ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM

TARBIYAH & TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY ISLAMIC STATE INSTITUTE OF PALOPO

PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY

GENAP 2020

Instructor Email Office Location & Hours

AMALIA YAHYA,SE.,M.HUM amalia-yahya@iainpalopo.ac.id FTIK Building 1st floor, 07.30 –
16.00, Monday to Friday

Description:
The purpose of this course is to explain how English is pronounced in the accent normally
chosen as the standard for people learning the English spoken in England. It is also present the
information in the context of a general theory about speech sounds (Phonetics) and how they
are used in language (Phonology). The theoretical material in the course is necessary for
students who needs to understand the principles regulating the use of sounds in spoken
English.

Expectations and Goals:

1. Mastering the theoretical concepts of "the science of speech sounds of English" (Phonetics)
and "how sounds patterns and functions in English" (Phonology); Mastering the rules of English
pronunciation and the learning strategies;
2. It will Assist students in improving their English pronunciation and listening abilities.
3. Students are able to teach English pronunciation

Course Materials
Required Materials
 Practical Phonetics & Phonology 3rd Edition by Beverly Collins & Inger M.Mees. Routledge 2013
 English Phonetics & Phonology a Practical Course 4th Edition by Peter Roach. CUP 200

Optional Materials
4. Teaching American English Pronunciation by Peter Avery & Susan Ehrlich. OUP 1992
5. How to teach Pronunciation by Gerard Kelly. Longman 2000
6. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck? English Pronunciation Practice Book by Anna
Mankowska, Et.All 2009
7. Intonation in Context by Barbara Bradford Cambridge University Press 1988

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Course Schedule
Wee Topic Reading Exercises
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1 Course Introduction Syllabus Course
2 Accent & Dialect in English Required Materials
3 Phoneme, allophone & syllable Required Materials
4 How we produce speech Required Materials
5 Consonants sounds 1 Required Materials ; Ref no.3
6 Consonants sounds 1 Required Materials Ref no. 3
7 Vowel Sounds 1 Required Materials ; Ref no.3
8 Vowel sounds 2 Required Materials Ref no. 3
9 Middle Test Term
10 English Spelling Required Materials
11 Stress Required Materials
12 Intonation Required Materials; ref no 4
13 Aspect of connected speech Required Materials; ref no 2
14 Varieties of English Pronunciation Required Materials
15 How to teach pronunciation Required Materials; ref no 2
16 Final test term

Grading policy:
Students are expected to attend lectures and workshops, participate in class, and take the
examinations. There will be one middle term examination and one final examination for each
semester course. There will be weekly assignments due.
All scores on exams and assignments will be based on 100 points. The final grade for each
term will be determined by a formula to the following constraints:

Class Participation - 15%

Weekly Assignment - 30%
Midterm Exam - 20%
Final Exam - 35%

Total Percentage is 100%

HAPPY STUDYING

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