on October 16, 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;
Also,
related to our discussion of how difficult it can be to understand
utterances like「存裡面嗎？」and 「有沒有載具？」
if you're
not prepared beforehand:
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!
4.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.
In the final
exam, you will be asked what your three favorite songs
were this semester – so please do take a little time
to listen to each one
and start forming an opinion on each!
For our
next class on October 23, 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; and
English
Island 37 (12): 到底是 Yes 還是 No?
2016-12
Please also
watch the two related videos: numbered EI1-12&1-13,
and 3-2,
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 next Monday!
Also, you
can and should routinely use ChatGPT to check your grammar before
handing in any written assignment!
ChatGPT
now offers audio interactions, so you can try using it
to practice
English and other foreign language conversation!
3.Compound Noun Stress quiz #2.
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.
Today's
quiz will not include items on the time,space,
and organization subrule!
4a.
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!
Transcription: NPR Fresh Air: A Veterinarian Shares What
Animals Have Taught Her
Veterinarian Karen Fine shares how to catch a cat
Week Eight: October
23
1. Make sure
that your weekly notes and daily transcriptions
are all up to date and uploaded correctly.
Some 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,
created as
a WORD document, and saved in PDF
(NOT: Google Docs) format!
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.
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!
For our
next class on October 30, read and take notes on these two
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 4-5 for English Island 75 (49): 實況英文有聽沒有懂 Make sure you
“Know before you go” 2020-2
is now
available in the class Google Drive folder.
Be ready to
mention at least three of the main points of the articles
in class!
3. 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:
4.
POSTPONED: a. Dictation #3: /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" 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".
b. Compound Noun Stress quiz #3: Time,
space, organizations
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.
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!
6.Daily
Echo practice: If you want more listening and
speaking practice:
Practice
listen-echo-repeat daily with these Mini-Conversations
until you
can recite them accurately, with good pronunciation and
intonation,
just like
the recording, without much conscious thought.
We will
soon start practicing a scene from Rachels Don't Run.
Include
in next week's notes:
Which character
would you like to play? With whom as a partner?
And which part
of the dialogue would you like to perform?
Week Nine: October
30 1. 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
For our
next class on November 6, 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 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.a.
Dictation #3: /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" 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".
b. Compound Noun Stress quiz #3: Time,
space, organizations
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.
3.
All of you should have included in your notes the scene you'd
like to perform from
along with the
name of your partner, and who will be playing which
role.
Today, in
preparation for your performances, we'll go over the script
together in class,
to make
sure you understand everything thoroughly.
Make sure
to ask questions about anything you're not sure of!
Week Ten: November
6 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;
made sure
you also watched the video that accompanies this article,
as well as the video on linking with nasals; (1-10
連音：鼻音篇),
available
in the Google Drive folder.
For our
next class on November 13, 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),
available
in the Google Drive folder.
2.
From last year's class: Regarding "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 please
watch this related video, entitled: 3-8: 文法消失了？翻譯中的隱形技巧,
both
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!
Here is the
list of pairs who will be performing a scene from Rachels
Don't Run together, grouped by scene to be performed.
We'll
practice each section today in class to help you know what to
watch out for when practicing your part:
6.
New transcription exercise: Excerpt from the podcast, The
Ezra Klein Show: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’,
interview with Prof. Alison Gopnik,
professor
of psychology and philosophy at UC Berkeley.
Week Eleven: November
13 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;
Song for
practice:
My dame
has a lametamecrane,
My dame
has a crane that is lame.
Please,
gentle Jane, let my dame'slametamecrane
Feed and
come home again.
and 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/
For our
next class on November 20, 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
English Island
article 70 (44): 文法消失了！那些「看不見」的翻譯規則
2019-9;
3.
A new transcription exercise is now online! (see links
above)
It's
excerpted from The Ezra Klein Show podcast, and is
entitled: Why
Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’ It's
all about things that AI has difficulty doing, but
that 2-year-olds can easily do!
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!
4.Rachels Don't Runaudioscript
We will practice
the lines in class, first together, then in pairs. Performances
start next Monday, November 20!
5.
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?
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?
Week Twelve: November
20 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
English
Island article 70 (44): 文法消失了！那些「看不見」的翻譯規則
2019-9;
Please also
watch this related video, entitled: 3-8: 文法消失了？翻譯中的隱形技巧,
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/
For our
next class on November 27, 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 (example of "says" pronounced /seɪz/ at 1:12:56; site); and
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.
2.
