Another Useful RP Link

This link lets you hear RP consonants and vowels.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/activities/phonemic-chart

Useful Link: Phonetics and Phonology

For students of phonetics and phonology, I strongly recommend the following website. Literally, it is amazing. http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

Course Plan: English 102208

Jadara University
First Semester 2009/2010
English 102208
Instructor: Dr. Ibrahim Darwish
Venue: Lab 3
Section: 1
Time: 11:00-12:30 (Monday & Wednesday)
Description & objectives: This course aims at leading the students from the level of segmental phonology they have learnt in previous courses to the suprasegmental phonology of English. In particular, students will study the English syllable, stress and intonation. The aims of this course are:
• Cementing the basic phonetic concepts
• Understanding the English syllables and the constraints that govern it
• Being able to place stress correctly on English syllables
• Practise pronouncing weak and strong forms correctly in connected speech
• Shedding light on intonation in English
Evaluation: First Midterm Exam 20%, Second Midterm Exam 20%, Quizzes and Participation 10% and Final Exam 50%.

Teaching Schedule

Week 1      18/10-22/10     Introduction and Orientation
Week 2      25/10-29/10     English Phonetics: Revision
Week 3      1/11-5/11         The Syllable
Week 4      8/11-12/11       Consonant Sequences
Week 5      15/11-19/11     Strong and Weak Syllables
Week 6      22/11-26/11     Stress in Simple Words
Week 7      29/11-3/12       Stress in Simple Words 28/11-1/12 Eid Al-Adha (1st Exam)
Week 8      6/12-10/12       Stress in Complex Words
Week 9      13/12-17/12     Stress in Complex Words
Week 10    20/12-24/12     Weak Forms
Week 11    27/12-31/12     Weak Forms
Week 12    3/1-7/1             Aspects of Connected Speech (2nd Exam)
Week 13    10/1-14/1         Intonation
Week 14    17/1-21/1         Intonation
Week 15    24/1-26/1         Revision

Course Plan: English 102110

Jadara University
First Semester 2009/2010
English 102110
Instructor: Dr. Ibrahim Darwish
Venue: C114
Section: 2
Time: 11:00-12:00 (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)
Description & objectives: This is a developmental skills course for students of English as a second or foreign language. Serving as both a reference and a workbook, the assigned textbook introduces students to the form, meaning, and usage of basic structures in English. It provides ample practice through extensive and varied written and oral exercises. The aims of this course are to help post-secondary students become more effective in their English use by:
• Cementing the basic English structures they have learnt at school
• Practising English structures at the sentence and paragraph levels
• Developing strategies to deal with new structures
• Promoting learner independence
Evaluation: First Midterm Exam 20%, Second Midterm Exam 20%, Quizzes and Participation 10% and Final Exam 50%.

Teaching Schedule

Week 1      18/10-22/10   Introduction and orientation
Week 2      25/10-29/10   Chapter 1
Week 3      1/11-5/11       Chapter 1
Week 4      8/11-12/11     Chapter 2
Week 5     15/11-19/11    Chapter 2+3
Week 6     22/11-26/11    Chapter 3
Week 7     29/11-3/12      Chapter 4 28/11-1/12 Eid Al-Adha (1st Exam)
Week 8     6/12-10/12      Chapter 4+5
Week 9    13/12-17/12     Chapter 5
Week 10  20/12-24/12     Chapter 6
Week 11  27/12-31/12     Chapter 6+7
Week 12  3/1-7/1             Chapter 7 (2nd Exam)
Week 13  10/1-14/1         Chapter 8
Week 14  17/1-21/1         Chapter 9
Week 15  24/1-26/1         Revision

Course Plan: English 102099

Jadara University
First Semester 2009/2010
English 102099
Instructor: Dr. Ibrahim Darwish
Venue: C107
Section: 5
Time: 13:00-14:00 (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)
Description & objectives: This is an introductory course aimed at post-secondary students who need English in their academic studies. The units in the assigned textbook cover a variety of topics relevant to students in higher education and focus on a wide range of academic reading, writing, research and/or vocabulary skills. The aims of this course are to help post-secondary students become more effective in their studies by:
• Developing strategies to improve reading skills
• Developing strategies to produce more coherent writing
• Developing strategies to deal with new or unknown vocabulary
• Promoting learner independence
Evaluation: First Midterm Exam 20%, Second Midterm Exam 20%, Quizzes and Participation 10% and Final Exam 50%.

