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Presentation video - 2021 ICIE Conference
Presentation video - 2021 ICIE Conference
FLASH- Ait Melloul University Campus
FLASH- Ait Melloul University Campus
Ibn Zohr University , 3-4 Feb. 2021
Ibn Zohr University , 3-4 Feb. 2021
Ait Melloul Presentation- Final 480.m4vGoogle Workspace tools in Spoken English
Google Workspace tools in Spoken English
About this website
About this website
Spoken English @ UM5R is meant as a tool to help learners master the skills necessary to improve their spoken English. It is modeled on the course that has been offered at UM5R.
Spoken English @ UM5R is meant as a tool to help learners master the skills necessary to improve their spoken English. It is modeled on the course that has been offered at UM5R.
The original idea behind the website was initiated by Karim Bensoukas and the whole team- Ayoub Noamane, Fatima El Hamdi, Karim Bensoukas and Nourddine Amrous- collaborated in designing and developing the website.
The original idea behind the website was initiated by Karim Bensoukas and the whole team- Ayoub Noamane, Fatima El Hamdi, Karim Bensoukas and Nourddine Amrous- collaborated in designing and developing the website.
We're hoping that this resource will provide a new, exciting learning experience, and we would very much appreciate your comments.
We're hoping that this resource will provide a new, exciting learning experience, and we would very much appreciate your comments.
Below, we provide an overall description of the contents of the website.
Below, we provide an overall description of the contents of the website.
SpoEng Website- Turorial 1.mp4Structure of the website
Structure of the website
Consonants
Consonants
A major component of this website is English consonants. The website provides examples that help with the pronunciation and transcription of the consonant sounds of English. Activities that help you check your learning are also available.
A major component of this website is English consonants. The website provides examples that help with the pronunciation and transcription of the consonant sounds of English. Activities that help you check your learning are also available.
Vowels
Vowels
Another major component of this website is English vowels. In a similar fashion to consonants, vowels are exemplified, and means of helping you with master pronunciation and transcription, along with activities that help you check your learning.
Another major component of this website is English vowels. In a similar fashion to consonants, vowels are exemplified, and means of helping you with master pronunciation and transcription, along with activities that help you check your learning.
Word stress
Word stress
Word stress presents difficulty for our learners. This website can help with mastery of word stress. Explanations and activities are provided so that you can learn, practice and check your learning.
Word stress presents difficulty for our learners. This website can help with mastery of word stress. Explanations and activities are provided so that you can learn, practice and check your learning.
Intonation
Intonation
Another area that presents difficulty is intonation. We have included explanations and activities that simplify the way intonation works in English. You can learn, practice and check your learning.
Another area that presents difficulty is intonation. We have included explanations and activities that simplify the way intonation works in English. You can learn, practice and check your learning.
Note on transcription
Note on transcription
The transcription conventions we use conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The transcriptions you'll find in this website are similar to the ones you'll find in Oxford dictionaries, for instance. For the sake of consistency, we'll conform to these conventions, although in American English, vowels and diphthongs may pe pronounced differently.
The transcription conventions we use conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The transcriptions you'll find in this website are similar to the ones you'll find in Oxford dictionaries, for instance. For the sake of consistency, we'll conform to these conventions, although in American English, vowels and diphthongs may pe pronounced differently.
A special adaptation we'll be using concerns the transcription of post-vocalic /r/ as in the words car, here, air... In this case, a supercript ʳ is used, and the words in question are transcribed as /kɑːʳ/, /hɪəʳ/, and /eəʳ/.
A special adaptation we'll be using concerns the transcription of post-vocalic /r/ as in the words car, here, air... In this case, a supercript ʳ is used, and the words in question are transcribed as /kɑːʳ/, /hɪəʳ/, and /eəʳ/.
Functions
Functions
We have devoted one part of this website to the "functions" of English. Each functions, or set of functions are presented individually, with activities to enhance learning.
We have devoted one part of this website to the "functions" of English. Each functions, or set of functions are presented individually, with activities to enhance learning.
Vocabulary and idioms
Vocabulary and idioms
We introduce you to the area of idioms/proverbs and daily vocabulary. The latter area is designed in such a way as to enhance pronunicaition and transcription.
We introduce you to the area of idioms/proverbs and daily vocabulary. The latter area is designed in such a way as to enhance pronunicaition and transcription.
How to use this website
How to use this website
The practice/test activities are designed to give you instant feedback.
The practice/test activities are designed to give you instant feedback.
The "practice activities" video gives you more calirification.
The "practice activities" video gives you more calirification.
Practice activities
Practice activities
In order to do the practice activities relating to writing transcription, you need to be familair with the following App: https://ipa.typeit.org
In order to do the practice activities relating to writing transcription, you need to be familair with the following App: https://ipa.typeit.org
The "writing transcription" video will introduce you to how to use this App if you're not familiar with it.
The "writing transcription" video will introduce you to how to use this App if you're not familiar with it.
