Portuguese Phonetics and Pronunciation

Portuguese Phonetics and Pronunciation
Underlying concepts of Portuguese speech production and applications to pronunciation.
PORT
326
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 3.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesPORT 321
 TaughtFall
 ProgramsContaining PORT 326
Course Outcomes

Describe articulatory phonetics

Describe the physiology of sound production and how the sounds of Portuguese are articulated.

Analyze structure of Portuguese sound system

Explain and analyze the principles underlying the Portuguese sound system and the relationships among its basic units.

Transcribe texts phonetically

Transcribe phonetically both oral and written texts in Portuguese.

Improve Portuguese pronunciation

Demonstrate improvement in the pronunciation of Portuguese.