lunes, 30 de abril de 2012

Hello all,

I will be at the university this coming Wednesday May 2nd to give you the TP feedback and grades.  You can find me in room 69 from 12-1pm or from 3-4pm and in room 65 from 5-6pm. Not all of the group members have to come but at least one group representative would do so I can make comments to him/her to let the rest of the members know.  If you cannot make it, I'll leave the group's feedback sheet in the mailbox for you to pick up at your convenience.
Those who could not do the oral presentation because you had to leave to go to work, please bring a work certificate to justify this.  With the certificate you can do your presentations on the times above or else on Friday May 4th at 16:30pm at the LAB in Rectorado.  Otherwise, we'll arrange another date and time next Monday.

Please have in mind the following general feedback:
1- Check pronunciation of the following words since most of you pronounce them wrongly:
"focus," "prosodic," "tonic," "finality," "kinetic," "Joey."
"statement" (many of you add a schwa before the initial "s" and as a result you end up using the wrong article: "an əstatement").
2- Many of you were not able to produce the tones your were explaining.  Practise this for the mid-term so that you can clearly show the theory through the right intonation of utterances.
3- Many of you fail to pronounce the "-ed" ending of verbs/adjectives. Careful!
4- Careful with "subjectless" sentences as in "Is in broad focus" or "...because is in broad focus."  Check the use of the pronoun "It".

Thank you and all the best with your exams,

Prof. Marina López Casoli

martes, 24 de abril de 2012

NO CLASSES WED 25

Hello sts,

There will b no classes 2morrow Wednesday on account of oral final examination boards
Take care, Laura

PAPER ON THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH RHYTHMICAL PATTERNS

Dear sts,



Pls read the paper on rhythm by Chela de Rodriguez (p 113) and find the following information



1) What is the aim of this paper?

2) Why is English rhythm more difficult to teach than other aspects of phonology?

3) Explain the 5 types of exercises Chela de Rodriguez uses in order to teach ER. Practice the examples aloud in pairs if possible.

4) What assumptions about the teaching of ER do the results of her research suggest?


Best, Laura

lunes, 23 de abril de 2012

NO CLASSES TUE MORN

hello ppl

There will b no classes on Tue 24 at 10 because of IF1/2 final examination boards
take care
laura

domingo, 22 de abril de 2012

ONLINE INTONATION

hello sts!!

Pls do the ONLINE INTONATION drills 1 and 2

http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/johnm/oi/oiin.htm

Instructions are pretty clear, email me if u have any querries
We´ll b working with them in class
take care!!
Laura

jueves, 19 de abril de 2012

FRIDAY LESSONS AT THE LAB

hello ppl,

Tomorrow April 20 we r meeting at the lab as usual
Pls take all the material and your tapes 2
Thank u!!
Pedro

lunes, 16 de abril de 2012

THIS WEEK´S TASKS

Hello sts,

Do task 3 in your handbooks (module:voice quality).
To do this task, you must watch these two trailers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABUfpJ0cUA8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GBS1QUOMMU

Thanx!
Pedro

TUESDAY GROUP

hello ppl!!

I need two or three volunteer sts who wouldnt mind attending lessons on Wed or Thur instead of Tuesdays
Pls contact me asap (sordelli@mdp.edu.ar)
Thanks for your cooperation!!
Laura

domingo, 15 de abril de 2012

NO LESSONS APRIL 16

Hello sts,

there will b no lessons with Peter tomorrow as he´s on medical leave
Best, Laura

miércoles, 11 de abril de 2012

CONTACT

julieta deserti and nayla figueroa pls contact me asap (sordelli@mdp.edu.ar)
thank u!!
Laura

domingo, 8 de abril de 2012

FIRST TP W/LAURA

hello ppl!!

just to remind u we´re having our first tp next week as scheduled...
it´s gonna b a phonetic dictation featuring sentence stress and tonic syllable
Best!!
Laura

viernes, 6 de abril de 2012

EASTER ASSIGNMENT!!

Hello dear sts!!!

Please read the whole chapter on rhythm by Finch & Ortiz Lira (pp 8-10)and complete assignment number 8 (p34)

Happy Easter everybody!!
Laura

domingo, 1 de abril de 2012

TUESDAY 03

Hello sts!
There will b no classes this coming Tuesday at 10
Take care, Laura