Course Desc<x>ription and ob<x>jectives:
<br>	This course aims to acquaint the students with the theory, 
<br>terminology, and practical techniques for describing the sounds of English. By 
<br>the end of this course, students will:
<br>1. recognize the general mechanisms in producing English consonants and vowels
<br>2. understand the nature of speech sounds at the levels of segments, 
<br>syllables, words, and sentences 
<br>3. acquire the ability to produce/perceive/transcribe speech sounds correctly 
<br>4. realize the sound patterns and peculiarities of English phonetics.
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<br>Textbook:
<br>Sun, Shu-huei Cecilia. 2013. American English Phonetics. Revised ed. Taipei: 
<br>Crane Publishing Co.
<br>(A series of supplementary materials will also be provided.)
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<br>Assessment:
<br>1. Attendance and Class Participation 		25%
<br>2. Quizzes          				20%
<br>3. Mid-term Exam                 		25%
<br>4. Final Exam                    		30%
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<br>Tentative Schedule:
<br>	This course leads the students from basic information regarding the 
<br>concepts of phonetics, through the classification of vowels and consonants, to 
<br>the suprasegmental phonetic rules, and finally to phonetic context 
<br>modifications, syllable structure, and English sounds and spellings.
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<br>Week 01		Introduction and Orientation
<br>Week 02		Basic Concepts of Phonetics
<br>Week 03		Teachers' Day (no class) 
<br>Week 04		The Systems of Speech Production
<br>Week 05		Classification of Vowels and Diphthongs
<br>Week 06		Classification of Vowels and Diphthongs (Quiz I)
<br>Week 07		Classification of Consonants
<br>Week 08		Classification of Consonants
<br>Week 09		Midterm Exam
<br>Week 10		Sports Day (no class) 
<br>Week 11		Suprasegmental: Stress
<br>Week 12		Suprasegmental: Stress
<br>Week 13		Suprasegmental: Rhythm 
<br>Week 14		Suprasegmental: Intonation (Quiz II) 
<br>Week 15		Syllable Structure and Consonant Clusters
<br>Week 16		Final Exam
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