Teaching Schedule

Week 1       18/10-22/10   Introduction and orientation
Week 2       25/10-29/10   1 Student Life
Week 3       1/11-5/11       1 Student Life
Week 4       8/11-12/11     2 Daily Routine
Week 5      15/11-19/11    2 Daily Routine
Week 6      22/11-26/11    3 People and the Environment
Week 7      29/11-3/12      3 People and the Environment 28/11-1/12 Eid Al-Adha (1st Exam)
Week 8      6/12-10/12      3 People and the Environment
Week 9      13/12-17/12    4 Architecture
Week 10    20/12-24/12    4 Architecture
Week 11    27/12-31/12    5 Education
Week 12    3/1-7/1            5 Education (2nd Exam)
Week 13   10/1-14/1         6 Technology
Week 14   17/1-21/1         6 Technology
Week 15   24/1-26/1         Revision

Jadara University

This is my first post since I've come back from Saudi Arabia to work in Jadara University. My students will be able to find relevant stuff to the courses I teach this semester: Phonology, Grammar and Academic Skills. My students at Yarmouk University will also find useful stuff related to Phonology. Good luck to all!

Final Examination Schedule

Saturday 27/6/1430H (20/6/2009)-Listening and Speaking 2 Eng. 114 /9-11
Sunday 28/6/1430H (21/6/2009)-Listening and Speaking 1 Eng. 110 /9-11
Wednesday 1/7/1430H (24/6/2009)-Listening and Speaking 4 Eng. 215 /1-3
Saturday 4/7/1430H (27/6/2009)-Listening and Speaking 3 Eng. 210 /1-3

Training session

Names of the 20 who are participating in our training session Sunday 16/4/1430 at 12 in Lab. 66

1. Mr. Shahzad Bashir
2. Mr. Salahud Din Abdulrab
3. Mr. Altaf Malik
4. Mr. Mohammad Taiseer
5. Mr. Mohammad Kamaluddin
6. Dr. Mohammad Asif
7. Dr. Munir Choudhury
8. Mr. Siraj Mohammad Khan
9. Mr. Mohammad Nuruzzaman
10. Mr. Abdul Rahman Elias
11. Mr. Aziz Salafi
12. Mr. Mohammad Jabir
13. Mr. Jahangir Alam
14. Mr. Ahlullah
15. Dr. Bassim Kanan
16. Mr. Mohammad Akbar Ali
17. Mr. Saleem
18. Mr. Mohammad Ghayyath.
19. Dr. Ghulam Farouk
20. Dr. Mohammad Salah


For those who are interested in having the session but are not listed above, please keep sending your messages and if you have enough senders we can arrange for another session.


Thanks
Dr. Ibrahim Darwish

Course Plan 215

King Khalid University Department of English


COURSE SYLLABUS


I. Title: Listening and Speaking (4)
II. Codification: Eng 215
III. Number of Credits/hours: 3 credits
IV. Level: 4
V. Prerequisites: Eng 210, Eng 114 & Eng 110
VI. Academic Year: 2008 – 2009; Term 2
VII. Number of Instructors Involved: 3
VIII. Instructors Involved: Dr. Darwish, Mr. Adel, and Mr. Fuad.
IX. Number of Sections: 3
X. Textbooks: Tapestry (Middle East Edition) – Listening and Speaking (4).
IX. Evaluation: There are going to be three exams: 1st Midterm, 2nd Midterm and a Final. Students will be tested in two components in each of the exams, i.e., listening and speaking as shown in the table below. The exams for the listening component will be prepared by the course coordinator. However, instructors are expected to conduct a mock test at the end of each chapter to enable students to check their progress. With regard to the speaking component, instructors are responsible for organising presentation sessions or dialogue based assessment sessions.

