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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İNG109Listening and Pronunciation ICompulsory114
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to: - Enable students (Ss) to master English and Turkish sounds; recognise phonemes/sounds in different environments in lexical items; attain proficiency in comparing and contrasting English and Turkish phonemes with each other. - Introduce further concepts such as diphthong, triphthong, stress, intonation, assimilation and pausing.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Masters English sounds; recognises phonemes/sounds in different environments in lexical items.
2Attains proficiency in comparing and contrasting English and Turkish phonemes.
3Familiarizes with further concepts such as diphthong, triphthong, stress, intonation, assimilation and pausing.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
In this course, students learn the English sound system by comparing and contrasting it to the Turkish sound system, they practice them at lexical, sentence and discourse level; they listen to various listening passages and involve in related activities.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Phons; phonemes; allophones; consonants; vowels, diphthongs, triphthongs
2English phonemes vs. Turkish phonemes; vowels; consonants
3International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA); phonetic transcription of British and American styles
4Phonemic/phonological symbols employed in dictionaries: phonemic analysis in dictionaries
5Spelling characters vs. phonemes
6Articulatory phonetics
7Places of articulation: vocal organs
8Midterm Examination
9Manners of articulation
10Accomplishment of sound articulation
11Intonation
12Intonation
13Main stress, secondary stress
14Assimilation, linking, pausing
15Assimilation, linking, pausing
16Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination150
Homework250
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study16348
Performance16116
Homework21020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
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LO3                                222     
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High