Mohamed Khider University of Biskra Academic year: 2016/ 2017

Faculty of Letters and Languages

Department of Letters and Languages ENGLISH

LEVEL: 2nd Year LMD

COURSE: Phonetics
TEACHER IN CHARGE: AOUNALI Walid
(course coordinator) Dr. CHELLI Saliha

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Short Description:

The course of phonetics represents the systematic representation of native speakers casual speech
using phonetics transcription and stress placement rules in addition to English intonation patterns
and aspects of connected speech and finally to introduce English accents. The students are exposed
to listening and repeating drills to improve their pronunciation and fluency.

Aims:

The main aim of the course of phonetics is to enable students with the appropriate rules and
knowledge to understand and practice the various stress rules which can affect utterances meaning
if stress placement is not accurate. The course of phonetics helps students to recognize the different
patterns of intonation according to the attitudes and grammatical function of tones. Finally, as an
objective to our course we tend to make students aware of the various accents of English in the
world mainly American and British accents.

Assessment:

The course is assessed in a form of achievement test as an TD: 00 % of the Total Grading
exam each semester. Due to the large number of students per
each group which is very hard task for teachers to monitor and Achievement Test (Exam): 100 %
assess their performance in continuous evaluation, this is why of the total grading
we see it an obligation to avoid the latter and to grade
students in exams only.

Course Coordinator: Mr. AOUNALI Walid

Mohamed Khider University of Biskra Academic year: 2016/ 2017
Faculty of Letters and Languages
Department of Letters and Languages ENGLISH

LEVEL: Second Year

COURSE: Phonetics
TEACHER IN CHARGE:
Mr. AOUNALI Walid
(course coordinator)

COURSE PROGRAMME

MONTH WEEK LECTURE/ TUTORIAL OBSERVATION

SEPTEMBER 4 - Review of First Year Syllabus

1 - Stress within a Word

- Simple word Stress

2
OCTOBER
- Polysyllabic Word Stress
3

- Distinctive Function of Word Stress

4

1 - Stress Placement in Complex and Compound Words

- Penultimate Word Stress

2
NOVEMBER
- Antepenultimate Word Stress
3

- Compound Word Stress

4

- Sentence Stress Rules

1

- Content and Function Words

2
DECEMBER
3

4
 -Strong and Weak Forms
1

2
JANUARY
3

-Practical exercises based on IPAtranscription

4

1 -Aspects of Connected Speech

-Linking and Elision

2
FEBRUARY
- Assimilation and Junction
3

-Practical exercises
4

1 -Introduction to Intonation Patterns

- Definition and Types of Tones

2
MARCH
3

-Attitudinal Function of Falling Tones

1

-Attitudinal Function of Rising Tones

2
APRIL
- Intonation with Yes/No questions
3

4 -Practical exercises

-British and American Accents

1

-Practical exercises
2
MAY
3