A Textbook for Beginning Arabic الكتاب في تعلّم العربية

Al-Kitaab: Part One develops skills in standard Arabic while providing additional material in both colloquial and classical Arabic. With new video material and revised and updated text and exercises.  Providing approximately 150 contact hours of college-level instruction, parts of this revised edition are updated with contemporary selections for reading comprehension. The organization of the chapters has been adapted to reflect the most current pedagogical developments. Audio tracks for vocabulary sections now allow students to hear a new word followed by a sentence using it in context with previously acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures, enabling students to build new vocabulary skills while reviewing old material. The basic texts have been re-filmed with a new cast of actors. New video materials also feature interviews with Egyptians (subtitled in English) about various aspects of Arab culture, such as gender issues, fasting in the Muslim and Christian traditions, social clubs and their significance, and more.  FEATURES OF PART ONE, Second Edition: Develops all language-related skills including reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural knowledge Immediately incorporates extensive use of authentic materials for reading, listening, and grammatical practice, thus relating abstract grammatical concepts to practical skills Presents narrative-based content through audio and video media rather than written text to develop meaning-focused language processing skills, utilizing two main characters and their extended families Develops reading skills through the use of composed texts derived from the main narrative and authentic texts from newspapers and journals Introduces grammar using spiraling and inference, challenging students to discover the grammar of the language by means of analogy, problem-solving, and educated guessing Reinforces grammar and vocabulary through extensive classroom and homework exercises that provide constant review and expand to challenge students as their skills develop Introduces students to Egyptian colloquial through scenes based on the main narrative to promote the use of shared vocabulary and structure of the two registers to increase listening comprehension skills contains Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries and reference charts as well as a new grammar index

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This new edition includes feature that contextualized vocabulary, cultural background and illustrations, and new listening comprehension materials with each lesson. Newly recorded colloquial audio and video materials also accompany each lesson and continue the story of Maha and Khalid and their travels to Cairo with brief explanatory vocabulary and notes provided in the text. The appendices include grammatical reference charts, an Arabic–English glossary, and a grammar index. The materials cover approximately 150 contact hours of instruction, and students who complete Part Two should reach advanced proficiency. Each lesson in Part Two centers on a text that deals with a social, historical, literary, or cultural issue. In addition to the main reading text, students will also find additional authentic texts for reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary and grammar exercises, close listening and speaking activities, and cultural background for the reading. The newly revised and repackaged Part Two has been restructured to reflect pedagogical developments over the last eight years, updated with new authentic reading and listening texts, and expanded with new video materials. In addition to the speaking, listening, and writing skills emphasized throughout each lesson, more time and emphasis is placed on activating vocabulary and structure with new activities for inside and outside the classroom. Features: Provides basic texts of printed media to help students connect the written and aural/oral aspects of Arabic Features intensive reading that is focused on grammar and pronunciation-not just comprehension Contains substantial amounts of drills and exercises to help students memorize and gain active control of an expanded vocabulary Explores the root and pattern system of Arabic grammar and complex sentence structure using vocabulary, complex texts, and translation exercises Develops writing skills at the paragraph level to encourage synthesis of vocabulary and grammar Provides explicit instructions to students and instructors on drills and activities, including recommendations on appropriate exercises for inside and outside the classroom “Multimedia contents are within the book. You can purchase it separately online per recipient. The digital content is rights protected and can’t be shared.”

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The final and most advanced volume of the Al-Kitaab Arabic textbook program, Part Three is intended to help learners reach a superior level of proficiency by expanding vocabulary and providing paragraph-level activities in reading, writing, and speaking. More than thirty authentic texts by writers from across the Arab world address a range of political, social, religious, and literary themes and represent a range of genres, styles, and periods. Although the book focuses primarily on modern Arabic, classical Arabic texts have been incorporated into some of the lessons to introduce students to the continuity of the language throughout its history. Like previous books in the series, Part Three presents vocabulary-building drills and contextualized explanations of grammar, with exercises designed to push students toward independent learning. Features: Guides learners to the superior level of proficiency Strengthens reading skills Increases vocabulary acquisition Refines and expands knowledge of sentence structure and the Arabic verb system Provides extensive writing activities Widens cultural background Includes more than thirty authentic texts by writers from across the Arab world “Multimedia contents are within the book. You can purchase it separately online per recipient. The digital content is rights protected and can’t be shared.”

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Since the release of the second edition of Alif Baa in the fall of 2004, thousands of Arabic language learners have benefited from the textbook. FEATURES Introduces about 150 basic vocabulary words, including conventional forms of politeness and social greetings Introduces a range of Arabic from colloquial to standard in authentic contexts Includes video footage of an Arabic calligrapher, capsules on Arabic culture, and images of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon Provides the essential first 20-25 contact hours of the Al-Kitaab program “Multimedia contents are within the book. You can purchase it separately online per recipient. The digital content is rights protected and can’t be shared.”

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Per the publisher, this Teacher's Edition of Alif Baa combines the Textbook (Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, Third Edition, Student's Edition (Paperback)) and the Workbook (Answer key for Alif Baa Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds (Third Edition) ) This is the Teacher's Edition of Alif Baa, Third Edition. Alif Baa is the first volume of the best-selling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, now in its third edition. In this edition of Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, English-speaking students will use the integrated method of learning colloquial and formal (spoken and written) Arabic together. Alif Baa provides learners with all the material necessary to learn the sounds of Arabic, write its letters, and begin speaking Arabic. FEATURES Four-color design throughout the book features over 100 illustrations and photographs Gives learners and instructors color-coded options for the variety of language they wish to learn in speaking: Egyptian, Levantine, or formal Arabic (MSA) Introduces over 200 basic vocabulary words in all three forms of spoken and written Arabic side by side, including expressions for polite social interaction, and activates them in interactive homework exercises and classroom groupwork Includes video dialogues in Egyptian and Levantine, filmed in Cairo and Damascus, streaming on AlKitaabTextbook.com Includes video footage of an Arabic calligrapher, capsules on Arabic culture, and images of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon, streaming on AlKitaabTextbook.com Includes English-Arabic and Arabic-English glossaries Alif Baa provides the essential first 20-25 contact (classroom) hours of the Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, accompanied by 40-50 homework hours. Students who complete Alif Baa should reach a novice-intermediate to a novice-high level of proficiency.

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This answer key is to be used with Alif Baa: Introduction to Letters and Sounds, Third Edition. Please note that this answer key is only useful to students and teachers who are NOT using the companion website, which includes self-correcting exercises.

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This revised and updated answer key accompanies both DVD and textbook exercises in Al-Kitaab fii Ta callum al cArabiyya with DVDs, Part Two, Second Edition. This book is featuring contextualized vocabulary, cultural background and illustrations, and listening comprehension materials with each lesson. Colloquial audio and video materials also accompany each lesson, and tell the story of Maha and Khalid and their travels to Cairo, with brief explanatory vocabulary and notes provided in the text.

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This answer key is to be used withAl-Kitaab fii Ta Callum al-cArabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One, Second Edition. The answer key for Al-Kitaab, Part One is intended as a resource for teachers and for learners studying on their own. The answer key has been substantially expanded from the old version and now includes: Text of all audio sentences included in the vocabulary section of each lesson. Text of the basic "story" of Maha and Khaled in each lesson Answers to most vocabulary, grammar and review drills included in each lesson.

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