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