Syllabus

المادة الدراسية: 


The following syllabus outline is based on the content description of chapters in the required textbook.

 

Chapter 1: A review of the IPA: the basic sounds of the English language. Defining phonemic transcription and understanding its relevance to foreign language learning.

 

Chapter 2: An explanation of how the speech organs work in the production of speech sounds.

 

Chapter 3: A detailed description of English consonants: stops, fricatives, nasals, lateral, and glides.

 

Chapter 5: The vowels of English: simple vowels and diphthongs.

 

Chapter 6: Stressed and unstressed syllables.

 

Online resources.

1. http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/Phonetics.html

2. http://www.stuff.co.uk/calcul_nd.htm

3. http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#