Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds - Couverture souple

Brustad, Kristen; Al-Batal, Mahmoud; Al-Tonsi, Abbas

 
9781589016323: Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1589016327 ISBN 13 : 9781589016323
Editeur : Georgetown University Press, 2019

Synopsis

The best-selling Alif Baa is the first volume of the Al-Kitaab Arabic language program and is now available in a new third edition. In this new version of the introduction to Arabic letters and sounds, English-speaking students will find an innovative integration of colloquial and formal (spoken and written) Arabic. Together, the book and new companion website provide learners with all the material necessary to learn the sounds of Arabic, write its letters, and begin speaking Arabic, including interactive, self-correcting exercises to enhance learning. The companion website also gives instructors additional online grading options. It 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; Includes video footage of an Arabic calligrapher, capsules on Arabic culture, and images of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon; includes new English-Arabic and Arabic-English glossaries, searchable in the companion website.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kristen Brustad is an associate professor of Arabic at the University of Texas at Austin. Mahmoud Al-Batal is an associate professor of Arabic and the director of the Arabic Flagship Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Abbas Al-Tonsi is a professor of Arabic at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.

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Éditeur
Georgetown University Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1589016327
ISBN 13 
9781589016323
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
272
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Personne responsable
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