Vragenlijst V6

Je mag je hand opsteken als je een vraag

hebt, iets niet duidelijk is, of je niet weet

welk antwoord het beste past bij hoe je je

voelt.

1) Als je films kijkt of muziek luistert,

kan je dan horen of iemand

Amerikaans of Brits is?

A. Ja, ik herken dat meteen

B. Soms hoor ik wel verschillen maar ik

kan ze niet herkennen/indelen

C. Nee, dat verschil hoor ik niet

Daar ben ik niet mee bezig

D. Dat interesseert me echt helemaal

niets!

2) Vind je een goede uitspraak nuttig?

A. Ja, goede uitspraak is altijd nuttig

B. Ja, maar alleen in specifieke gevallen

(zoals sollicitatiegesprekken)

C. Sommige mensen vinden het misschien

belangrijk, maar mij maakt het niet uit

D. Nee, het gaat om begrepen worden, hoe

je klinkt heeft daar niets mee te maken

3) Vind je dat er tijd aan uitspraak zou

moeten worden besteed op

school?

A. Ja, ik vind uitspraak heel belangrijk en

er zou veel meer aandacht aan besteed

moeten worden

B. Ja, maar het moet niet te veel tijd

innemen van andere

lessen/onderwerpen

C. Nee, ik vind andere onderwerpen

belangrijker/nuttiger om tijd aan te

besteden

D. Nee, ik vind het een onbelangrijk

onderwerp

4) Wat lijkt je de prettigste manier om

een goede uitspraak te leren?

A. Aparte lessen die met uitleg beginnen

(begrip)

B. Aparte lessen voor oefeningen,

zonder taalkundige uitleg (toepassing)

C. Geen aparte lessen maar verbeterd

worden door de docenten tijdens de

gewone les, zoals tijdens het voorlezen

van teksten, of tijdens het beantwoorden

van vragen

D. Niet; uitspraak verbeteren is niet

belangrijk genoeg om de les te

verstoren.

5) Wat wil je leren over uitspraak?

A. Zowel theorie als praktijk:

taalpatronen zodat ik begrijp waarom

die klank op die manier moet

B. Alleen praktijk;

dus alleen oefenen hoe ik de klanken

moet maken; zonder begrip

C. Niks, ik zie op dit moment het nut er

nog niet van in

6) Bij welke werkvorm zou je je nog

comfortabel voelen?

A. Klassikale uitleg: docent vertelt voor

de klas; leerlingen moeten leren maar

hoeven niets te zeggen in de klas;

(oefenen kan, maar alleen zelf/thuis)

B. Klassikaal oefenen: docent doet (na

uitleg) een klank voor en de gehele klas

doet het samen na

C. Groepjes: iedereen gaat na uitleg in

groepjes oefenen en elkaar verbeteren;

(leraar loopt rond en helpt)

D. Mini-presentaties: leerlingen draaien

(muziek)filmpje op YouTube en

bespreken kort hoe één klank (die zij

gekozen hebben) in het echt klinkt.

Komt dit overeen met de uitleg van de

docent of wijkt de klank ervan af?

7) Wil je huiswerk maken voor een

uitspraakles?

A. Ja, het is interessant genoeg om er

extra tijd mee bezig te zijn

B. Ja, maar alleen als het écht een leuke

opdracht is die snel én makkelijk is

C. Nee, alleen als het echt niet anders kan

en per se moet

D. Nee, zelfs als het moet zou ik het niet

Doen

8) Heb je een voorkeur voor een accent?

A. Amerikaans

B. Brits

C. Nee, het maakt me niks uit

D. Ja, maar mijn accent staat er niet

bij, namelijk:

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9) Vond je dat alle belangrijke vragen

gesteld zijn in deze vragenlijst?

A. Ja

B. Nee

10)

Als je nog op- of aanmerkingen hebt, kan

je die hieronder schrijven:

Class 1: Vowels

Preparational Homework:

Alright, so next week will be your first pronunciation class. As preparation, I’d like you to

read two articles and watch two video clips.

Questions:

Please answer the following questions as best as you can:

1) Why is it important that you pronounce words correctly?

