Catalog Description: Preq: FLS 202 or FLS
205. A study of the production of the sounds of Standard Spanish with the
goal of improving pronunciation, fluency, and skill in communication. ExtensivFLS333e
oral practive in phonetics and conversation.
The Sounds of Spanish
Classroom Delivery - Scott Despain
Text: Camino Oral
Intended Audience:
Students who wish to improve their pronunciation, and
their understanding of the Spanish sound system.
Students who wish to improve their ability to communicate
through the spoken work at an advanced level.
Specifically, students will:
Prepare for each class session by reading and preparing all
of the exercises assigned in the textbook.
Complete weekly technology projects, including a 3-D model
of the human vocal anatomy, and an electronic, phonologic travel pamphlet.
Faithfully listen to and relisten to the CD's that accompany
the text.
Submit samples of your speaking/pronunciation ability
at various stages during the semester.
Students in FLS309 record their progress in pronunciation at various stages throughout
the semester and become familiar with the complete auditory aparatus used
to produce the spoken language. Students become familiar with the orthographical
problems and solutions of the language, and
learn
to better relate the sounds of the language to what they write.
Students learn to transcribe phonetically, and describe the language at an alophonic
level in order to
be
able
to
represent
and
describe how individual speakers pronounce the language, to better understand
which sounds are and are not found in the spoken language, as
well
as to obtain the necessary tools to help others improve their own pronunciation.
Finally,
students
are able to focus on and improve their particular pronunciation problems, as
well
conduct an in-depth analysis of the geolect of a specific Hispanic country.