CIEE Study Center in Seville, Spain

CIEE Study Center in Seville, Spain Course name: Course number: Programs offering course: ADVANCED SPANISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY SPAN 4106 CSCS Liberal Arts, Advanced Liberal Arts, Business and Society, Communication, New Media and Journalism Language of instruction: U.S. semester credits: Contact hours: Term: Course meeting times: Course meeting place: Professor: Contact information: Office address: Office hours: Spanish 3 credits 45 hours Spring 2018 COURSE DESCRIPTION The goal of this course, of a theoretical and practical nature, is to help students acquire a solid foundation of Spanish phonetics and phonology so that they can improve their understanding, analysis and pronunciation of Spanish, as well as their use of the orthographic system in this language. The theoretical distinction between letters, phonemes and allophones will be vital for students to understand the diverse pronunciations within the Spanish-speaking world, both on the Iberian Peninsula and in the Americas. The course will also focus on important aspects of spoken discourse such as syllabic rhythm and intonation. Special emphasis will be placed on those particular aspects related to the pronunciation of Spanish that often prove problematic for English speakers. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

A variety of materials such as magazine and newspaper articles, songs, videos, transcripts of conversations, etc. will be used as an integral part of the discussion of each topic. Moreover, students will be expected to apply the concepts studied in class to their daily life in Spain (print media, television, everyday conversation ). ASSESSMENT AND FINAL GRADE CIEE classes are not graded on a curve nor is there extra credit work. The final grade will be based upon the following criteria: Midterm exam 20% Final exam 25% Final paper 25% Oral presentation 10% Assignments 10% Participation and attendance 10% COURSE REQUIREMENTS Assignments, final paper and oral presentation Students must submit a series of brief written assignments in which they have to apply the theoretical concepts discussed in class. A considerable number of them will consist of phonological and phonetic transcriptions. Late submission of these assignments will result in a lower grade. In addition, students must submit a final paper in which they have to show their ability to analyze some of the phonetic phenomena related to any of the dialects studied in class. For this, each student must have a Spanish-speaking informant on whom to base their work. If no informant can be found, students may focus their work on some other source such as television or music. The final paper must be submitted on the day of the final exam.

A brief oral presentation on the final paper will be required of each student. These presentations will take place over the last three weeks of class. EXAMS There will be a midterm and a final exam. On both exams students will have to put into practice the theoretical-practical concepts learned in the class to complete similar tasks completed throughout the course. The exams are designed in a way that, on one end, it s useful for the student to reinforce the concepts learned in class and on the other hand, it allows the student to consciously be aware of the areas they need to work on in order to achieve the established goals. DAILY WORK, WRITTEN WORK TO TURN IN, FINAL PROJECT AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS Students will complete daily class work that will consist of I) prepare lectures over subjects/topics being studied II)participate in activities that allow them to apply and practice the concepts previously investigated. These assignments and activities will be evaluated in class and the grade will form part of the participation percentage. On the other hand, throughout the semester students will hand in four brief written assignments; two before the midterm and two before the final exam. One of the two assignments before each exam will serve as a brief oral presentation. Also, students must present a final written assignment, in which they will analyze one of the phonetic phenomenon's related to one of the various dialects studied in class. For this each student must have a Spanish speaking subject (person) from which to base their work. In the case a student cannot find a subject, the student may base their project on another source, for example, television or music. The date to turn this work in will be the day of the final exam. Each student will present their final project to the class. ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF CLASS Students will complete two obligatory activities outside of the classroom. The first is a visit to the phonetics lab at the University of Seville where they will participate in a workshop over the

acoustic analysis of the dialect being spoken and its application to the acquisition of languages, (from the expert level to the intermediate level). The second activity consists of a compilation of data over the characteristics of the Andalusian pronunciation of the University of Seville population. The results will be submitted in written form and presented in class in an oral presentation. General Information over Grading for different Assignments Aside from a positive and active participation in the course, it is essential that students demonstrate in all activities (written and oral), that they are capable of using the appropriate terminology correctly. This includes faultless reproduction in grammar in projects that require written presentation. Exams: Being that part of this science is phonetics and phonology, the linguistics, will be evaluated by the correct application of the concepts learned and practiced in the classroom. Written Work: Correction in the application of the theoretic concepts will be valued and when necessary the structure of the information and the appropriate use of the bibliography. The written work presented after the due date will not pass. Errors in spelling and grammar will be negatively deducted. Final Project: The ability to detect interesting phenomes related to pronunciation in Spanish in situations or real cases. Also, aspects such as structure of information, complete analysis of the facts, and the correct usage of the bibliography will be taken into consideration. The existence of spelling and grammatical errors will be negatively deducted. Oral Presentations: Due to its shortness, the ability of the student to provide necessary information in the allotted time will be evaluated. Also, the correct use of the concepts analyzed in class will be evaluated. Should the use of audiovisual means (PowerPoint) be of use, its contribution to the better understanding of classmates will also be taken into consideration. The existence of spelling and grammatical errors will result in negative points. Furthermore, having to read what the student is presenting will definitely be marked negatively.

