Students are expected to complete all the assignments and readings suggested by the lecturer(s), and to come to the sessions prepared to discuss them. Students must visit the eLearning platform for the course regularly. Students are expected to check their university email on a regular basis: announcements and last-minute changes will be notified via email.

Passing the subject:

To pass the subject, students must fulfil these two
conditions:

A) Final average of the whole subject over 50%

B) Having more than 40% in each of the parts of these subject:
"objective test", "case study" and "problem solving".

If students do not fulfil any of these conditions, they will have
to go to the second opportunity in July.

Submitting tasks:

Late submissions with no justification will be applied a 25%
penalty. Plagiarised tasks will be given a 0 automatically. Plagiarism
detection tools can be used. Any fault against academic integrity (plagiarism,
copying a task or an exam...) will be penalised, according to the Regulamento
Disciplinar do Estudantado da UdC, articles 10.3.f and 11.4.b, with a
Qualification of Fail (Suspenso) for both opportunities in the Course.

Non Presentado (NP) Qualification:

To be able to obtain the Non Presentado (NP) qualification,
students must not have sit the Objective test or the final transcription tasks (Case Study)

Linguistic correctness

Written activities must meet the minimum requirements of linguistic correctness (spelling and grammar, punctuation, syntax, lexical precision, or formal register) students are assumed to have for this level. Mistakes WILL be penalized.

JULY OPPORTUNITY:

Students not able to pass the subject in the first opportunity
must sit the second opportunity in July. The proportion of each assessment item
will be the same, although tasks for the Case Study and Problem Solving will be changed
for new, specific ones. Those parts of the subject that students have already
passed (more than 50% of the marks) in the first opportunity cannot be repeated
for July.

DISPENSA ACADÉMICA:

Students
will an officially recognised "dispensa académica" will be assessed
following the instructions for the July opportunity, maintaining the same
proportion for the assessment items and adapting the tasks so that they can be
completed asynchronously. Students in this situation must contact the teachers
as soon as they become aware of it.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
10. To know the basic principles of the auditory system both from an anatomical and functional point of view.	A1 A11	B5 B8
5. To be familiar with the structure, organisation, and use of the IPA symbols.	A1 A6 A15 A18	B1 B3
3. To know the elements that intervene in phonation, their role and mission in the genesis of the voice.	A1 A11	B5
7. To describe and interpret the mechanisms of speech articulation, and the relationship between articulation and acoustics.	A1 A11 A14 A15	B5 B7
1. To know and understand the basic terminology of the discipline.	A6 A11	B3 B4 B5	C2
4. To be able to relate abstract phonological concepts with the functioning of the speech apparatus.	A1 A11 A15	B2 B3 B5 B7
2. To skillfully handle phonetic applications both in the laboratory and other possible professional environments, and for life in society.	A1 A6 A11 A14 A15 A18	B2 B3 B9 B10	C3 C7
11. To be able to recognise the reflection of some relevant peculiarities of English prosody and intonation.	A6 A18 A19 A20	B2 B8
6. To be able to correctly transcribe written and oral extracts in English.	A1 A6 A11 A15 A18 A19 A20	B3 B6 B7	C6
9. To apply spectrogram analysis using sound analysis tools.	A1 A11 A14 A15	B2 B5 B6 B7	C3
8. To know and be able to analyse sound transmission processes.	A11	B5

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Phonetics and phonology as linguistic disciplines	1.1. Basic concepts and tools. Definition and description 1.2. The three branches of phonetics as a discipline
2. Speech organs	2.1. The anatomy of speech 2.2. The physiology of speech
3. Speech sounds and their graphic representation	3.1. Vowels and consonants: functional and articulatory classifications 3.2. IPA and its representation. Classification of speech sounds
4. English consonants: description and graphic representation	4.1. Descriptive parameters: manner of articulation, place of articulation, action of the vocal cords 4.2. Types of articulation: double articulation; primary and secondary articulation 4.3. Allophonic variation
5. English vowels: description and graphic representation	5.1. Vowels 5.2. Diphthongs and triphthongs 5.3. Related aspects
6. Syllables, words and connected speech.	6.1. Syllable: definition and structure 6.2. Connected speech phenomena
7. Stress and intonation	7.1. Stress 7.2. Intonation
8. Acoustic phonetics	8.1. The physical reality of sound. The sound wave 8.2. Acoustic analysis of speech sounds 8.3. Relationship between articulation and acoustics
9. Auditory phonetics	9.1. The hearing system 9.2. Perception of speech sounds

