Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic for Deaf learner response

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Date: 01 Aug 1999
From: Jackie Murgida <jmurg at star.net>
Subject: Arabic for Deaf learner response

Karen, I can't give you much help on the very basic stages of learning
Arabic, but there's something in the Transparent Language CD-ROMs that you
might want to try. They have a feature that gives you a graphic
representation of the sounds when you speak [a sound spectogram, I think],
and when the native on the CD speaks, you can visually compare them. You
keep trying until you get your graphic to look like the native's.

I have a hearing friend who has used this for French. He says he can't
perceive the differences between the French sounds, but because he can *see*
them he can improve his pronunciation.

This program is probably at an intermediate level, so you'd have to do
something else for introductory Arabic. However, there is a section on the
alphabet that you could use while you're learning the basics. I had a look
at the CD recently [although I haven't used the whole thing]. It's pretty
good, but there are some small mistakes and inconsistencies that make it
less than perfect. It would be good to have a qualified, educated Arabic
speaker to help you out and tell you what's what.

The program is called Arabic Now! They have a website:

www.transparent.com

Good luck.

Jackie Murgida

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