| Effective Term: | 2025/20 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | English Language Studies B: Phonetics, Phonology and Oral
Communication |
| Unit ID: | EDMST6113 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (EDBSP1023) |
| ASCED: | 091521 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit teaches post-graduate students to identify and understand the sounds of the English language. Australian Standard English, like all languages, is composed of a set of specific sounds, i.e. phonemes, and all words are made up of these sounds. Understanding what the sounds of the English language are, including how they are articulated, is essential for a range of professions, including teachers of English, in particular for teaching phonics, speech pathologists, audiologists, and learning integration aides. Students completing this course will be able to identify the sounds that make up any given word of English, articulate and explain these sounds for pedagogical purposes. They will have the skills to transcribe English words in the international phonetic alphabet, and to understand place of articulation, manner of articulation, and the acoustic relations of the phonetics and phonology of English. The unit introduces students to the articulatory and acoustic phonetics and phonology of English, including stress and intonation patterns, and how these function to create meaning in oral communication. Students will be able to identify stress patterns in English words and sentences. Students will also understand speech development, and oral communication development across the lifespan. Students will learn about research into how oral language supports literacy development, and evidence-based practices such as phonics instruction. Students will also understand how oral language development supports reading and writing development. The unit covers phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, and the grammar associated with spoken discourse and oral communication. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | |  | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Identify and apply the phonemes and phonological patterns of English. |
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| K2. | Identify and articulate the sounds of words. |
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| K3. | Articulate and explain stress and intonation in words and discourse. |
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| K4. | Examine and synthesise the current research and pedagogical best practices relating to oral language. |
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| K5. | Investigate speech development milestones |
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| K6. | Recognise the key ideas of articulatory and acoustic phonetics. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Transcribe words according to their sounds. |
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| S2. | Identify place and manner of articulation for the sounds of English. |
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| S3. | Apply the alphabetic principle and phonics. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply and synthesise knowledge of oral language to interpret curriculum. |
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| A2. | Analyse spoken language demonstrating an understanding of English phonetics and phonology. |
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| A3. | Interpret and implement appropriate pedagogical interventions to promote oral language, literacy outcomes, and speech development. |
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| Unit Content: |
This course will cover the following topics:
Topics may include:
1. The sounds of English: phonetics and phonology.
2. Pronunciation and listening: Articulatory and acoustic phonetics.
3. Oral language and literacy development.
4. The alphabetic principle, phonics and reading instruction.
5. Speech development milestones and variation. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2 |
Transcription tasks: phonemes, stress and intonation. |
Quiz |
20-30% |
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| 2. |
K1, K3, K4, K5, K6, S3, A2, A3 |
Essay: Oral Communication/evidence-based practice/speech development. |
Written |
40- 50% |
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| 3. |
K4, K5, S3, A1, A3 |
Lesson Plan and micro-teaching |
Oral presentation |
30-40% |
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