Arabic-L:PEDA:Updated edition of Elementary Arabic: An Integrated Approach

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Date: 03 Jan 2007
From:Munther Younes <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:Updated edition of Elementary Arabic: An Integrated Approach

Dear Arabic teachers and students,

A revised, updated, and enlarged edition of my book "Elementary  
Arabic: An Integrated Approach" has just been published by the  
Language Resource Center at Cornell University. The new edition,  
under the title of "Living Arabic: A Comprehensive Introductory  
Course"  (Munther Younes) combines the old Student Workbook and  
Teacher's Manual in one volume.  As explained in the text on the back  
cover, reproduced below,  the book is accompanied by a set of CDs and  
a DVD in one package. To order a desk copy, please contact:

Annie Hoff, Administrative Manager
Media Sales
Rm G11 Noyes Lodge
Ithaca, NY 14853
phone:  607-255-7394
email:  ah293 at cornell.edu

If you have any questions about the book, you can write to me  
directly at may2 at cornell.edu.

Munther Younes


Book Description
A comprehensive introductory course for foreign learners, LIVING  
ARABIC presents a unique combination of colloquial Arabic and Modern  
Standard Arabic in a single program. Using the colloquial for  
everyday oral communication and Modern Standard Arabic for reading,  
writing, and formal speech in a way that reflects native use, the  
book capitalizes on the shared vocabulary and grammatical structures  
of the two varieties. The colloquial variety introduced is Levantine,  
the Arabic spoken in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan, and one  
of the major Arabic dialect groups understood throughout the Arab world.

Using maps, illustrations and photographs, humorous stories and  
dialogues, and other culturally rich materials, the book carefully  
and systematically helps learners build the four language skills of  
listening, speaking, reading and writing, while introducing them to  
Arab culture and the history and geography of the modern Arab world.

The first part of the book introduces the Arabic writing and number  
systems together with a basic working vocabulary. The remaining  
lessons consist of listening selections, reading passages, and  
dialogues, accompanied by a variety of activities and exercises aimed  
at maximizing the acquisition and retention of vocabulary and  
grammatical structures. Vocabulary-building activities include word  
matching, crossword puzzles, Jeopardy-type games, and songs.

The book comes as part of a package along with three CDs and a DVD.  
The CDs include recordings of the listening selections and reading  
passages, while the DVD contains video footage of the dialogues acted  
out by native speakers on location in Jordan.

Although the book and accompanying materials are primarily designed  
for classroom use, they are easily adaptable for independent study.

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