Introduction
Introduction: In this WebQuest, we take you to explore the sounds of all the consonants in the English language with the goal of identifying sounds and reducing accent through phonetics when communicating in English as a second language. During the process you will recognize voiceless consonants and voiced consonants. We will teach you how to interpret the phonetic symbols in English so that you can learn to pronounce each word when you do not know its pronunciation and make use of a dictionary. This will be easy and will help you to be autonomous since you will be able to know how to pronounce all the words in English.
At the end of this Web Quest, you will have acquired a deeper understanding of the pronunciation related to the sounds of the voiced and unvoiced consonants of the English language, i.e. the phonetic transcription of the symbols that represent them according to the IPA. At the end of this process, you will be able to pronounce with less accent.
Level: higher education.
Subject: Phonetics I.
Skills: listening, speaking.
Keywords: phonetics, accent, symbols, voiced consonants, voiceless consonants.
Task
Your homework consists of:
1. Research what is phonetics and what is its function.
2. What do you understand by consonant and how many there are in the English language.
3. What are voiceless consonants. Then, create a chart with examples of initial, middle and final sounds. And at the end write 3 sentences using those sounds.
4. Which are voiced consonants. Create a chart showing examples with initial, central and final sounds. And at the end write 3 sentences using those sounds.
Process
1. Visit or use online resources to help you research and gather information on the topic of voiced and voiced consonants. Some online resources you can use are the following:
On the topic of phonetics, you can find it here. https://www.businessenglish2go.com/en/learn-english/phonetics-in-english/
2. Visit this site to learn more about voiced and voiceless consonants:
https://www.thoughtco.com/voiced-and-voiceless-consonants-1212092
3-Go to this link to learn more about voiced and voiceless consonants. At the same time practice your ability to listen to an exercise and then determine if that word uses a voiced or unvoiced consonant. Also take a screenshot of that exercise: https://tfcs.baruch.cuny.edu/voiced-and-voiceless-sounds/
4- Listen to the following video from youtube with the explanation of voiced and voiceless consonants. Watch the examples in the video for each consonant with an example of initial, intermediate and final sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsvomse_4A
Evaluation
- Attach your assignments here...
- The homework assignments on the term phonetics and its function, the voiceless and voiced consonants, its chart or graph representing each consonant with its respective examples of initial, intermediate and final sounds, sentences and taking a screenshot of the practice of listening and selecting, will be evaluated as follows:
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The work is complete and with pertinent information. |
30 pts |
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The development of the topic is clear. |
15 pts |
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There is logical sequence of information. |
10 pts |
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Correct use of language. |
15 pts |
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Adequate wording and structure. |
10 pts |
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Accuracy of answers. |
10 pts |
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Creativity. |
10 pts |
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TOTAL SCORE |
100 PTS |
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Conclusion
At the end of this webquest, in terms of the student, we can conclude that:
Through the research and suggested materials, he has acquired and strengthened his knowledge in a deeper way about phonetics, its symbols and the two types of voiced and voiceless consonants in the English language.
That he/she is able to recognize the different sounds of voiced and voiceless consonants in each word in its spoken and written form.
That he/she is able to graph the different sounds of consonants, whether they have initial, intermediate or final sounds.
That he7she has learned and fixed in his mind, something new and interesting about the correct pronunciation of the sounds of the consonants in the English language.
That every day, students renew their motivation to improve their pronunciation in the English language so that in the near future they can eliminate the accent and speak like a native speaker.
Credits
Here, we credit links that provide information about citations and data that students can use in their study. It incorporates resources such as text, audio, images, videos, etc.
Among the sites, we highlight:
https://tfcs.baruch.cuny.edu/voiced-and-voiceless-sounds/
https://www.businessenglish2go.com/en/learn-english/phonetics-in-english/
https://www.thoughtco.com/voiced-and-voiceless-consonants-1212092
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsvomse_4A