Exam Speaking Listening
Mid 1 10 15
Mid 2 10 15
Final Exam 20 30
Total (out of 100) 40 60







X. Course Schedule: Five Chapters are to be covered from the textbook in addition to some supplementary material. Approximately five hours should be spent on each chapter. An optimal course schedule should look like this:

Week Dates Units to be Covered
1 28/2-4/3/2009
3/3-7/3/1430 Introduction and Orientation

2 7/3-11/3
10/3-14/3 Speech Training: Starting, continuing and ending conversations, etc.
3 14/3-18/3
17/3-21/3 Chapter 1: Small Talk- Not Deep but Important
Speech Training: Starting, continuing and ending conversations, etc.
4 21/3-25/3
24/3-28/3 Chapter 1: Small Talk- Not Deep but Important
Speech Training: Starting, continuing and ending conversations, etc.
5 28/3-1/4
1/4-5/4 Chapter2: High-Tech Communication
Speech Training: Discussing issues regarding mobile phones and email, etc.
6 4/4-8/4
8/4-12/4 Chapter2: High-Tech Communication
Speech Training: Discussing issues regarding mobile phones and email, etc.
7 11/4-15/4
15/4-19/4 Chapter3: Humour
Supplementary Material1
Speech Training: Discussing laughter and health
8 18/4-22/4
22/4-26/4 1st Midterm Exam (Listening)
1st Midterm Exam (Speaking)
25/4-29/4
29/4-4/5 Break
9 2/5-6/5
7/5-11/5 Chapter3: Humour
Supplementary Material
Speech Training: Discussing laughter and health
10 9/5-13/5
14/5-18/5 Chapter4: Academic Dishonesty
Speech Training: Discussing academic dishonesty, etc.
11 16/5-20/5
21/5-25/5 Chapter4: Academic Dishonesty
Speech Training: Discussing academic dishonesty, etc.
12 23/5-27/5
28/5-3/6 Chapter5: Exploring American Culture
Speech Training: Discussing different points of view
13 30/5-3/6
6/6-10/6 2nd Midterm Exam (Listening)
2nd Midterm Exam (Speaking)
14 6/6-10/6
13/6-17/6 Chapter5: Exploring American Culture
Speech Training: Discussing different points of view
15 13/6-17/6
20/6-24/6 Final Speaking Exam
1. Supplementary material is to be prepared and used by instructors only if they feel they are on schedule.

Head of Dept. Coordinator
Dr. Hamad Dousari Dr. Ibrahim Darwish

Course Plan Eng. 210

King Khalid University Department of English


COURSE SYLLABUS


I. Title: Listening and Speaking (3)
II. Codification: Eng 210
III. Number of Credits/hours: 3 credits
IV. Level: 3
V. Prerequisites: Eng 114 & Eng 110
VI. Academic Year: 2008 – 2009; Term 2
VII. Number of Instructors Involved: 3
VIII. Instructors Involved: Dr. Mahdi, Dr. Alward and Mr. Saiful.
IX. Number of Sections: 5
X. Textbooks: Tapestry (Middle East Edition) – Listening and Speaking (3).
IX. Evaluation: There are going to be three exams: 1st Midterm, 2nd Midterm and a Final. Students will be tested in two components in each of the exams, i.e., listening and speaking as shown in the table below. The exams for the listening component will be prepared by the course coordinator. However, instructors are expected to conduct a mock test at the end of each chapter to enable students to check their progress. With regard to the speaking component, instructors are responsible for organising presentation sessions or dialogue based assessment sessions.

Exam Speaking Listening
Mid 1 10 15
Mid 2 10 15
Final Exam 20 30
Total (out of 100) 40 60






X. Course Schedule: Five Chapters are to be covered from the textbook in addition to some supplementary material. Approximately five hours should be spent on each chapter. An optimal course schedule should look like this:

Week Dates Units to be Covered
1 28/2-4/3/2009
3/3-7/3/1430 Introduction and Orientation

