HISP-S 425  Spanish Phonetics (3 credits)           LINGUISTICS
Prerequisite:  HISP-S 310 or equivalent for those students who
matriculated prior to Summer 2003.
HISP-S 326 for those students who matriculated Summer 2003 or after.

Prof. Mary Clayton
Phone: 5-4878
Office:  BH 868
E-mail:  clayton@indiana.edu

Textbooks: John B. Dalbor SPANISH PRONUNCIATION: THEORY AND
PRACTICE. Third Edition.
D. Lincoln Canfield. SPANISH PRONUNCIATION IN THE AMERICAS
Course Packet: available at Mr. Copy. Do not bind this. Some pages
must be turned in. Torn-out pages will not be accepted.


S425 deals with the sounds of Spanish, how these are organized
in the Spanish system and with acquiring correct pronunciation of
Spanish. The course is also appropriate for native speakers of
Spanish even though they, by definition have correct pronunciation,
because native speakers of a language do not consciously know this
kind of information until they have studied it.

Goals: Students should derive the following from S425:
1) An understanding of how speech sounds are produced, and the
basic vocabulary necessary to talk about these speech sounds.
2) An understanding of the way in which speakers organize their
concept of speech sounds.
3) Knowledge of “correct” Spanish pronunciation, and how
Spanish orthography relates to pronunciation.
4) Improvement in his or her own pronunciation of Spanish.
5) The ability to recognize differences in various
pronunciations of the same word, and to recognize pronunciation
errors in his or her own speech and in the speech of others, and to
describe the error and its correction.
6) An understanding of the basic concepts of
dialects, “standard” vs. “nonstandard” language, some of the most
important features of the major dialects of Spanish.
7) Knowledge of the differences between the sounds of English
and the sounds of Spanish, and an understanding of the reasons for
the difficulties which Americans have with Spanish pronunciation.

Evaluation and Expectations:
There will be a comprehensive final exam at the time listed in
the schedule of classes, one 50-minute exam, and several quizzes,
including pop quizzes if necessary.  (All assigned material is
eligible for quizzing.)
There will also be homework assignments, although the written
homework in S425 is not heavy.  Students are nonetheless expected to
study between class meetings, and no one should think that the
material is too hard or the pace too fast if he is not studying at
least two hours in preparation for each class.  Although some people
will not need that much preparation time, students should plan for
it until they see that they can make A's with less.
It should not be necessary to add that REGULAR AND ATTENTIVE
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION ARE REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS IN THE
COURSE.  Finally, students are expected to be familiar with and to
abide by the University's policies on academic honesty.


Final grades will be determined as follows:
Quizzes - 30%
50-minute Exam - 25%
Final Exam - 40%
Participation and *Homework - 5%

*Completion of all homework is minimal.

THERE WILL BE NO GRADE CHANGES EXCEPT IN CASES OF CLERICAL OR
COMPUTATIONAL ERROR. There will be no make-up quizzes or exams.
Work missed will lower your average except for excused absences.
Students with valid reasons for missing an exam or quiz should
discuss the matter with me, whenever possible, in advance.

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