An Initiation into English Phonetics and Phonology for Beginning Algerian Students

The present article underpinning aim pertains to dispelling a plethora of terminologically-baffling topics all revolving round the mega axis of phonetic and phonological jargon. It, more peculiarly, sets out to render assimilation of a vast array of key concepts prevalent in this field palpably possible for first-year Algerian English majors who are having their first foray into this academic province. The wealth of scholarly works on offer be large-scale encyclopaedic volumes or small- scale research-based articles may not perforce be in happy harmony with these learners’ expectations and needs. The article is, likewise, tailored to ward off dreaded, oft-recorded rejection of the module overall content which is typically widely associated with this academic subject. Such rejection may ultimately result in hard-to-eradicate reluctance for picking up adequate grasp on the phonetic component of the spoken mode which in turn may turn out to trigger off heavy-foreign accentedness coupled with inability to readily comprehend part of the linguistic content of the curriculum of the first and subsequent scholastic years.