2 7/3-11/3
10/3-14/3 Speech Training: Discussing academic issues, making queries, etc.
3 14/3-18/3
17/3-21/3 Chapter 1: School Daze
Speech Training: Discussing academic issues, making queries, etc.
4 21/3-25/3
24/3-28/3 Chapter 1: School Daze
Speech Training: Discussing academic issues, making queries, etc.
5 28/3-1/4
1/4-5/4 Chapter 2: Cross-Cultural Communication
Speech Training: Using direct and subtle speech
6 4/4-8/4
8/4-12/4 Chapter 2: Cross-Cultural Communication
Speech Training: Using direct and subtle speech
7 11/4-15/4
15/4-19/4 Chapter 3: My Slice of the Pie
Supplementary Material1
Speech Training: Expressing needs, offering advice, etc.
8 18/4-22/4
22/4-26/4 1st Midterm Exam (Listening)
1st Midterm Exam (Speaking)
25/4-29/4
29/4-4/5 Break
9 2/5-6/5
7/5-11/5 Chapter 3: My Slice of the Pie
Supplementary Material
Speech Training: Expressing needs, offering advice, etc.
10 9/5-13/5
14/5-18/5 Chapter 4: I Said my Way
Speech Training: Debating facts and opinions
11 16/5-20/5
21/5-25/5 Chapter 4: I Said my Way
Speech Training: Debating facts and opinions
12 23/5-27/5
28/5-3/6 Chapter 5: It’s Not Easy Being Good
Speech Training: Talking about hypothetical situations, responding nonjudgmentally, etc.
13 30/5-3/6
6/6-10/6 2nd Midterm Exam (Listening)
2nd Midterm Exam (Speaking)
14 6/6-10/6
13/6-17/6 Chapter 5: It’s Not Easy Being Good
Speech Training: Talking about hypothetical situations, responding nonjudgmentally, etc.
15 13/6-17/6
20/6-24/6 Final Speaking Exam
1. Supplementary material is to be prepared and used by instructors only if they feel they are on schedule.


Head of Dept. Coordinator
Dr. Hamad Dousari Dr. Ibrahim Darwish

Course Plan Eng. 114

King Khalid University Department of English


COURSE SYLLABUS


I. Title: Listening and Speaking (2)
II. Codification: Eng 114
III. Number of Credits/hours: 3 credits
IV. Level: 2
V. Prerequisites: Eng 110
VI. Academic Year: 2008 – 2009; Term 2
VII. Number of Instructors Involved: 4
VIII. Instructors Involved: Mr. Saiful, Mr. Rizwan, Mr. Adel and Mr. Balal.
IX. Number of Sections: 7
X. Textbooks: Tapestry (Middle East Edition) – Listening and Speaking (2).
IX. Evaluation: There are going to be three exams: 1st Midterm, 2nd Midterm and a Final. Students will be tested in two components in each of the exams, i.e., listening and speaking as shown in the table below. The exams for the listening component will be prepared by the course coordinator. However, instructors are expected to conduct a mock test at the end of each chapter to enable students to check their progress. With regard to the speaking component, instructors are responsible for organising presentation sessions or dialogue based assessment sessions.

Exam Speaking Listening
Mid 1 10 15
Mid 2 10 15
Final Exam 20 30
Total (out of 100) 40 60







X. Course Schedule: Five Chapters are to be covered from the textbook in addition to some supplementary material. Approximately five hours should be spent on each chapter. An optimal course schedule should look like this:

Week Dates Units to be Covered
1 28/2-4/3/2009
3/3-7/3/1430 Introduction and Orientation

