Registration period lottery:
11.10.24 (12 noon) –
15.10.24 (12 noon)
If places are available – registration possible until: Currently not possible
Overview/Objectives:
The seminar offers an insight into the normative phonetics of Standard/High German so that you will be able to speak – depending on the context – without dialect or accent. We will also address phonation for precise articulation so that you can optimize your intelligibility.
Contents:
- (Foreign) language as a social function
- Meaning and history of pronunciation variations
- Dialects, sociolects, accents
- Phonetics of all German sounds
- Phonetic formation
- Pronunciation rules (e.g. ig-rule, R-realization…)
- Anatomy of the articulation organs
- Articulation precision
- Relationship between articulation and voice
- Speech tempo, phrasing and accentuation
- Influence of age and pathological peculiarities
Methods:
- pronunciation and articulation exercises
- individual one-on-one training
- theoretical input
- group discussion
- analysis of listening examples and participants
Prerequisite for participation:
none
Workload for ECTS:
1 ECTS: active participation + recording of a text in standard German pronunciation.
Lecturer:
Fabian Eckenfels is a graduate speech scientist, scientific research and doctorate on voice, trainer for speaking/voice/vocal/body/text, as well as yoga/fitness trainer.
11.01.2025 11:00 Uhr – 11.01.2025 19:00 Uhr (räume, Linkenheimer Allee 8)