Corrective and contrastive phonetics in French

lrom2630  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Corrective and contrastive phonetics in French
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Lucchini Silvia;
Language
French
Main themes
- phonetic and phonological systems of present day standard French;
- main pronunciation problems of present day standard French;
- phonetic and phonological systems of various languages (Spanish, Arabic, Italian, English, German, Vietnamese etc.);
- difficulties experienced by non-Francophones in acquiring French;
- hypotheses for solutions., using corrective methods.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of the course, the future teachers of French as a foreign language will be able to understand the phonetic and phonological difficulties experienced by non-Ffrancophones in acquiring the phonetic system of present- day sStandard French, and to suggest solutions for these difficulties.
 
Content
This course is intended for future teachers of French as a foreign language. It is aimed at  analysing the difficulties faced by non-Francophone students in acquiring  the phonetic and phonologic system of the present day standard French.
A first theoretical part will deal with the the phonological system of French and other languages from the point of view of acoustic and articulatory phonetics. Different corrective methods will also be introduced.
In the next part, students are required to collect and analyse recordings of non-Francophone speakers from different countries. They will also devise a programme with the aim of finding a solution for the difficulties which have emerged.
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The course includes lectures and presentations prepared by the students.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Written examination (half of the final mark).
Presentations given in class during the course (half of the final mark providing  the written examination is satisfactory).
Other information
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Online resources
https://ucline.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=29
Bibliography
La liste bibliographique est disponible sur le site UCLine du cours.
A bibliographical list is available on the course website.
Teaching materials
  • Les supports de cours se trouvent à la page https://ucline.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=29
  • The course materials can be found at https://ucline.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=29
Faculty or entity
ELAL
Force majeure
Evaluation methods
In case of force majeure, the written exam will be replaced by a distance oral exam.


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Linguistics

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language

Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General