Phonetics of Foreign Languages for Singers (English) (3 cr)
Code: C-10065-KX00EV60-3006
General information
- Enrollment
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10.03.2025 - 31.05.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.05.2025 - 31.08.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Institution
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, 2.5. - 13.6.2025. Moodlen työtila, linkki ilmoitetaan kurssin ennen kurssin alkamista.
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 10
- Course
- C-10065-KX00EV60
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Content scheduling
Assignments (5 pcs) 9.5. Task 1 16.5. Task 2 23.5. Task 3 30.5. Task 4 6.6. Task 5
Location and time
2.5. - 13.6.2025. Moodle workspace; the link will be submitted to participants before starting the course.
Materials
Videos and other materials as well as tasks in the Moodle workspace. Link will be submitted to participants before start of the course on 2 May 2025.
Teaching methods
A self-paced online course. The course includes an introduction to the English phonetic system and classical singing diction through videos and other materials, as well as practising sounds separately and in the context of song texts. The course is completed by submitting written phonetic transcription tasks related to English Art Song using IPA symbols, as well as an oral task, to the Moodle workspace. The language of instruction is Finnish.
Employer connections
x
Exam schedules
Assignments should preferably be submitted on the due dates specified in Moodle.
Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development
x
Completion alternatives
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Student workload
Max. 80 hours of independent work.
Evaluation methods and criteria
In the written transcription tasks using IPA symbols, the student's ability to perceive phonetic phenomena from the perspective of the English language and their mastery of the IPA symbol system are assessed. The student must be able to distinguish different vowel qualities and accurately notate consonant sounds. In the oral tasks, the student's ability to produce English sounds is particularly evaluated.