Today in class; IPA Langue Orale

We took our final exam today.  You do not have to come to class on December  19, the class has been moved to an ONLINE COURSE - see below..  I will be here on that day in case you have questions or would like to see your transcription corrections.  Otherwise your grades will be available online soon.

For the online class, take a screen capture (comment faire?) of each completed activity (after answering all the questions) and email them to potasznik@univ-tours.fr.

In order to be counted present on December 19, please do the following:
Activity 1 (scroll down to reach the activity)
Activity 2 (scroll down to reach the activity)
Final activity 

These activities are due, all in the same email, by December 19 at 14h00.

Today in class, Langue Orale Dec 5

1.  Roll call: bad habits
2.  Check homework:

Congo rebels refuse to quit captured city of Goma
| ˈkɒŋɡəʊ rɪˈbelz rɪˈfjuːz tə kwɪt ˈkæptʃəd ˈsɪti əv ˈɡomə |

Defiant rebel forces remained in control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday
| dɪˈfaɪənt rɪˈbel ˈfɔːsɪz rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn kənˈtrəʊl əv ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈɡomə ɪn ðə ˌdeməˈkrætɪk rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡəʊ ɒn ˈtjuːzdaɪ |

hours after a deadline set by regional leaders and the African Union for them to leave had passed
| ˈaʊəz ˈɑːftər ə ˈdedlaɪn set baɪ ˈriːdʒənl̩ ˈliːdəz ənd ði ˈæfrɪkən ˈjuːnɪən fə ðəm tə liːv həd pɑːst |

The rebels want to talk with the Congolese president about breaches of a 2009 peace treaty
| ðə rɪˈbelz wɒnt tə ˈtɔːk wɪð ðə ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz ˈprezɪdənt əˈbaʊt ˈbriːtʃɪz əv ə tuː ˈθaʊzn̩d naɪn piːs ˈtriːti |

3.  Continued lesson: Write down each syllable that receives grammatical stress in the following extract from cnn.com:
4.  Can you spot any words that might receive prosodic stress?

Sometimes Jaria Faraj Ali is so hungry that she ties a scarf tight around her waist to make her feel more comfortable.

The Yemeni mother of six told the international aid group Oxfam that she has now resorted to begging because food prices are so high and she doesn't have an income.

And in Pakistan, 28-year-old Asif Masih says he has to work at two jobs to buy enough food. "I drive a taxi part time as well as work in an office because otherwise me and my family won't be able to eat," he told CNN.

Their stories of hardship are echoed across the globe from Tajikistan to Peru where a recent spike in world food prices has hit the most vulnerable, and particularly in countries that rely on imported food.

Rising food prices have been blamed on a number of factors -- for example, rising energy costs, changing land use for biofuel production, local conflicts, and an increasing demand for meat and dairy products.

5.  The final exam will take place during the next class period: December 12.  Vote: as a class, can you EITHER come 15 minutes early on this day or stay 15 minutes late?  If so, we will finish the exams on that day and change the final class (December 19) to corrections only, shortening the final class by at least 30 minutes.

6.  Homework for tonight: complete the following transcriptions in preparation for your final exam:

• America is a country with a diverse collection of religious beliefs.
• At my last job, I was ridiculously underpaid.
• Americans waste forty percent of their food.  In the future, that should decrease.
• NATO foreign ministers have approved Turkey's request for Patriot missiles to defend its borders, a statement of "solidarity" with its fellow alliance member

Today in class, Langue Orale

Homework answers and lesson plan
Work in packet
Labo: 14
Homework:  Transcribe the following sentences:

• Congo rebels refuse to quit captured city of Goma
• Defiant rebel forces remained in control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, 
• hours after a deadline set by regional leaders and the African Union for them to leave had passed.
• The rebels want to talk with the Congolese president about breaches of a 2009 peace treaty

Labo Documents

Are available here.  These correspond with the previously-mentioned online course.