What are the dangers if you don’t?

2) Why did pronunciation and spelling become so different?

(in other words: what made it almost impossible to see how a word should be

pronounced?)

Sources:

Dangers of mispronunciation:

https://www.hopespeak.com/blog/the-importance-of-correct-pronunciation/

Spelling vs Pronunciation:

History article:

http://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english/english-spelling-

complicated-irregular/

History video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhqr-GNNgGo

Failed reforms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Q1cM7_ai4

Deadline:

The deadline is Saturday 3rd December, 23:30.

Hand in a Word document with the answers to the two questions.

Do NOT forget to add your name.

Your answers can be anywhere between 50 and 300 words, anything outside that range is

either too short or too long.

Additional Video:

You probably never heard of the evolution of the English language.

For those of you who found it really interesting, I’d recommend another video.

It is about Why You Swear In Germanic-English But Order Fancy Food in French-English,

and is an interesting example of the linguistic consequences of being invaded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA2xRVMOThc

Please note this last one is optional: you do not need to watch it or answer any questions; it

is only for those who are interested

Powerpoint

Pronunciation Class 1

Phone Recording: They

That

Breath

Cool

Juice

He ran so hard he could no longer breathe

It was so cold her breath immediately condensed into smoking vapor

He made a bad bet and now he has to shave his head

The bat mistook her flashlight for the moon, and flew straight into her face

Practise in Groups:

• TH

They

This

Then

Brother

Breathe

Think

Lethal

Breath

The athlete was out of breath

The thread is too think for this needle

They stick together through thick and thin

• /ae/ vs /e/ vs /ɪ/

Kidnap

Napkin

Pithead

Zigzag

Bedpan

The women said they’d lend a helping hand

Did Jack tell Mick he’d been sacked?

A sitting tenant cannot be evicted by his landlord

Members of British military bands have many friends in distant lands

• /u:/ vs /ʊ/

Suit – Soot

Pool – Pull

Avenue – Hood

Once in a blue moon

The flute and the bugle are not in tune

Your duties would include cooking

She took the juice and shook it

• /eɪ/

Main

Lane

Vain

Stale

I’m afraid there has been a mistake

He’s saving for a rainy day

Let’s play the game another way

There’s always a danger that the chain breaks

Class 2: Consonants

Preparational Homework:

Next week will be your last pronunciation class.

To practise what we discussed during the previous class, please exercise the muscles in your

mouth and analyse two songs.

As preparation for next week, please watch one video clip.

Repetition for this week:

Mouth Exercise:

To really start to feel instead of understand what you should do, you can practise the Mouth

Diagram.

Do this by comparing what you feel when you say IE and UH.

(IE as in when a young child screams because a yucky spider fell on their hair, and UH as in

when you don’t know the answer to a question)

Go back and forth: IE – UH – IE – UH – IE – UH

This is the difference between what we call “high” and “low.”

If you make the same movement while saying /e/ (“eh?”), you’ll end up at /ae/. This is the

same difference between “bad” and “bed” or “bat” and “bet.”

You can also feel it when you say HII-JA, as a cowboy would. You should feel your tongue

glide downwards during the J.

Songs:

Please listen to the two following Krezip songs: I Would Stay and All My Life.

I wanted to include another one to give you more choice but her other songs turned out to

have too few instances of the sounds for this week. Next week, you can choose between

songs!

Questions per song:

1) Pick a TH or /ae/ sound.

a. Copy the phrase

(phrase = zin of bijzin met minstens onderwerp en persoonsvorm)

b. Underline the sound you are analysing in that phrase

2) Analyse the sound that you chose

a. Is this sound pronounced correctly or not?

b. If not, what should be done differently?

Answer this for 2 instances of each sound (TH and /ae/) in both songs. (2 examples x 2

sounds x 2 songs = 8 answers; each answer has 4 mini-answers)

NOTE 1: It has to be a TH or /ae/. For the TH this is hardly a problem (use Control+F on the

lyrics webpage), but with the /ae/ this means that you have to know how a word should be

pronounced.

