Course Description the course provides a theoretical and practical study of:

  • The classification, description, transcription and pronunciation of English sounds.
  • The phonetic and phonemic transcription and pronunciation of English words.

 

Course Objectives students will learn:

  • How to pronounce English sounds and words.
  • How to transcribe English sounds and words.

 Course Syllabus

 Semester I

  1. Introduction to phonetics
  2. English sounds
  3. IPA
  4. Vocal tract and Production of speech
  5. English Vowels (pure vowels, diphthongs, triphthongs)

 

Semester II

  1. English consonants

-          Plosives

-          Fricatives

-          Affricates

-          Nasals

-          Approximants, etc

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