Participation: Attendance will be taken into consideration, fulfillment of the lectures as well as the activities assigned daily in class and special attention will be paid to the students level of participation in the course. Attendance policy Students are not allowed to miss class. For each absence, the participation portion of the grade will be lowered. Hence, it will be very difficult to receive a 10 in the class. Please keep this in mind. If a student misses class twice without a valid excuse (a *note from a physician in the event of an illness*), then the professor will automatically lower the final grade by 0.5 points (on a 10 point scale) for each class missed thereafter. Students with 6 or more absences will fail the course. Students should arrive to class on-time. Arriving late for a class will count as an absence. *Notes from a physician will only be valid and admitted by the Resident Director if the doctor confirms that the visit could not have been arranged at another time, or that the student was too ill to attend class that day. Academic Honesty Students are expected to act in accordance with their university and CIEE s standards of conduct concerning plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Use of online translators for work in Spanish will result in an automatic failure. Linguistic Resource Center Students are advised to use the services offered by The Linguistic Resource Center in order to get help with the revision of the grammar and spelling in their final papers. WEEKLY COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY Week 1: Course Introduction: requirements, goals and grading. Introduction to phonetics and phonology. Reading: Section 1 from Hualde, Olarrea and Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística hispánica. Ch.2. SPANISH PHONEMES AND ALLOPHONES Week 2: Phonemes and allophones. Classification of sounds. Description according to place and manner of articulation as well as the activity of the vocal chords and the uvula. Reading: Chapter 5 from Barrutia & Schwegler.1994. Fonética y fonología españolas. Reading: Section 2 from Hualde, Olarrea & Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística Week 3: Classification of sounds. The consonant system. Stops, fricative and affricative consonants. Major differences between Spanish and English. Reading: Sections 3.1-3.5 from Hualde, Olarrea & Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística Week 4: Classification of sounds. The consonant system. Nasal, lateral and vibrating consonants. Major differences between Spanish and English. Reading: Sections 3.6-3.8 from Hualde, Olarrea & Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística Week 5: The archiphoneme.

Phonological rules. Reading: Section 4 from Hualde, Olarrea & Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística hispánica. Ch.2. Week 6: Practical exercises covering consonant sounds. Visit the University of Seville s Phonetics Laboratory. Mid-Term Exam Week 7: The vowel system. Description and classification. Major differences between Spanish and English. Diphthongs, hiatus, synaeresis, and sinaloephas. Practical exercises. Reading: Section 5 from Hualde, Olarrea & Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística Reading: Chapter 3 from Barrutia & Schwegler. 1994. Fonética y fonología españolas. Week 8: The syllable. Major differences between Spanish and English. Linking and tone units. Phonetic transcriptions. Reading: Chapter 6 from Barrutia & Schwegler. 1994. Fonética y fonología españolas. Section 6 from Hualde, Olarrea y Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística DIALECTAL VARIATION Week 9: Dialectal allophones. Peninsular Spanish. Practical exercises on Castillian Spanish. Andalusian Spanish. Practical exercises on Adalusian.

Reading: Chapter 18 from Barrutia & Schwegler. 1994. Fonética y fonolgía españolas. Week 10: Practical exercises to learn to distinguish between Castillian Spanish and Andalusian Spanish. Oral presentations ACCENT AND INTONATION Week 11: Prosodic stress and written accents. Intonation. Major differences between Spanish and English. Practical exercises. Reading: Sections 7-9 from Hualde, Olarrea y Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística Oral presentations Week 12: Final Exam Note: The weekly outline for this course may be subject to change due to various factors including students personal interests, number of students in class, etc. READINGS Required readings Barrutia, R. & Schwegler. 1994. Fonética y fonología españolas. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hualde, J. I., Olarrea A. y Escobar A. M. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística hispánica. Cambridge: CUP. (Capítulo 2) Recommended readings

Alvar, M. 1996. Manual de dialectología hispánica. El español de América. Barcelona: Ariel Lingüística. Fernández Planas, A. M. 2005. Así se habla. Nociones fundamentales de fonética general y española. Barcelona: Horsori. García Mouton, P. 1999. Lenguas y dialectos de España. Madrid: Arco/Libros. Guitart, J. 2004. Sonido y sentido. Teoría y práctica de la pronunciación del español. Georgetown: Georgetown University Press. Hualde, J.I. 2005. The Sounds of Spanish. Cambridge: C.U.P. Jiménez Fernández, R. 1999. El andaluz. Cuadernos de lengua española. Madrid: Arco/ Libros S.L. Lipski, J. 1996. El español de América. Madrid: Cátedra. Quilis, A. y Fernández, J. 1999. Curso de fonética y fonología para estudiantes angloamericanos. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Real Academia Española. 2012. Fonética y fonología. En Nueva gramática de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa. Saralegui, C. 1997. El español americano: Teoría y textos. Barañáin: EUNSA. Further practical references Fernández González, I. De Santiago Guervós, J. 1997. Fonética básica del español para anglohablantes. Salamanca: Plaza Universitaria Ediciones. Moreno Fernández, F. 2000. Ejercicios de fonética española para hablantes de inglés. Madrid: Arco/Libros. VV.AA. 2001. Los sonidos del español. Zaragoza: Mira editores.