Arabic-L:Ling:New Books
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1) Subject:Alif Baa with DVDs: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi
2) Subject:Al-Kitaab fii Ta callum al-cArabiyya with DVDs: Brustad et al
3) Subject:Modern Arabic: Holes
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Date: 15 Sep 2004
From: gla2 at georgetown.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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Date: 15 Sep 2004
From: gla2 at georgetown.edu
Subject:Al-Kitaab fii Ta callum al-cArabiyya with DVDs: Brustad et al
Title: Al-Kitaab fii Ta callum al-cArabiyya with DVDs
Subtitle: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One, Second Edition
Publication Year: 2004
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
http://www.press.georgetown.edu
Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=158901104X
Author: Kristen Brustad, Emory University
Author: Mahmoud Al-Batal, Emory University
Author: Abbas Al-Tonsi, American University in Cairo
Paperback: ISBN: 158901104x, Pages: 520, Price: U.S. $ 54.95
Comment: includes 3 DVDs bound in
Abstract:
'Al-Kitaab: Part One' develops skills in standard Arabic while
providing additional material in both colloquial and classical
Arabic. With new video material and revised and updated text and
excercises, the bound-in and revised DVDs supersede both the former CD
audio set and video DVD previously available only as separate
items--making this singular volume a comprehensive whole for those
immersed in the early and intermediate stages of learning Arabic.
Providing approximately 150 contact hours of college-level
instruction, parts of this revised edition are updated with
contemporary selections for reading comprehension. The organization of
the chapters has been adapted the reflect the most current pedagogical
developments. Audio tracks for vocabulary sections now allow students
to hear a new word followed by a sentence using it in context with
previously acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures, enabling
students to build new vocabulary skills while reviewing old
material. The basic texts have been refilmed with a new cast of
actors. The DVDs also contain substantially more material that exposes
the learner to Egyptian Arabic: students have the options of seeing
and hearing the video of each lesson in both Modern standard Arabic
and Egyptian colloquial Arabic. In addition, a short dialogue in
Egyptian colloquial Arabic appears at the end of each lesson. New
video materials also feature interviews with Egyptians (subtitled in
English) about various aspects of Arab culture, such as gender issues,
fasting in the Muslim and Christian traditions, social clubs and their
significance, and more.
FEATURES OF PART ONE, Second Edition:
Develops all language-related skills including reading, listening,
speaking, writing, and cultural knowledge
Immediately incorporates extensive use of authentic materials for
reading, listening, and grammatical practice, thus relating abstract
grammatical concepts to practical skills
Presents narrative-based content through audio and video media rather
than written text to develop meaning-focused language processing
skills, utilizing two main characters and their extended families
Develops reading skills through the use of composed texts derived from
the main narrative and authentic texts from newspapers and journals
Introduces grammar using spiraling and inference, challenging students
to discover the grammar of the language by means of analogy, problem
solving, and educated guessing
Reinforces grammar and vocabulary through extensive classroom and
homework exercises that provide constant review and expand to
challenge students as their skills develop
Introduces students to Egyptian colloquial through scenes based on the
main narrative to promote the use of shared vocabulary and structure
of the two registers to increase listening comprehension skills
Contains Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries and reference
charts as well as a new grammar index
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=11412.
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Date: 15 Sep 2004
From: gla2 at georgetown.edu
Subject:Modern Arabic: Holes
Title: Modern Arabic
Subtitle: Structures, Functions, and Varieties, Revised Edition
Publication Year: 2004
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
http://www.press.georgetown.edu
Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=1589010221
Author: Clive Holes, University of Oxford
Paperback: ISBN: 1589010221, Pages: 440, Price: U.S. $ 39.95
Abstract:
The revised and updated edition of 'Modern Arabic' takes this
authoritative, concise linguistic description of the structure and use
of modern Arabic to an invaluable new level. Clive Holes traces the
development of the Arabic language from Classical Arabic, the written
language used in the 7th century for the 'Qur'an' and poetry, through
the increasingly symbiotic use of Modern Standard Arabic or MSA (the
language of writing and formal speech) and dialectal Arabic (the
language of normal conversation). He shows how Arabic has been shaped
over the centuries by migration, urbanization, and education--giving
us "a balanced, dispassionate, and accurate picture of the structures,
functions, and varieties of the contemporary Arabic language."
Holes explains the structural characteristics--phonology, morphology,
syntax, semantics, and lexical and stylistic developments--that the
majority of the dialects share, as distinguished from Modern Standard
Arabic. He also shows how native speakers use both types of Arabic for
different purposes, with MSA being the language of power and control
as used on television and in political speeches, and the dialects
serving as the language of intimacy and domesticity. He further shows
how MSA and spoken dialects are not as compartmentalized as one might
be led to believe. 'Modern Arabic' illustrates the use of the
Arabic language in real life, whether in conversation, news bulletins
and newspaper articles, serious literature, or song.
This new edition takes into account research published in several
areas of Arabic linguistics since the first edition was published in
1995. It includes more extensive comment on the North African Arabic
vocabulary of Modern Standard Arabic, more information about "mixed"
varieties of written Arabic that are not in MSA (especially in Egypt),
updated references, explanations, and many new examples. All Arabic is
transcribed, except for an appendix presenting the Arabic alphabet and
script. Students of the Arabic language will find 'Modern Arabic'
without peer--as will those general linguists who are interested in
discovering how Arabic compares structurally and sociolinguistically
with European languages.
Lingfield(s): Language Description
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=11413.
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