Faculty: Faculty of Arts

Department: English Program: Bachelor degree

language, Literature and
Translation
Academic year: 2023/2024 Semester: 3d Semester

Course Plan
First: Course Information
Course No.:
Course Title: Phonetics Credit Hours:3 Theoretical: 2 Practical:1
0202222
Prerequisite No. and Title: 0202223/
Section No.: 1 Lecture Time: 8-9:15
0202254
Level in JNQF The Seventh Level
Obligatory University Requirement Elective University Requirement
Obligatory Faculty Requirement Elective Faculty Requirement
Type Of Course: Obligatory Specialization Requirement Elective Specialization
Requirement
Ancillary course
Face-to-Face Learning
Blended Learning (2 Face-to-Face + 1 Asynchronous)
Type of Learning:
Online Learning (2 Synchronous+ 1 Asynchronous)

Second: Instructor’s Information

Course Coordinator:
Name: Kamal Alruzzi Academic Rank: Lecturer
Office Number:230A Extension Number:1710 Email: [email protected]
Course Instructor:
Name: Kamal Alruzzi Academic Rank: Lecturer
Office Number: 230A Extension Number:1710 Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: Sunday 9:15-10:40 Monday 9:15-10:40 Tuesday 9:15-10:40 Wednesday 9:15-10:40

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Third: Course Description
This course tends to introduce students to the field of English language phonetics as a
means to equipping them with basic principles of phonetics and phonology. These
concepts and principles are related to the sounds analysis and pronunciation, to
phonemes, syllable, words pronunciation and the stress processes. This course will also
acquaint students with transcription processes.

Fourth: Course objectives

1. Building up an infrastructure for the pronunciation, stress, transcription and intonation

processes.
2. Equipping students with the skills of identifying syllable stress, word stress and sentence
intonation.

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omes
Level CIL Associated Assessment
descriptor Os CILOs PILOs Code
If any CLO will not be assessed in the course, method
according to Cod mark NA. Choose one PILO Choose at least two
(JNQF) e for each CILO* methods

A.1: Concepts and Theories:

By the end of this course students should
Observation,
K1 be able to identify and know the main *PK1
concepts and principles of phonetics and formative tests
phonology.
A.2: Contemporary Trends, problems
and research:
Knowledge Students should know the basic foundation Observation,
K2 trends of phonetics and phonology as well
PK2
formative tests
as the limitations and the areas of research
in this topic.
A.3: Professional Responsibility:
Students should demonstrate real sense of Observation,
K3 responsibility and the benefits they will
PK3
formative tests
gain from such course.
B.1: Problem solving skills: PS1 Observation,
Students should be able to use the problem formative
S1 solving skills to find out solutions for
problematic areas in this course.
tests/exercises
B.2: Modeling and design: PS2 Observation,
Students should be able to produce new formative
S2 models for the structure of sound
tests/exercises
Skills pronunciation, word-stress and
Introduction.
B.3: Application of Methods and Tools: PS3 Observation,
Students should be able to apply and to formative
make use of the models in pronunciation
S3 and the tools to help them to apply these
tests/exercises
theories and models in different future
situations.
C.1: Analytic skills assess: PC1 Observation,
Students should be able to analyze and to formative
C1 assess the procedures and the new rules of
tests/exercises
pronunciation of the English language
phonetic system.
C.2:Strategic Thinking: PC2 Observation,
Students should be able to apply the formative tests
Competencies C2 general strategies of pronunciation in real
life situations.
C.3:Creative Thinking and innovation: PC3 Observation,
Students should apply the rules they learn formative tests
C3 to produce and facilitate new techniques
for the phonetic system in English
language.

*CILOs: Course Intended Learning Outcomes; PILOs: Program Intended Learning Outcomes; for each CILO, the PILO could be the same

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or different.