Today in class, Langue Orale, Nov 21

1.  Roll call: What is the most important thing to have before starting a family?
2.  Check homework transcriptions.
3.  New lesson:  Phonetic stress.
4.  Labo 12
5.  Homework for next time: transcribe the following sentences:

• A halt to the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza may be imminent...
• ... but Israel reportedly wants a 24-hour period of calm before agreeing to a cease-fire. 
• Media commentator Nadia Hijan says Israel will ignore any cease-fire "at will" -- 
• and wonders if the attacks on Gaza are Israel's way of testing 
• American, Egyptian, and Palestinian leadership

Rubric for IPA/Labo class

For the repetition portion of the class, the rubric is as follows:

Structure / Flow	Poor (0 - 4 pts) The student has poor structure and flow. Needs constant help or has many hesitations.	Fair (5 - 7 pts) The student is approaching a good flow and structure of the reading. Needs some help or has few hesitations.	Good - Excellent (7.5 - 10 pts) The student shows good flow and structure of the reading. Needs little to no help and has no hesitations.
Pronunciation / Intonation	Poor (0 - 4 pts) Student makes little or no effort to enunciate and articulate in target language.	Fair (5 - 7 pts) The student has errors in pronunciation, some effort in articulation in target language.	Good - Excellent (7.5 - 10 pts) The student makes minor or no errors in pronunciation, great articulation in target language with expression.

These two portions combine to form the grade out of 20 points.

News flash for Langue Orale/Labo

Pour le cours de répétition en laboratoire - les premiers documents travaillés pendant le semestre sont écoutables dans un cours un ligne.

Le cours s'appelle Langue orale, le chemin pour y accéder est:
Lettres et langues => Anglais => L1 => Langue orale

La clef d'inscription est:
l1oral

Les phrases que vous aurez à lire à voix haute pour l'examen final seront extraites de ces documents.

Click here to go directly to the course and enter l1oral as the password.

Today in class Langue Orale IPA (Nov 14)

1.  Roll - Should general Petraeus have kept his job?
2.  Homework check - review numbers 10 - 20 of the worksheet we received last time.  Then, give your 3 favorite quote transcriptions to your neighbor for them to solve.  Check that they found the right answer.
3.  Vowel reduction : http://www.rachelsenglish.com/videos/unstressed-syllables-reduced-vowels
4.  Labs: 9 and 11
5.  Homework for next time: Review this page
Transcriptions:
a.  Have you seen my new apartment?
b.  Next time, we will learn about stress.
c.  Christmas is celebrated on December twenty fifth.
d.  The final exam is composed of a written portion and an oral portion.

Today in class, IPA Labo

Roll: Age of criminal responsibility?
Homework check - 4 sentences from last time.
Lesson: [u:] and [ʊ]
Consonant practice: 

Worksheet (print it here if you don't have one).

Labo
Homework for next time:
Choose 3 of your favorite quotes in English and transcribe them into the phonetic alphabet.

Today in Class - Langue Orale IPA

Today, we:
Checked the homework from last time
Took notes on the sound [h] and [3:]
Took notes on using a/an and "the" followed by h's.
Completed Labo 6 and 10 (7?)

Phonetic Resources compiled.

Great self-practice tool here.

Phonetics practice (more practice here)

The phonetic alphabet

Today in class, IPA + Labo

1.  We checked our homework from last time.
2.  We learned about 2 long vowels ([a:] and [ɔ:]) and two short vowels ([æ] and [ɔ])
3.  We did labs 3 and 5
4.  We got our homework for next class:

Transcribe the following sentences into IPA:

• Park the car in Harvard Yard.
• Starting is the hardest part.
• The cat laughed when it attacked you with its paw?  That's impossible!
• Park at the corner there.

Final Exams

As discussed in the syllabus, you have two final exams for this class.  You will find the dates below.  Attendance on both of these days is mandatory (for example, if you do your oral evaluation on December 12, you must still attend class on December 19).

