English language and academic skills support class: Pronunciation
Fridays 12-1pm and 5-6pm
Week
2
3
4
5
6
Semester 1 Scheme of Work
Phonemic symbols – consonants
Reduced forms – schwa
Phonemic symbols – vowels and diphthongs
Minimal pairs - /j/, /d3/, /t∫/ and /∫/
Phonetic transcription
Minimal pairs - /r/and /l/, /i:/ and /І/
Noun and verb stress (e.g an ‘increase, to in’crease)
9
Minimal pairs - /b/, /v/ and /w/
Paralanguage
Minimal pairs - /s/, /z/ and /∫/
Emphatic stress
Minimal pairs - /e/and /æ/
Intonation – expressing interest
Reduced forms – word stress, contractions
10
Word stress (in polysyllabic words)
7
8
11-13
Room: Richmond C30
Week
Week 1
1:1 appointments available with your tutor on any aspect of academic skills
in C101: Language Centre Self-Access Centre. Book via C101 or
M.L.Allhouse@brad.ac.uk
Semester 2 Scheme of Work
Intonation – general patterns
Week 2
Linkage – C>V, intrusive /r/, /j/ and /w/
Week 3
Intonation - low-rise for politeness
Week 4
Homophones
Week 5
Linkage – elision
Week 6
Contrastive stress
Week 7
Tones in new and old information
Week 8
Varieties of English
Week 9
Consonant clusters
Week 10 -12
David Chippett
1:1 appointments available with your tutor on any aspect of academic skills
in C101: Language Centre Self-Access Centre. Book via C101 or
M.L.Allhouse@brad.ac.uk