LINGUIST List 15.2507

Thu Sep 9 2004

Books: Applied Ling, Arabic: Brustad et al

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    Message 1: Alif Baa with DVDs: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi

     Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 13:17:49 -0400 (EDT)
    From: gla2 <gla2georgetown.edu>
    Subject: Alif Baa with DVDs: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi


    Title: Alif Baa with DVDs Subtitle: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, Second Edition

    Publication Year: 2004 Publisher: Georgetown University Press http://www.press.georgetown.edu

    Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=1589011023

    Author: Kristen Brustad, Emory University Author: Mahmoud Al-Batal, Emory University Author: Abbas Al-Tonsi, American University in Cairo

    Paperback: ISBN: 1589011023, Pages: 184, Price: U.S. $39.95 Comment: includes 2 DVDs bound in Abstract:

    Newly revised and packaged with DVDs containing both audio and video exercises, 'Alif Baa with DVDs: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds', is the first part of the 'Al-Kitaab' program. It teaches learners to recognize and produce both letters and sounds accurately through a variety of exercises designed to develop listening, reading, and writing skills. In addition, it introduces a range of Arabic from colloquial to standard in authentic contexts, video footage of an Arabic calligrapher, and a large collection of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon.

    In conjunction with learning how to read and write the alphabet, 'Alif Baa' introduces about 150 basic vocabulary words, including conventional forms of politeness and social greetings. Standard Arabic vocabulary is more evenly distributed throughout the book, introduced through color pictures on DVD and activated through book and classroom exercises. Social greetings are introduced through new versions of dialogue that take place in an Egyptian context. Finally, it includes capsules on Arab culture as well as an English-Arabic glossary. 'Alif Baa' provides the essential first twenty to twenty-five contact hours of instruction that lay the groundwork for the rest of the 'Al-Kitaab' language program.

    Lingfield(s): Applied Linguistics Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (Language code: ABV) Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)

    See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=11411.







































































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