ADVANCED SPOKEN ENGLISH: REGIONAL VARIETIES OF THE UK

Advanced Spoken English: Regional varieties of the UK

Dott.sa Richardson

Monday 1-3 pm   Aula 10 VC

The course will examine Spoken English from both the active and the passive point of view, involving extensive work on producing speech, but also on listening to varieties of Spoken English. Intonation and Register will be investigated, as well as a review of Pronunciation with emphasis on phonemes which cause particular problems to non-native speakers. Regional varieties of English in the UK will be examined.

Classwork will involve speaking
activities, including some work on Presentations . Students will be expected not only to participate fully
(and willingly!) in these activities, but also to carry out preparation
for them as Homework.

The final assessment will be a short in-class test and a Paper relating to some aspect covered in the course.
N.B. This is a single semester course and while students are welcome to follow also the single semester Advanced Spoken English: World Englishes course in the 2nd semester, there is no obligation to do so. The two courses form discrete units.
Students who miss more than two lessons will need to do Make Up Work (see page below: Make Up Work ASE 1st Semester) before they can have a final mark for this course.

                    

This module is offered only in the 1st semester