2 7/3-11/3
10/3-14/3 Speech Training: Starting/ending a conversation (small talk), apologizing, thanking, etc.
3 14/3-18/3
17/3-21/3 Chapter 1: The Whole World is your Classroom
Speech Training: Starting/ending a conversation (small talk), apologizing, thanking, etc.
4 21/3-25/3
24/3-28/3 Chapter 1: The Whole World is your Classroom
Speech Training: Starting/ending a conversation (small talk), apologizing, thanking, etc.
5 28/3-1/4
1/4-5/4 Chapter2: Change and Choice
Speech Training: Giving and taking directions, speaking to landlords about problems, etc.
6 4/4-8/4
8/4-12/4 Chapter2: Change and Choice
Supplementary Material1
Speech Training: recap of chapters 1&2
7 11/4-15/4
15/4-19/4 Chapter3: This is Who I am
Speech Training: Asking questions, encouraging, etc.
8 18/4-22/4
22/4-26/4 1st Midterm Exam (Listening)
1st Midterm Exam (Speaking)
25/4-29/4
29/4-4/5 Break
9 2/5-6/5
7/5-11/5 Chapter3: This is Who I am
Supplementary Material
Speech Training: Asking questions, encouraging, etc.
10 9/5-13/5
14/5-18/5 Chapter 4: Health
Speech Training: Giving advice about health
11 16/5-20/5
21/5-25/5 Chapter 4: Health
Speech Training: Giving advice about health
12 23/5-27/5
28/5-3/6 Chapter5: When Cultures Meet
Speech Training: Telling and sharing experiences
13 30/5-3/6
6/6-10/6 2nd Midterm Exam (Listening)
2nd Midterm Exam (Speaking)
14 6/6-10/6
13/6-17/6 Chapter5: When Cultures Meet
Speech Training: Telling and sharing experiences
15 13/6-17/6
20/6-24/6 Final Speaking Exam
1. Supplementary material is to be prepared and used by instructors only if they feel they are on schedule.

Head of Dept. Coordinator
Dr. Hamad Dousari Dr. Ibrahim Darwish

Course Plan for Eng. 110

King Khalid University Department of English


COURSE SYLLABUS


I. Title: Listening and Speaking (1)
II. Codification: Eng 110
III. Number of Credits/hours: 3 credits
IV. Level: 1
V. Prerequisites: None
VI. Academic Year: 2008 – 2009; Term 2
VII. Number of Instructors Involved: 5
VIII. Instructors Involved: Dr. Mahdi, Mr. Fuad, Mr. Farouk, Mr. Saiful, and Dr. Darwish.
IX. Number of Sections: 7
X. Textbooks: Tapestry (Middle East Edition) – Listening and Speaking (1).
IX. Evaluation: There are going to be three exams: 1st Midterm, 2nd Midterm and a Final. Students will be tested in two components in each of the exams, i.e., listening and speaking as shown in the table below. The exams for the listening component will be prepared by the course coordinator. However, instructors are expected to conduct a mock test at the end of each chapter to enable students to check their progress. With regard to the speaking component, instructors are responsible for organising presentation sessions or dialogue based assessment sessions.

Exam Speaking Listening
Mid 1 10 15
Mid 2 10 15
Final Exam 20 30
Total (out of 100) 40 60





X. Course Schedule: Five Chapters are to be covered from the textbook in addition to some supplementary material. Approximately four hours should be spent on each chapter. An optimal course schedule should look like this:

Week Dates Units to be Covered
1 28/2-4/3/2009
3/3-7/3/1430 Introduction and Orientation
2 7/3-11/3
10/3-14/3 Speech Training: Introducing self/others, greetings, etc.

3 14/3-18/3
17/3-21/3 Chapter 1: Meetings and Greetings
Speech Training: Introducing self/others, greetings, etc.
4 21/3-25/3
24/3-28/3 Chapter 1: Meetings and Greetings
Speech Training: Introducing self/others, greetings, etc.
5 28/3-1/4
1/4-5/4 Chapter2: Finding your Way
Speech Training: Giving and taking directions
6 4/4-8/4
8/4-12/4 Chapter2: Finding your Way
Mock Test
7 11/4-15/4
15/4-19/4 Chapter3: A Full Life
Speech Training: Talking about schedules
8 18/4-22/4
22/4-26/4 1st Midterm Exam (Listening)
1st Midterm Exam (Speaking)
25/4-29/4
29/4-4/5 Break
9 2/5-6/5
7/5-11/5 Chapter3: A Full Life
Speech Training: Talking about schedules
Supplementary Material1
10 9/5-13/5
14/5-18/5 Chapter4: Weather around the World
Speech Training: Talking about the weather
11 16/5-20/5
21/5-25/5 Chapter4: Weather around the World
Speech Training: Talking about the Weather
12 23/5-27/5
28/5-3/6 Chapter5: To your Health
Speech Training: Explaining symptoms, giving advice, fixing an appointment, etc.
13 30/5-3/6
6/6-10/6 2nd Midterm Exam (Listening)
2nd Midterm Exam (Speaking)
14 6/6-10/6
13/6-17/6 Chapter5: To your Health
Speech Training: Explaining symptoms, giving advice, fixing an appointment, etc.
15 13/6-17/6
20/6-24/6 Final Speaking Exam

