Phonetics

This course is a part of:

Associate of Paralegal Studies

Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies

Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

This course introduces students to principals of phonetic sciences with practical application of articulatory phonetics. Students will learn to discriminate between speech sounds and transcribe American English using the IPA symbols. The main objective of the course is to acquire an ability to listen to and transcribe speech sounds, and to identify normal and atypical pronunciation.

Course Learning Outcomes

• Understand, describe and identify the anatomical structures involved in production of speech .

• Identify and discuss features of American English phonemes

• Transcribe isolated and connected speech sounds using IPA symbols

• Identify and describe phonological processes