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A6 A11 A14 A15 B3 B4 B5 B9 B10 C7	21	30	51
Case study	A1 A6 A11 A15 A18 A19 A20 B3 B6 B8 C6	12	13	25
Laboratory practice	A1 A6 A15 A18 A19 A20 B2 B3 B7 B8 C2 C3	12	13	25
Problem solving	A11 A14 A15 B2 B5 B6 B7 B9 B10 C2 C3 C7	6	14	20
Document analysis	A11 A19 A20 B1 B3 B5 B6 B8 C6	0	5	5
Objective test	A1 A6 A11 A14 A15 A18 B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2	0	18	18

Personalized attention		6	0	6

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Presentation of basic theoretical concepts, supported by practical examples.
Case study	Contents and activities of phonetic transcription in English.
Laboratory practice	The activities will focus on improving the students' ability to identify and transcribe the different sounds of the English language.
Problem solving	The activities that will be carried out will focus on putting into practice the theoretical contents of the subject to monitor learning as well as problem solving.
Document analysis	Analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Objective test	The final test will combine theoretical and practical questions on English phonetics and phonology.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Case study	A1 A6 A11 A15 A18 A19 A20 B3 B6 B8 C6	Students are required to complete a series of phonetic transcription tasks (both from written and oral texts) during the semester. The minimum total mark for these tasks should not be less than 4 (out of 10) to have the option to pass the subject.	30
Objective test	A1 A6 A11 A14 A15 A18 B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2	Students are required to sit the final exam on the official date in January. The minimum mark for this test should not be less than 4 (out of 10) to have the option to pass the subject.	50
Problem solving	A11 A14 A15 B2 B5 B6 B7 B9 B10 C2 C3 C7	Students must complete a series of theoretical-practical tasks throughout the semester. The minimum total mark for the theoretical-practical tasks should not be less than 4 (out of 10) to have the option to pass the subject.	20

Assessment comments
Students are expected to complete all the assignments and readings suggested by the lecturer(s), and to come to the sessions prepared to discuss them. Students must visit the eLearning platform for the course regularly. Students are expected to check their university email on a regular basis: announcements and last-minute changes will be notified via email. Passing the subject: To pass the subject, students must fulfil these two conditions: A) Final average of the whole subject over 50% B) Having more than 40% in each of the parts of these subject: "objective test", "case study" and "problem solving". If students do not fulfil any of these conditions, they will have to go to the second opportunity in July. Submitting tasks: Late submissions with no justification will be applied a 25% penalty. Plagiarised tasks will be given a 0 automatically. Plagiarism detection tools can be used. Any fault against academic integrity (plagiarism, copying a task or an exam...) will be penalised, according to the Regulamento Disciplinar do Estudantado da UdC, articles 10.3.f and 11.4.b, with a Qualification of Fail (Suspenso) for both opportunities in the Course. Non Presentado (NP) Qualification: To be able to obtain the Non Presentado (NP) qualification, students must not have sit the Objective test or the final transcription tasks (Case Study) Linguistic correctness Written activities must meet the minimum requirements of linguistic correctness (spelling and grammar, punctuation, syntax, lexical precision, or formal register) students are assumed to have for this level. Mistakes WILL be penalized. JULY OPPORTUNITY: Students not able to pass the subject in the first opportunity must sit the second opportunity in July. The proportion of each assessment item will be the same, although tasks for the Case Study and Problem Solving will be changed for new, specific ones. Those parts of the subject that students have already passed (more than 50% of the marks) in the first opportunity cannot be repeated for July. DISPENSA ACADÉMICA: Students will an officially recognised "dispensa académica" will be assessed following the instructions for the July opportunity, maintaining the same proportion for the assessment items and adapting the tasks so that they can be completed asynchronously. Students in this situation must contact the teachers as soon as they become aware of it.

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Complementary
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