SFE10408 English: Grammar and Phonetics (Spring 2009)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 15
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for økonomi, språk og samfunnsfag
- Course Leader:
- Berit Løken
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Prerequisites
Teaching semester
Content
Grammar and phonetics with intonation. Examples of central issues that are part of the grammar instruction are: phrase structure, types of sentences, sentence analysis, verb forms and concord. The purpose is to show the relationship between grammatical form and meaning, and Norwegian and English are compared for increased awareness of the differences between the two languages.
In the phonetics part students learn to use the correct terminology to describe and analyse English pronunciation. Two variants of English are taught: Received Pronunciation (British English) and General American.
Teaching and learning methods
Practical training/internship
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Exam
A 5-hour written examination and an oral examination of approx. 25 minutes.
The written examination includes grammar (60%) and phonetics (40%), and both parts must receive a pass. The oral examination may adjust the final result one step up or down on the A-F grading scale.
No aids are allowed.
Reading list
- Nilsen, T S (1996), British and American English Pronunciation. Universitetsforlaget.
- Bird, B (1997), A Course in English Intonation. Universitetsforlaget.
- Jones, D (2005, 17th ed.), English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge
- Orten, J, Materials for Phonetics. Compendium, local print.
- Dypedahl, M, H Hasselgård & B Løken (2006), Introducing English Grammar. Fagbokforlaget.
- Dypedahl, M, Grammar. Compendium, local print.
All students must have an English-English dictionary such as Collins Cobuild Dictionary, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, or another learner's dictionary for non-native users of English.