Sound and Voice

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• formulate and defend personal judgements clearly and persuasively on the basis of articulatory and acoustic evidence
• engage with and apply a critical knowledge, understanding and analysis of key topics and concepts inherent to the theory and practice of English phonetics; formulate and reflect on key critical questions pertaining to an advanced understanding of phonetics
• understand, engage with and apply methods used in phonetic study
• collect, analyse and present empirical phonetic data in appropriate formats
• select, synthesise and focus information and data from a range of source material pertaining to acoustic and articulatory phonetics
• define, present and exemplify theories and concepts of English acoustic and articulatory phonetics

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• develop competencies with general computer software (Audacity) and specialist phonetics software (Praat).
• demonstrate a basic understanding of how lip reading complements auditory speech perception
• describe the basic concepts of speech science as far as they are relevant to understanding the elements of sound production and recognition
• isolate and recognise sounds in relation to articulatory and acoustic features
• transcribe English sounds using the IPA
• use computer software to analyse the acoustic properties of sounds

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• communicate effectively and confidently in a written genre
• plan and organise your learning through self-management; exercise independence and initiative
• produce writing in appropriate genres and to required conventions, including referencing and identification
• analyse phonetic data and express the results cogently and concisely
• work effectively to carry out tasks, solve problems and exchange ideas
• set and monitor goals, reflect on your own learning, and learn from feedback
• take notes and keep records; abstract and synthesise information, and organise the results appropriately

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the analysis of spoken discourse to elicit phonetic variation
• the role of language as a tool of communication; speaker-listener theory, hearing impairment, lip reading and speech recognition
• the articulatory and acoustic phonetics and phonology of contemporary English
• the relationship between language and the mind; speech production and perception; transcription, the acoustic signal and speech science

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.