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6 TKT ESSENTIALS ONLINE COURSEWEEK 3 PHONOLOGY AND FUNCTIONS

DATE: April 15th - April 19th 2013 Trainer: Daniel Johnston

WEEK 3 INSTRUCTIONS

This week you will be working on two different units: Phonology and Functions. There aredifferent sections and tasks proposed for each of these units. The deadline for this work is April19th.

Estimated online time required: 3 HOURSOffline time required: 2 HOURS

UNIT 1.3 PHONOLOGY

In unit 1.3 Phonology you will be expanding your knowledge on terminology to describe differentelements of pronunciation. Also, you will become familiar with phonemic script.

There are six sections in this unit:

1. Features of phonology

2. Sounds and symbols

3. The phonemic chart

4. Stress

5. Connected speech and intonation6. Pronunciation and teaching

Features of phonology will give you the opportunity to expand your knowledge on terminology

related to phonology an exercise and understand how these concepts are related in the System

of sounds resource.

Sounds and symbols offers two exercises to better understand how sound-to-spelling

correspondence works in English. Print the document Sounds and symbols, hear the recordings

in Sounds and symbols resource, and compare your answers in Sound and symbols: sample

answers. Also, participants will contribute to the wiki Content words to account for stress oncontent/full/lexical vs functional/empty/grammatical words. Also, participants will do the exercise

Similar rhythms which helps you notice how stressed words provide rhythm to phrases and

sentences. Finally, the optional activity in the resource Poems and sentence stresswill help you

reflect on how integrate sentence stress into your lessons using authentic material.

Participants will become familiar with the phonemic chart in The Phonemic Chart by interacting

with the resource Phonemic chart, answering the questions in the document Phonemic chart

and checking their answers in the document Phonemic chart: answers.

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In the Stress section all the participants will work out the activity in the resource Stress patterns.

It will help you notice how important word and sentence stress is to convey meaning. Besides,

you will the chance to improve your knowledge on the importance of intonation to convey

meaning by reading the document Intonation.

Finally, in the Pronunciation and teaching section, participants will check their understanding

of the concepts raised so far in the exercise Phonology: true or false. Also, they will have the

opportunity to discuss the role of pronunciation in language teaching in the forum Pronunciation

and teaching discussion. Theres an optional activity that invites you to check out the websites in

the Phonology practice websites discussion forum.

Dont forget to record your thoughts on how your view on pronunciation has changed after

working out the activities in this unit.

UNIT 1.4 FUNCTIONS

In unit 1.4 Functions, there are two sections, which will help you understand the concept

language of functions, better select language to fulfill communicative purposes more effectively,

and to gain knowledge on the formality and appropriacy of functional language according to the

context where it is used:

1. Functions and exponents

2. Formality and appropriacy

Functions and exponents will help you become very aware of how language forms (exponents)

serve communicative purposes (functions) through the exercise what do they mean? and the

wiki Functions and exponentswhere you will contribute with common situations and exponents

to the list of functions given. You will have to go to the forum Which group am I in? to find out the

wiki you have to participate in.

In Formality and appropriacy, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on how functions

and exponents change according to the context of use. In the forum Fancy a drink?, you will post

your comments,

Remember your deadline for this unit isApril 19th.

Let me know if you have any questions about the course content and/or activities planned for this

week. I am here to give you any help you may need.

Thats all for today.

Stay tuned,Daniel