Ngendakuriyo, JeanSous la direction : Mr Julius Ayancho2026-04-222026-04-222017-02https://repository.ub.edu.bi/handle/123456789/2263A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree "Licencie en Pedagogie Appliquee, Agrege de l'Enseignement Secondaire en Anglais"This study entitled "The Necessity of Teaching Phonetics and Phonology from Fourth Fonn in Burundi Secondary Schools: Case Study of some Selected Secondary Schools in Muramvya Commune" mainly attempted to contribute to the teaching of Phonetics and Phonology in Burundi Secondary Schools from fOUlih fonn. The study aimed at showing to the Ministry of Education the necessity of teaching the course of Phonetics and Phonology in Burundi Secondary Schools and sensitizing teachers of English about the problems encountered by learners who are not taught Phonetics and Phonology and also highlighting the importance of knowing the phonetic transcriptions for everyone who wants to study English. Questionnaires administered to teachers and pupils on one hancL and the classroom observation on the other hand were used to collect the data for this study. Through this research, it was found out that there is no course of Phonetics and Phonology in Burundi Secondary Schools though it is necessary on one hand. On the other hancL it was found that the teaching of the course of Phonetics and Phonology in Burundi Secondary Schools would be the starting point of improving the teaching or learning ofthe English language.en