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Sixth: Learning Resources

Main Reference: English Phonetics and Phonology: A Practical Course

Author: Peter Roach Issue No.: (4th Edition). Print: United Kingdom Publication Year:2009

Additional Sources ● Internet

&Websites:

Classroom Laboratory Workshop MS Teams Moodle

Teaching Type:

Seventh: Course Structure

Course Intended
Teaching Teaching Teaching
Lecture Date Topics References***
Outcomes Procedures* Methods**
(CILOs)
Sunday 14/7 PK1,PK2,P Lecture, video, Face to Face
S3 Introduction discussion, and
practice
Monday 15/7 C2, C3 Lecture, video, Face to Face
The organs of
discussion, and 1-13
speech
practice
Tuesday 16/7 C2, C3 Lecture, video, Face to Face
The organs of
discussion, and 15-17
speech
practice
Wednesday The Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK1,PK2,P
17/7 description and discussion, and
S3
17-28
classification practice
of consonants
Sunday 21/7 The Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK1,PK2,P
S3 description and discussion, and
17-28
classification practice
of consonants
Monday 22/7 C2, C3 The Lecture, video, Face to Face
description and discussion, and
17-28
classification practice
of vowels
Tuesday 23/7 The Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK1,PK2,P
S3 description and discussion, and
37-47
classification practice
of vowels

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Wednesday Phonetic Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK1,PK2,P
24/7 transcription discussion, and 37-47
S3
practice
Sunday 28/7 C2, C3 Phonetic Lecture, video, Face to Face
transcription discussion, and 37-47
practice
Monday 29/7 The Phoneme Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK2,PK3 47-50
discussion, and
practice
Tuesday 30/7 C2, C3 The Phoneme Lecture, video, Face to Face 47-50
discussion, and
practice
Wednesday C2, C3 Syllable Lecture, video, Face to Face
31/7 discussion, and 50-52
practice
Sunday 4/8 Syllable Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK2,PK3
discussion, and 50-52
practice
Monday 5/8 Various Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK2,PK3
accents of discussion, and 53-57
English practice
Tuesday 6/8 C2, C3 Various Lecture, video, Face to Face
accents of discussion, and 53-57
English practice
Wednesday 7/8 The sounds of Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK2,PK3
English vowels discussion, and 57-60
practice
Sunday 11/8 The sounds of Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK2,PK3
English vowels discussion, and 57-60
practice
Monday 12/8 Phoneme Lecture, video, Face to Face 60-64
C2, C3
Sequence and discussion, and
consonant practice
clusters in
English
Tuesday 13/8 C2, C3 Phoneme Lecture, video, Face to Face 60-64
Sequence and discussion, and
consonant practice
clusters in
English
Wednesday14/8 C2, C3 Word accent Lecture, video, Face to Face
discussion, and 64-74
practice
Sunday 18/8 C2, C3 Word accent Lecture, video, Face to Face
discussion, and 74-89
practice

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 Monday 19/8 Accent and Lecture, video, Face to Face
PK2,PK3
Rhythm in discussion, and
90-100
connected practice
speech
Tuesday 20/8 Accent and Lecture, video, Face to Face
PS3,PS4,P Rhythm in discussion, and
C2 90-100
connected practice
speech
Wednesday C2, C3 Assimilation Lecture, video, Face to Face
21/8 discussion, and 125
practice
Sunday 25/8 Assimilation Lecture, video, Face to Face
PS3,PS4,P discussion, and 125
C2
practice
Monday 26/8 Lecture, video, Face to Face
PS3,PS4,P Intonation discussion, and 133
C2
practice
Tuesday 27/8 C2, C3 Lecture, video, Face to Face
Intonation discussion, and 133
practice
Wednesday28/8 Lecture, video, Face to Face
PS3,PS4,P Revision discussion, and 150
C2
practice
Wednesday 1-
5/9
Finals Finals Finals Finals Finals

*Teaching procedures: (Face-to-Face, synchronous, or asynchronous). ** Teaching methods: (Lecture, video….).

*** Reference: (Pages of the book, recorded lecture, video….)

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Methods

Specific Course Output to be assessed

Face-
Online Blended To-Face **If any CILO will not be assessed in the course, mark NA.
Methods
Learning Learning Learnin
g
K1 K2 K3 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

First
Exam
Second
Exam
Mid-
term 35
X X X X X X X X X
Exam
Particip
ation
5 X X X X X X
Asynchr
onous
Activitie
s
Quizzes 5 X X X X X X
Assignm
ents
5 X X X X X
Group
presenta
tion
Final
Exam
50 X X X X X X X X X
Total
out of 100
100

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Ninth: Course Policies

● All course policies are applied on all teaching patterns (online, blended, and face-
to-face Learning) as follows:
a. Punctuality.
b. Participation and interaction.
c. Attendance and exams.
● Academic integrity: (cheating and plagiarism are prohibited).

Approval Name Date Signature

Head of Dr. Laith Hadla 14/7/2024

Department
Prof. Dr. Alaa Eddin Sadeq 14/7/2024
Faculty Dean

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