LINGUIST List 22.4170 Mon Oct 24 2011 Books: Applied Ling/Lang Acq: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi Editor for this issue: Danniella Hornby <daniellalinguistlist.org> Links to the websites of all LINGUIST's supporting publishers are available at the end of this issue. Directory         1.     Jackie Beilhart , Al-Kitaab: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi Message 1: Al-Kitaab: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi Date: 21-Oct-2011 From: Jackie Beilhart <jb594georgetown.edu> Subject: Al-Kitaab: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi E-mail this message to a friend Title: Al-Kitaab Subtitle: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One, 3e Series Title: Al-Kitaab Arabic language program Published: 2011 Publisher: Georgetown University Press                 http://www.press.georgetown.edu Book URL: http://www.press.georgetown.edu/book/al-kitaab/al-kitaab-fii-tasupcsupallum-al-supcsuparabiyya Author: Kristen Brustad Author: Mahmoud Al-Batal Author: Abbas Al-Tonsi Hardback: ISBN: 1589017374 9781589017375 Pages: 384 Price: U.S. $ 79.95 Paperback: ISBN: 1589017366 9781589017368 Pages: 384 Price: U.S. $ 69.95 Abstract: Al-Kitaab Part One is the second book in the Al-Kitaab Arabic language program and is now available in an extensively revised and reorganized third edition. This book with its companion website develops skills in formal and colloquial Arabic, including reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural knowledge, integrating materials in colloquial and formal/written Arabic. It provides a comprehensive program for students in the early stages of learning Arabic. Teachers should visit the book's website for Teacher Resources. Like the book's facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/alkitaab Features: -Four-color design throughout the book with over 100 illustrations and photographs -Color-coded words and phrases throughout to easily follow the variety or varieties of Arabic you want to activate—Egyptian, Levantine, or formal Arabic -Introduces over 400 vocabulary words in all three forms of Arabic side by side -Presents the story of Maha and Khalid in Egyptian, and now Nasreen and Tariq in Levantine, in addition to Maha and Khalid in formal Arabic -Expanded grammar explanations and activation drills, including discussions about colloquial and formal similarities and differences -New video dialogues from everyday life in both Egyptian and Levantine to reinforce vocabulary in culturally-rich contexts -Develops reading comprehension skills with new authentic texts -Reinforces learning through extensive classroom activities and homework exercises that provide constant review -Includes Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries, reference charts, and a grammar index -Reduced from 20 chapters to 13 chapters, the course now more closely corresponds to two semesters of college study with an average of 4-5 contact hours per week -Textbook includes a convenient DVD with the basic audio and video materials (no interactive exercises) for offline study that will play in iTunes and compatible MP3 players -New companion website (sold separately)—alkitaabtextbook.com—features fully integrated interactive, self-correcting exercises, all the audio and video materials, and additional online course management and grading options for teachers Al-Kitaab Part One, Third Edition provides 125 contact (classroom) hours with approximately 250 homework hours. Students who complete Part One should reach an intermediate-mid level of proficiency. Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics                             Language Acquisition Subject Language(s): Arabic, Egyptian (arz)                             Arabic, North Levantine (apc)                             Arabic, South Levantine (ajp)                             Arabic, Standard (arb) Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic Areal Regions: African Near Eastern Written In: English (eng ) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=57950 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue -------------------------- Major Supporters -------------------------- Brill http://www.brill.nl Cambridge Scholars Publishing http://www.c-s-p.org Cambridge University Press http://us.cambridge.org Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/ Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd http://www.continuumbooks.com De Gruyter Mouton http://www.degruyter.com/mouton Edinburgh University Press http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/ Elsevier Ltd http://www.elsevier.com/linguistics Emerald Group Publishing Limited http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ Equinox Publishing Ltd http://www.equinoxpub.com/ European Language Resources Association - ELRA http://www.elra.info. 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