Arabic-L:PEDA:Grammar Book suggestion

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Date: 24 Oct 2007
From:paul roochnik <proochnikllc at yahoo.com>
Subject:Grammar Book suggestion

Dear Friends,

I need a particular type of Arabic grammar book to use in class.   
Perhaps it exists, perhaps it does not.  This book would contain a  
huge compilation of MEANINGFUL activities and games for classroom or  
homework, categorized by grammatical points.  For example, it should  
include a chapter on the iDaafa; a chapter on the various types of  
conditionals (law, idha, in); a chapter for each type of verb  
(hollow, defective, etc.) etc. etc.

Of course, most textbooks contain grammar exercises, but notice the  
word "exercise" -- often these involve conjugating verbs in  
isolation, without meaningful context.  Context, context, context:  
that's what our students need, in order to master the grammar.  You  
can sit and conjugate verbs mindlessly till you turn blue in the  
face, but will all that effort pay off?

So, if anybody has run across such a text, please let us know about  
it.  Otherwise, a bunch of us ought to get together and plan to  
compile such a book ourselves -- maybe we can talk about it at MESA  
in Montreal.

Cheers,
Abu Sammy

Paul Roochnik
Associate Professor of Arabic
Defense Language Institute
Presidio of Monterey, CA

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