Week 11: December 12 - Oral evaluation and written exam (IPA transcriptions)

Week 12: December 19 - Oral evaluations cont'd, corrections of written exams

Today in class, IPA Langue Orale

Resources for Today:
Great Vowel Shift information (and in French here)
Irregular verb list with transcriptions
Phonological history of English vowels

To all classes

I will be away from my computer this weekend, therefore I will not be able to respond to late "secret word" emails.  Please do not be alarmed if you don't get a response in the normal 24 hour time slot.  I will respond on Monday.
Thank you and have a nice weekend!

In class today, Langue Orale

1.  We checked the homework from page 3 of the packet.
2.  We studied the organs that produce sounds.  You can find a labeled illustration here.
3.  We studied the difference between [l] and [ł]. We practiced forming these sounds in the lab of the day.
4.  Homework for next time:  Transcribe the following sentences into the IPA:

• There's a rough road through the woods.
• Could you look at the books?
• It's a pity that you're alone.
• I'm tired, I'm going home.

Class Schedule

Important dates to know:

Mercredi, 11:30 -13:00, Langue Orale IPA TA 066

Week 1: September 19 - Intro, [θ] and [ð], IPA + syllabus homework assigned

Week 2: September 26 - Syllabus hw due, check IPA hw, speech organs

Week 3: October 3 - Vowels

Week 4: October 10

Week 5: October 17

Week 6: October 24

October 31 – NO CLASS

November 7 – NO CLASS

Week 7: November 14

Week 8: November 21

Week 9: November 28

Week 10 : December 5

Week 11: December 12 - Oral evaluation and written exam (IPA transcriptions)

Week 12: December 19 - Oral evaluations cont'd, corrections of written exams

Today in class, 19/09/2012

IPA link

In class: 
General rules:
1.  There should not be 2 accented syllables next to each other.
2.  There should not be 2 unaccented syllables next to each other.
3.  Voiced consonants make the vocal chords vibrate; unvoiced consonants do not.
4.  No CAPITAL letters

Homework:
1. Syllabus assignment
2. Page 3 of your handout from class (Did you miss class?  Print your handout here.)

• Find the words that contain each of the following vowel sounds
• Find the words that contain each of the following consonant sounds
• Transcribe the following words
• The next page, "speech organs", is not part of your homework this time

3.  Memorize the IPA

Extra Practice:

SYLLABUS Langue Orale (TA066)

Lectrice: A. Potasznik (potasznik@univ-tours.fr)

Class site: potasznik.blogspot.com     

Course: Langue.  Meets Wednesdays, 11:30 - 13:00, 066 Tanneurs

Lectrice Office Hours: Thurs 9:30 -11:30, 41 Tanneurs.

Objective:  This aim of this class is to improve your English pronunciation.  This will be achieved through several activities each week which require high levels of concentration and participation.  Specifically, you will
- eliminate all consonant pronunciation errors
- eliminate the most common errors in syllable stress placement and pronunciation
- eliminate the most common errors in vowel production
- improve the fluency and authenticity of your English by learning to correctly pronounce natural English rhythms
- learn the International Phonetic Alphabet

Rubric:

Speaking evaluation (constant) : 66.6%
Final exam (IPA transcription) : 33.3%

For your speaking evaluation grade, I will be supervising your work on the lab equipment and taking the following into account:
Participation/ effort
Pronunciation

Rhythm and intonation
Attention to errors that I have pointed out to you

Required Materials:

A folder and/or a journal.  We will be taking some form of notes every day.  You will also receive several handouts.  Some documents may only be available on this site.

You are expected to attend class every day.  You are also expected to email the lectrice if you have questions or issues of any kind.  

Final Exam:

We will begin learning the IPA the first week of class, and do further in-depth exercises to perfect the usage of each sound.  You must have memorized the IPA before the beginning of week 2.

Late work:

No late work will be accepted.  No "make-up" exams will be given.  On an urgent basis, you may consult the English department regarding "rattrapage."

This website:

I will post updates from our sessions every day.  I may ask you to bring certain documents from the site to class.  The secret word for your first assignment is bragging. You may check your grades online by entering your ID number in the section titled "What's my grade?"

International Phonetic Alphabet

Here is a link to the pronunciation of the IPA.

The Phonetic Alphabet