SpoEng Website- Turorial 3.mp4Writing transcription
Writing transcription
Team
Team
The names of the members of the team appear in alphabetical order. The members of the team are members of the Department of the English Language and Literature at Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5R).
The names of the members of the team appear in alphabetical order. The members of the team are members of the Department of the English Language and Literature at Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5R).
Nourddine Amrous
Nourddine Amrous
Karim Bensoukas
Karim Bensoukas
Fatima El Hamdi
Fatima El Hamdi
Ayoub Noamane
Ayoub Noamane
Nourddine Amrous is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Letters and HumanSciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat. He is holder of a Doctorate degree in Education (2006) and a Diploma of “Habilitation Universitaire” (2014). From 2007 to 2009, he worked as a researcher at the Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture, where he was mainly involved in textbook design and teacher training. In 2009, he instigated his teaching and research activities at the Department of English at the Faculty of Letters, where he continues to teach various courses. In 2020, he worked as associate professor and researcher at Mohammed V University, Abu Dhabi. His main research interests include second language acquisition, language teaching, teacher training and theoretical linguistics, mainly phonology and syntax. Prof. Amrous has supervised a number of Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Nourddine Amrous is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Letters and HumanSciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat. He is holder of a Doctorate degree in Education (2006) and a Diploma of “Habilitation Universitaire” (2014). From 2007 to 2009, he worked as a researcher at the Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture, where he was mainly involved in textbook design and teacher training. In 2009, he instigated his teaching and research activities at the Department of English at the Faculty of Letters, where he continues to teach various courses. In 2020, he worked as associate professor and researcher at Mohammed V University, Abu Dhabi. His main research interests include second language acquisition, language teaching, teacher training and theoretical linguistics, mainly phonology and syntax. Prof. Amrous has supervised a number of Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Personal webpage
Personal webpage
Karim Bensoukas is a senior lecturer in the Department of English at UM5R-FLSH, Morocco. He holds a Doctorat d'Etat in linguistics, in Joint-Supervision with the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He was on Fulbright twice (1999-2000 and 2005). He is currently a permanent member of the LLAC Research Laboratory and the 2LACS Research Center, expert-évaluateur with CNRST-Rabat, and a member of the editorial board/ scientific committee of a number of journals. His published works are centered on phonology, morphology, and language contact, variation and change. He is also interested in applied sociolinguistics and university pedagogy, particularly ICT in teaching. Karim Bensoukas is the winner of the 2014 IRCAM Award for Research and Scientific Thinking.
Karim Bensoukas is a senior lecturer in the Department of English at UM5R-FLSH, Morocco. He holds a Doctorat d'Etat in linguistics, in Joint-Supervision with the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He was on Fulbright twice (1999-2000 and 2005). He is currently a permanent member of the LLAC Research Laboratory and the 2LACS Research Center, expert-évaluateur with CNRST-Rabat, and a member of the editorial board/ scientific committee of a number of journals. His published works are centered on phonology, morphology, and language contact, variation and change. He is also interested in applied sociolinguistics and university pedagogy, particularly ICT in teaching. Karim Bensoukas is the winner of the 2014 IRCAM Award for Research and Scientific Thinking.
Fatima El Hamdi is an associate professor in the Department of English at Mohammed V University in Rabat (FLSH). She was a Fulbright visiting scholar at the University of Arizona in 2016-2017. She received the thesis award Driss Aboutajdine 2019 (PHC Toubkal). Her works are mainly on morphology, phonology and psycholinguistics. She is interested in the application of psycholinguistic techniques to study lexical organization and language processing in Moroccan languages. She is also interested in university pedagogy.
Fatima El Hamdi is an associate professor in the Department of English at Mohammed V University in Rabat (FLSH). She was a Fulbright visiting scholar at the University of Arizona in 2016-2017. She received the thesis award Driss Aboutajdine 2019 (PHC Toubkal). Her works are mainly on morphology, phonology and psycholinguistics. She is interested in the application of psycholinguistic techniques to study lexical organization and language processing in Moroccan languages. She is also interested in university pedagogy.
Personal webpage
Personal webpage
Ayoub Noamane is currently an Associate Professor of English and Linguistics at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. He is a permanent Member of the CLEMS Research Laboratory - FLHSR, an associate member of the Linguistics Laboratory – FLSH Ben M’sik, and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Arabic Linguistics. He was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the academic year 2015-2016. His publications represent interest in phonetics, phonology, morphology, the phonology-morphology interface and Optimality Theory. He is also interested in language policy and planning and TEFL pedagogy.
Ayoub Noamane is currently an Associate Professor of English and Linguistics at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. He is a permanent Member of the CLEMS Research Laboratory - FLHSR, an associate member of the Linguistics Laboratory – FLSH Ben M’sik, and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Arabic Linguistics. He was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the academic year 2015-2016. His publications represent interest in phonetics, phonology, morphology, the phonology-morphology interface and Optimality Theory. He is also interested in language policy and planning and TEFL pedagogy.
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