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  • ABOUT THE COURSE

    • COURSE DETAILS

      Module:

      English Phonetics

      Year of study:

      Second year (L2)

      Term:

      Semester three

      Unit:

      Main unit

      Credit:

      2

      Coefficient:

      2

      Module format:

      Tutorials (TD)

      Evaluation method:

      Continuous assessment (attendance, participation, assignments, and quizzes) + Final assessment (Exam) = Global mark

      Day & time:

      Group 6: Monday from 9:40 am to 11:10 am (Room 10 - FLL)

      Group 7: Wednesday from 8:00 am to 9:30 am (Room 11 - FLL)

      Teacher:

      Moustafa Amrate

      Email:

      moustafa.amrate@univ-biskra.dz

       

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      English Phonetics is a four semesters course for undergraduate students of English at the University of Biskra. In addition to defining the basic concepts in the field of Phonetics and explaining the anatomy and mechanisms of human speech, the course introduces students to the phonemic (i.e., vowels and consonants) as well as the prosodic aspects (i.e., stress, intonation, and rhythm) of English pronunciation. In this third term, the English Phonetics course focuses on word stress and its placement in different types of English words (i.e., simple words, complex words, compound words).

      COURSE OBJECTIVES

      By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

      • Classify English words based on their syllabic structure (i.e., simple words, complex words, and compound words).
      • Identify primary stress in simple, complex, and compound English words. 
      • Use primary stress in simple, complex, and compound English words.

      COURSE OUTLINE (SEMESTER THREE)

      UNIT 1: REVISION

      1. Review of English vowels

      2. Review of English consonants

      UNIT 2: SYLLABLES

      2. Structure of English syllables

      UNIT 3: WORD STRESS

      3. Word stress in English

      3.1. Stress in simple words

      3.1.1. Stress in two-syllables simple words

      3.1.2. Stress in three-syllables simple words

      3.2. Stress in complex words

      3.3. Stress in compound words

  • UNIT 1: REVISION

  • UNIT 2: SYLLABLES

  • UNIT 3: WORDS STRESS

  • REFERENCES

    • Dictionary

      Oxford Learner's Dictionary

      Books

      Carr, P. (2019). English phonetics and phonology: An introduction. John Wiley & Sons.

      Collins, B., & Mees, I. M. (2013). Practical phonetics and phonology: A resource book for students. Routledge.

      Hancock, M. (2009). English Pronunciation in Use. Intermediate. Cambridge University Press.

      Roach, P. (2009). English phonetics and phonology paperback: A practical course. Cambridge university press.