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