Course Description:

Most people think communicating in English involves with mainly the content of the message conveyed. Advanced pronunciation factors actually play a more important role helping to decode messages when listen to fluent English as well as being understood when speaking. College students’ English pronunciation has had problems since they were only taught the basics (segmental area) in the beginning of English learning. Their intelligibility (level of being understood) and the listening ability to decode native speakers’ English have been insufficient. Speed of the language is often on top of the difficulties. This course is designed to diagnose students’ pronunciation problems and introduce supra-segmental features of spoken English such as reduction, linking, stress, rhythm, …etc. so that students can correct their pronunciation and speak and listen as the way native speakers speak and listen. The pronunciation correction techniques and listening techniques will especially help those who wish to teach English language as a career helping their future students’ pronunciation. 

大部分的人認為溝通的內容在英語對話中占有主導的地位，但事實上英語的發音在溝通解碼上扮演更重要的角色。在普遍大學生當中，一直存著英語發音的問題，因為他們只在學習英語之初稍稍接受基礎的英語發音，沒有足夠的能力去表達或解讀他人所講的流利英語。本課程旨在診斷學生的基本發音問題，並有系統地介紹英語發音的原則，例如省音(reduction)、連音(linking)、重音(stress)、節奏(rhythm)等。在習得這些發音原則後，學生可以開始矯正自己的發音，並利用發音的原則來加強及加速自己的英語聽說能力。本課程教授許多矯正美式發音和英語聽力的技巧，亦可幫助未來欲從事美語教學的學生學習如何矯正他們的未來學生的發音問題。

This course enables students to:

1.     Examine their personal problems in the segmental area and supra-segmental area, and make corrections.

2.     Develop speaking ability with supra-segmental features of spoken English.

3.     Experience supra-segmental features of spoken English through listening to authentic material.

4.     Enhance listening comprehension of spoken English.

5.     Strengthen decoding techniques when listen to fluent English.

6.     Use supra-segmental features to enunciate like a native speaker.

1.      同學們將接受音段及超音段的發音診斷、修正、及個別輔導。

2.      同學們將能習得口語英語的超音段音素及改善口語流暢度。

3.      同學們將能體驗口語英語的超音段音素及改善口語流暢度。

4.      同學們將能加強口語英語的聽力。

5.      同學們將能解聽口語英語的超音段音素。

同學們將能使用超音段音素，使口說英語更像英語國家人士。

□ 1.提供線上說明作業內容

□ 2.線上即時作業填答

□ 3.作業檔案上傳及下載

□ 4.線上測驗

□ 5.成績查詢

1. 口試 10%

2. 期中口試 20%

3. 期末新聞報告 20%

4. 觀察作業  50%

1. 需常常聽英語電視及網路上的旅遊餐飲等節目，以習慣正確之發音及速度。

2. 面授部份為本課程精髓，並隨堂修正輔導發音；若無法全程出

席，請勿選課。

3. 出缺席: 照顧自己的健康是你的本份。無論有否交請假單均列為缺席。全學期實體課只缺席一次視同病假不扣分，但逢考試，成績以零分計，併入平均。第二次缺席(含病、事假) 2 次，扣考期末考。婚喪請假，以訃聞或喜帖上有你的名字為憑，方可請假，家長寫信不可；不扣分，不算缺席。隨時點名或收作業點名。每節遲到10分鐘以上，扣總分1分；遲到30分鐘以上，扣總分2分。以上的規定對一位按時上課、注意聽講、準備功課的同學，是不特別具有壓力的。