1. Supplementary material is to be prepared and used by instructors only if they feel they are on schedule.

Head of Dept. Coordinator
Dr. Hamad Dousari Dr. Ibrahim Darwish

Training

Memo
To: All staff members
From: Dr. Ibrahim Darwish
Subject: English Language Labs Training

Dear colleagues,
I will be holding a training session on using the English language labs in lab no.66 on Sunday 16/4/1430 (12/4/2009) at 12:00. If you are interested in attending this session, please send your name in an sms to 0559740892 to book a place and you’ll receive a confirmation message. Seats are limited to 20 and they’ll be provided on a first-come-first-served basis.

Thanks
Dr. Ibrahim Darwish

Invigilation

Important
From: Dr. Ibrahim Darwish
To: Dr. Mahdi, Dr. Alward, Mr. Adel and Mr. Fuad.
Subject: Invigilation duties

Dear colleagues,

Because the four of you are teaching multiple sections of the same courses, we had to make the following invigilation arrangements:

1. Mr Adel will invigilate on Dr. Alward’s Eng. 210 (section 3) on Sunday 19/4/2009 (23/4/1430) in lab 65 at 7:00 p.m. In return, Dr. Alward will invigilate on Mr. Adel’s Eng. 215 (section 4) on the same day at 7:30 p.m. in lab 64.
2. Mr. Fuad will invigilate on Dr. Mahdi’s Eng. 210 (section 4) on Sunday 19/4/2009 (23/4/1430) in lab 64 at 7:00 p.m. In return, Dr. Mahdi will invigilate on Mr. Fuad’s Eng. 215 (section 5) on the same day at 7: 30 p.m. in lab 63.

Please try to cooperate with us by showing up 10 minutes before the exam time. However, if you have any problems regarding these arrangements, please do not hesitate to contact me on 0559740892 asap.

Thanks

Dr. Ibrahim Darwish
ELLU supervisor

1st Midterm Schedule

Saturday 22/4/1430\18/4/2009

2:30-3:00 p.m.→ Eng 110

Section: 1 in lab 66
Section: 2 in lab 65
Section: 4 in lab 64
Section: 7 in lab 63


3:00-3:30 p.m.→ Eng 110

Section: 3 in lab 66
Section: 5 in lab 65
Section: 6 in lab 64

Saturday 22/4/1430
18/4/2009

7:00-7:30 p.m.→ Eng 114

Section: 1 in lab 66
Section: 2 in lab 65
Section: 3 in lab 64
Section: 5 in lab 63


7:30-8:00 p.m.→ Eng 114

Section: 4 in lab 66
Section: 6 in lab 65
Section: 7 in lab 64

Sunday 23/4/1430
19/4/2009

7:00-7:30 p.m.→ Eng 210

Section: 1 in lab 67
Section: 2 in lab 66
Section: 3 in lab 65
Section: 4 in lab 64
Section: 5 in lab 63



Sunday 23/4/1430
19/4/2009

7:30-8:00 p.m.→ Eng 215

Section: 1 in lab 67
Section: 2 in lab 66
Section: 3 in lab 65
Section: 4 in lab 64
Section: 5 in lab 63
Section: 6 in lab 67

Meeting for the Committee

The committee of students' affairs is having a meeting on Saturday March, 14 in Dr. Abu Milha's office at 12: 00. Please, come to see me before then if you have any academic problem.

Language Labs

The language labs are not going to be ready before Saturday March, 14th. Classes are going to be shifted to old rooms till the labs are ready. Please consult the Note on my door and on the walls next to the labs to find out your temporary room. We apologise for the inconvenience but the Dean and I are doing our best to speed up the installation of the labs. We wish you all a very successful semester.