For instance, “bed” has an /e/ sound and is thus not acceptable; “dad” does have an /ae/ sound

and is acceptable. If you are unsure, you can check at dictionary.cambridge.org

NOTE 2: For the TH, pick two words with the a different sound-position. The positions can

be initial (they), middle (another), or final (death). So make any combination between words

with these positions instead of picking the same one.

Songs:

You can choose what version you want to listen to; one where you read along with what is

being sung or one without onscreen lyrics. You can obviously also pick your own source in

for instance Spotify or iTunes. I have provided some transcriptions that you should be able to

copy-paste for questions 1a) and 1b).

Sources:

Song 1: Krezip’s I Would Stay

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfrGFGHU6YA

Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXivsPhkvk

Text: http://songteksten.net/lyric/175/5094/krezip/i-would-stay.html

Song 2: Krezip’s All My Life

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fly8mmhgHN0

Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSUclQJh7pw

Text: http://songteksten.net/lyric/175/63186/krezip/all-my-life.html

Deadline:

The official deadline is Sunday 11th

December, at noon (11:59). This may be an awkward

timing so plan accordingly and do it sooner if you want to spend your Sunday morning on

something else.

Please hand in a Word-document with the 48 mini-answers on ELO.

Do NOT forget to add your name in the title of the document.

Example Format

You will end up with two songs, each song with two sounds, and each sound with two

instances.

You can write each of these questions separately (meaning you will create a list of 8

examples with 4 sub-questions for every example).

You can fill them in using the following format:

Format:

Example: X ; Song: X ; Sound: X

1) Phrase and Sound:

……..

2) Analysis:

a. Right/Wrong

b. She sang .…, which should have been …., meaning that she …..

Filled in, it looks as follows:

Example: 7; Song: All My Life; Sound: TH

1) Phrase and Sound:

It’s not that big a thing you’re on the other side of town

2) Analysis:

a. Wrong

b. She says ADOH (SAI-JD UH TAUN), which should have been ATHOH,

meaning that she makes a normal D-sound (with her tongue far behind her

teeth) instead of on the tip of her (upper, front) teeth.

Preparation for Next Week:

Additional Video:

Apart from analysing the songs, I want you to watch a video clip that introduces you to the

concept of Voice. It is one of the most noticeable differences between English and Dutch.

It is almost impossible to do it correctly without knowing about it, and I hope you will find it

really easy once you know what to listen for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4A5bXi2Dw

Powerpoint – Les 2

Phone Recording:

Breathe

Death

Dad

Bet

Vivid

Whole

Knees – Niece

Race – Raise

Very Friendly

Power Poem

The bat mistook her flashlight for the moon, and flew straight into her face

Pronunciation Exercises Class 2:

• TH

Thorn

Lethal

Wreath

They may think that this is thoughtful

• P, T, K vs B, D, G

Pill – Bill

Tall – Dull

Kate – Gate

Cats

Scottish

Matchbox

Pub

Cab

Lob

Train – Drain

Crow – Grow

Pride – Bride

State – Stayed

Red – Carpet

Dog food

They put up with the price of coffee and tea

Peanuts are 20p a packet

Two people were almost killed in a car-crash in Kent.

He was scared stiff of the dead frog

When the pub closed, he took the tube home

She has had far too much vodka

They saw the red flag in the old science lab

• F, S vs V, Z

Feel – Veal

Fervour – Vivid

Carve – Calf

Surface - Service

Sink – Sync

Sync – Zinc

Pressure – Measure

Niece – Knees

Race – Raise

To close a window, you first have to get close to it

They were unfazed in the face of danger

They were in fact very friendly

• R

Rain

Pride – Bride

Train – Drain

Mary broke Robby’s rib

He arrived on the stroke of three

• H

How

Hat

Half-hearted

Hole – Whole

Hugo hates high heels

Henry has no head for heights

• W

Wing

Twin

Power

Tower

Poem

The queen was very moved by the power of the poem about the twins

The tower smashed into the rook and dragged him off the magic chess board

• Continuation

He has a scar on his upper arm

The doctor advised him to have a minor operation

His half-brother is a bus driver

We’ve only got five zebras in our zoo