TR116 : Phonetics 2

Department

Department of Translation

Academic Program

Bachelor in Translation

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

Overview

This course introduces the phonetics of Modern English. After introducing Phonetics, its branches, importance and applications, there will be a brief introduction to the organs of speech and the vocal tract. After that students should learn how sounds of English are produced and how they are described and classified. The material will also include phonemic transcription as well as the syllable structure.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of this course students should be able to:

· Identify speech organs.

· Identify English speech sounds along with their symbols.

· Transcribe words and read the phonemic transcription.

· Identify syllables and their structures

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures held in the classroom include explanation and examples. Students are also asked to provide examples and transcribe and syllabify words. Class work is done in pairs or groups to give the students the opportunity to process the information and knowledge from diverse perspectives. Students are asked to write a final version of their class work as homework taking the teacher’s feedback on their class work in consideration.

Methods of assessments

Total of 100 Grades should be divided as follows:

10% Class-work + home-work

30% Midterm Exam

60% Final Exam

Main Content
Reading / References / Notes	weeks	Content :Topics (subject matter) for each week
	1	Phonetics: Definition, branches and importance
	2	Vocal Tract Organ of speech
	3	Phonemes Symbols (Transcription)
	4	Consonants of English: Fricatives
	5	Consonants of English: Stops
	6	Vowels of English: Monophthongs; Pure vowels
	7	Consonants of English Nasals Laterals and Glides
	8	Vowels of English: Diphthongs 1
	9	Vowels of English: Diphthongs 2
	10	Syllables : definition and structure 1
	11	Syllables : definition and structure 2
	12	Review

Basic sources and references for the course

Better English Pronunciation / J.D. O’Connor / second Edition 1980/ Cambridge University Press English phonetics and phonology: A practical course / P. Roach / second Edition 2004 / Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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