Aperçu des semaines

  • Presentation of the Author

        Dr Amina ZEMIECHE

    -          Faculty : Lettres and Languages

    -          Department : Foreign Languages

    -          Abdelhafid Boussouf Boussouf University Centre   

    -          Contact : via  email : a.zemieche@centre-univ-mila.dz

    -          availability : in my office : Sunday : 10 :00 12 :00

    -          Wednesday: 09 :00- 12 :00

    -          Thursday: 10 :00-14 :00


    • Learning Objectives

      This course aims at:

      1)      In terms of knowledge, to clarify the importance of vowels in the English sound system.

      2)      In terms of the know-how (skills): to enable learners to differentiate between the production of vowels and that of consonants, and therefore to enable them to pronounce the target language’s utterances adequately.

      3)      In terms of attitudes: enable the students to communicate using the foreign language freely without mistakes in terms of pronunciation hence transmitting well pronounced messages with colleagues.


      • pré-requis

        1-

        Learners should know the different organs of the humans speech apparatus. Additionally,

        they should distinguish between the different parts of the tongue.

        2- 

        Learners should be able to locate the vowels on the vowel chart and they should know the

        different parts of the tongue involved in the production of each vowel, thay should have

        memorised the vowels' symbols.

        • Test des Pré-requis (pre-test)

          pre-test 1- Which refers to vowel production?

          -Fricatives and affricates

          -Monophthongs and diphthongs

          -Plosives and fricatives


          pre-test 2- which of the following are front vowels

          /a:/

          / D/

          / i: /

          /I/

          /e /

          • plan global (contents)

            Objectifs 5

            Introduction 7

            I - Exercice : pre-test 9

            II - Exercice 11

            III - Vowels versus Consonants 13

            IV - The Vowels Symbols 15

            V - Vowels' Description 17

            VI - Categories of Vowels 19

            VII - Cardinal vowel scale: Daniel Jones' Diagram 21

            VIII - Exercice 23

            IX - Exercice 25

            Solution des exercices 27

            Bibliographie