All Google Forms for the Ezra
Klein: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’ transcription
(see links
above) have now been posted.
The last
part, which is for December 5, 2023,
is the last
transcription exercise for this semester!
However,
having now formed the habit – and hopefully at least some of
you have! –
you may
want to continue doing transcriptions on your own.
There are lots
of podcasts and other audio material with transcripts, so you
can check your work, that are great for transcription practice.
Make sure
all transcriptions and all other work is complete and
correctly submitted
before the
end of the semester in order to get credit for this class!
The first
pairs performing parts 6, 7, 8
of Rachels Don't Run
will
perform today.
Make sure
to watch and listen attentively, and take notes,
so we can
give each pair feedback on their performance.
Performances will continue in the next two classes.
Week Thirteen: November
27 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; and
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.
2.
A reminder to keep up with/catch up on your daily
transcriptions of the:
Ezra Klein: Why Adults Lose
the ‘Beginner’s Mind’ transcription.
The last
part, which is for December 5, 2023,
is the last
transcription exercise for this semester!
However,
having now formed the habit – and hopefully at least some
of you have! –
you may
want to continue doing transcriptions on your own.
There are lots
of podcasts and
other audio material with transcripts –
so you can
check your work – that are great for transcription practice.
Make sure
all transcriptions and all other work is complete and
correctly submitted
before the
end of the semester in order to get credit for this class!
a.Dictation #5: /ʌ/ and /ɑ/;
examples: cut /kʌt/
nut
/nʌt/
cot /kɑt/
not / knot
/kɑt/
All items in the dictation
will end with /-k/.
b.Dictation #6: The six
diphthongs; examples:
pine
/paɪn/
pain /peɪn/
pout /paʊt/
prone
/proʊn/
point /pɔɪnt/
pure
/pjur/
All items
in the dictation will end
with /-d/.
The first
pairs performing parts 6, 7, 8
of Rachels Don't Run
will
perform today.
Make sure
to watch and listen attentively, and take notes,
so we can give
each pair feedback on their performance.
Performances will continue in the next two classes.
For our
next class on December 4, read and take notes on these two
articles:
CET 16
(issue 84) and 17 (issue 85): 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; plus:
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:
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.
A number of you could use a little more practice distinguishing
between /ʌ/ and /ɑ/.
Here's a video for more
practice.
Note that
this speaker of US English doesn't distinguish between /ɑ/
and /ɔ/.
The same is
true for this /ʌ/ vs. /ɑ/ minimal pair quiz,
in which /ʌ/
is written as /ə/, and /ɑ/ as /a/.
3.
By tomorrow, December 5, 2023, you should have finished
transcribing: Ezra
Klein: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’ transcription.
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: 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!
4.End-of-semester
highlights and evaluations.
Due Tuesday, 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!
All groups
should be ready to perform their excerpt of Rachels Don't Run today.
Make sure
to watch and listen attentively, and take
notes,
so we can
give each pair feedback on their performance.
6.
Mentioned in class:
Kent K. Chang 張凱雄, is a former
student of mine in the DFLL,
and we've stayed
in touch since he left Taiwan in 2017
to study at the
University College London (UCL).
Kent has recently
become quite famous internationally
for his work,
together with other investigators, in reverse-engineering
an algorithm to
determine what the source materials of
ChatGPT are,
something the
developers had originally refused to disclose.
Our classmate Jocelyn Huang 黃先悅
volunteered to join
Kent and myself
for a meetup after our 12/4 class.
Week Fifteen: December 11
1. Discuss,
practice and hand in:
CET 16
(issue 84) and 17 (issue 85): 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; plus:
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:
English
Island 44 (19): 不學好發音的藉口一籮筐
2017-7,
all
available in the Google Drive folder.
For our
next class on December 18, the day of our final exam,
read and
take notes on these three articles:
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:
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. Final
exam: The final exam will be held next Monday,
December 18,
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.
Also, make
sure ALL your work has been handed in and uploaded
to your Google
Drive folder in the correct format!
End-of-semester highlights and evaluations, and all
outstanding work
are due Tuesday, December 26.
3.
We'll finish all of the Rachels Don't Run performances
today.
Make sure
to watch and listen attentively, and take
notes,
so we can
give each pair feedback on their performance.
4.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/
5. Compound noun stress 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.
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.
Sign up to receive email updates about the "Earbug" ear-training app when it's
ready!
Week Sixteen: Final
Exam December 18
1. 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; plus:
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.Alston, Leila and Sherry will make up their
performances of Rachels Don't Run
