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PHONETICS
DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB, CROATIA
Zagreb phonetics was officially instituted at the Faculty of Philosophy in 1954, when the Institute
for Phonetics was established at the initiative of professor Petar
Guberina.
From the very beginning the scientific work at the Institute
was experimental, reflected in the name Experimental section that was
established within the section for philology at the Academy of Sciences and
Arts in 1953, for the purposes of research in the field of phonetics.
Another characteristic is the interdisciplinary nature
of the Phonetics Department at Zagreb. It was clear from the early fifties that
modern phonetics could advance only in close cooperation with experts from
other scientific fields, such as linguistics, medicine (particularly
otorhinolaryngology), acoustics and physics.
Graduate study of phonetics began in 1961/62, and the
first Master-of-Arts degrees in phonetics were awarded in 1964. The first
dissertation in phonetics was defended and a Ph.D. awarded at the Faculty of
Philosophy in 1962. In 1963 the Phonetics Chair was established
within the Linguistics department.
The first undergraduate students were enrolled in 1965/66.
In 1968, a Department for theoretical and applied phonetics was
established with the following three chairs: for theoretical phonetics, for
applied phonetics and for esthetic phonetics and orthoepy of standard Croatian.
The department subsequently changed its name to the Department of Phonetics.
The entrance exam consists of two parts, written and
oral. The written test contains questions on basic phonetic terms, the
phonetics and grammar of the Croatian language and basic knowledge of
psychology and acoustics, based upon high-school textbooks. In the oral part
the prospective students are required to display a sound knowledge of the
spoken language, cultured speech and the motivation to study phonetics.
Head of Department: Vesna Mildner, Ph.D.
Librarian: Mrs. Ivančica Cesarec-Bačić, B.A.
The study of phonetics entails a full four-year
program, that may be combined with other study programs offered at the Faculty of Philosophy. Graduated students
receive the title Bachelor of Arts (professor of phonetics).
The Department is organized into three chairs:
Academic staff:
Full professors:
Juraj Bakran, Ph.D.
Damir Horga, Ph.D.
Marija Pozojević Trivanović, Ph.D.
Ivo Škarić, Ph.D.
Branko Vuletić, Ph.D.
Assistant professors:
Ivan Ivas, Ph.D.
Vesna Mildner, Ph.D.
Gordana Varošanec Škarić, Ph.D.
Engineer: Zrinka Ratković, BSc.
Teaching is conducted in the form of lectures,
seminars and practical exercises. Lectures and seminars are organized in small
groups. Practical exercises cover various aspects of the study of speech. They
are also held in institutions that rely upon speech and hearing, such as the
Academy of Dramatic Arts, SUVAG polyclinic for the rehabilitation of
speech and hearing and the Otorhynolaryngology clinic of the Sisters
of Mercy Hospital. Occasionally, experts from related fields give talks and
supervise exercises at the Department.
Approximately
40 students are enrolled into the Department every academic year.
For further Information contact:
Room B-303, daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Phone: + 385 1 6120096
e-mail: fonetika@ffzg.hr
Address: Filozofski fakultet
Odjel za fonetiku
Ivana Lucica 3
10 000 ZAGREB
CROATIA, EUROPE
The study of phonetics is a four-year undergraduate
course (combination with a parallel 4-year study course at the Faculty is
obligatory). With their title Bachelor of Arts (profesor fonetike)
graduate students may be employed as teachers of rhetoric and culture of speech
at secondary school level, elocution teachers, speech technology experts,
consultants in speech design and speech training in such public domains as the
media, speech advisors at pre-school level, speach therapists for the hearing
impaired, as well as support to other experts in speech and hearing therapy.
Elected representatives from each year of study participate
in Department meetings and act as contacts with the Faculty management and
administration.
Part-time library assistants, teaching and research
assistants at the Department are recruited from the students of phonetics
Juniors whilst seniors are involved in the preparation of scientific
conferences organized by the Department every three years A number of students
prepare manuscripts for the journal GOVOR issued by the Phonetics Section
of the Croatian Philological Association (CPA). Twice a year, advanced
students participate as tutors at the Elocution schools for the talented
high-school students from all over Croatia.
Third
and fourth year students may become full members of the Phonetics Section of
the CPA.