LING367 Applied Phonetics

Updated: 16 December 2009

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites	LING102
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	LING467
Notes	None
Combined Units	LING467 - Applied Phonetics
Coordinator(s)	Brett Baker (bbaker2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	Speech is all around us, and yet we seldom pay attention to it. When we do, we find many everyday assumptions about speech are very limited. This unit gives an insight into the nature of speech. Students learn skills in transcription, and in the acoustic and articulatory analysis of speech. The focus of the unit, however, is on speech as a means of communication. Topics include: sounds of the world's languages; the cognitive processes of speaking and listening; slips of the tongue and ear; foreign accents; computer speech; implications for effective communication. Web access is essential.
Materials	Information Unavailable
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Exam Length	Weight
Worksheet 1		25%
Assessment Notes
Worksheet - short answer questions and data analysis problems

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2 and 6
Worksheet 2		35%
Assessment Notes
Worksheet - short answer questions and data analysis problems

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2 and 6

Final Examination	2 hrs	40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate an appreciation of the phonetic nature of speech, especially how different this is from everyday assumptions;
use some tools for the phonetic analysis of speech, and understand that different tools are appropriate in different situations;
show a basic understanding of the cognitive processes by which speech is produced and understood;
understand how the knowledge gained can be applied, especially in ensuring effective communication with people from different language and literacy backgrounds.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will understand the principles of phonetics. It is taught by directed study and reading, practised in class or online tutorial exercises, and assessed via all assessment tasks.
2	Communication Skills The unit will focus on analysis and argumentation, and will thereby improve students' communication skills in those two areas. Communication skills will be assessed in the assessment tasks.
3	Global Perspectives The unit will use data from a range of languages from around the world in a range of exercises.
4	Information Literacy The unit will require access to the web and use of online resources and tools. Students will be encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data.
5	Life-Long Learning The unit will encourage students to think critically about the structures of languages they are exposed to.
6	Problem Solving Much of the assessment will be based around problem solving, using logical analytical techniques but also requiring creative thinking to solve in many cases.
7	Social Responsibility Students will need to be mindful of their ethical responsibilities to other students.
8	Team Work Students collaborate (in online discussions) to understand the solutions to problems.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2010