Spanish 404 - Spanish Pronunciation
Prerequisite
The prerequisites for Spanish 404 are:
- Spanish 250 or Spanish H104;
- Spanish Listening and Reading Proficiency Exam (SLRPE).
Texts and materials
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Course Description
This course offers a comprehensive review of the pronunciation of Spanish. The fundamental principles of phonetic analysis are introduced in a simple and concise manner in order to show how Spanish sounds are produced, how they fall into patterns, and how they change in different environments. Major attention is devoted to practice with corrective exercises, introductory training phonetic transcription and, to a lesser extent, the problems of teaching pronunciation. Throughout the course we will focus on the contrast between the Spanish and the English sound patterns, an aspect intended to help students understand the major phonetic differences between both languages and at the same time improve their Spanish pronunciation. The course will also include a brief introduction to Spanish syllable structure, stress, and intonational patterns. Finally, there will be a brief survey of the major differences in pronunciation across dialects.
Course Objectives
After successful completion of the course, students will:
- be familiar with the sounds of Spanish and how they are organized into the phonological system of the language;
- apply the rules of Spanish pronunciation in their own speech--at least in controlled contexts--and be able to use articulatory descriptions in the teaching of Spanish to English speakers;
- understand the principles of Spanish orthography, including accent marks;
- use appropriate terminology to express very general notions of phonology and phonetics;
- recognize the dialectal diversity of Spanish in Iberia and the Americas, as well as the phonetic features that characterize the most salient dialects;
- appreciate the phonological perspective of monolingual Spanish speakers, and how their instuitions inform linguistic research.
Sample syllabus
For current syllabus for this course, please check the Current Spanish Course Listing for professor's home page.
.Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct is defined as any activity which tends to compromise the academic integrity of the institution, or subvert the educational process. All suspected cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the Committee on Academic Misconduct as required by University rules. Such instances include, but are not limited to: plagiarism (representing as one's own work anything done by another), cheating on assignments or examinations, collusion, falsification of excuses, submitting work from a previous quarter without explicit permission of the current instructor, violation of course rules contained in the syllabus or provided in class.For example for a written or oral report you should use the vocabulary, grammar structures, and strategies you've learned. Paraphrase your information and DO NOT "cut and paste" whole paragraphs from the web. Work submitted must be in your own words. "Borrowing" materials without citing sources is plagiarism
