French 213: French Phonetics
Fall 2008
Section A1: Mondays in G96 from 8:30 to 9:50 - Wednesdays in G23 from 8:30 to 9:50
Instructor: Laura Fisher
e-mail: lfisher4@illinois.edu
Office: TBA
Office hours: TBA
Section A2: Mondays in G23 from 8:30 to 9:50 - Wednesdays in G96 from 8:30 to 9:50
Instructor: Chris Carignan
e-mail: ccarign2@illinois.edu
Office: 2133 FLB
Office hours: TBA
Course Objectives
French 213 is an introductory course to the production and perception of the sounds of French. Students learn the necessary theoretical background and phonetic transcription skills for a better understanding of the sound patterns of standard French. Through a variety of activities that include phonetic transcriptions, audio-lab work, listening practice with authentic French material (music, cinema, literature, current events), and a speech laboratory workshop using the latest computer techniques to visually represent their pronunciation and learn about vowel articulation, they discover methods to sound close to a native speaker.
At the end of the semester, they are able to:
- see straightforward relationships between French spelling and sounds
- perceive differences between sounds of French that might sound identical to you at the beginning of the term
- correctly pronounce isolated sounds, sentences, and texts
- use a variety of intonation patterns
- phonetically transcribe French
Students enrolled in French 213 have access to the course site via Illinois Compass