English | 2021 | Scanned PDF | 12 MB | 282 Pages
Kristen Brustad, 1647121817, 164712185X, 1647122031, 1647121825, 9781647121815, 9781647121853, 9781647121822, 9781647122034, 9781626168121, 978-1647121815, 978-1647121853, 978-1647121822, 978-1647122034, 978-1626168121
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 with Website,
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.The
accompanying companion website–included with the book–offers fully
integrated exercises to use alongside the text.
FEATURES
•Four-color design throughout the book with 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 footage of an Arabic calligrapher, capsules on Arabic culture,
and images of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon, streaming
on the Publisher's website
•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 novice-high level of proficiency.
