Arabic-L:PEDA:Online Arabic Interactive Storybook "Dunia fi Lubnan"

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1) Subject: Online Arabic Interactive Storybook "Dunia fi Lubnan"

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Date: 08 Jul 2014
From: Michelle Tager <michelletager at hotmail.com>
Subject: Online Arabic Interactive Storybook "Dunia fi Lubnan"

“ Enjoy the First Free Arabic Interactive Story Book Online (ISB)”

“Dunia Fi Lubnan” is an unique online Arabic interactive storybook
developed by Alef,b… multicultural center for children with support from
Qatar Foundation International through a Curriculum Development grant.

The overall purpose of this Interactive Story Book is to encourage the
enthusiastic development of the Arabic language, and a love for lifelong
learning of this language and its culture.

“Dunia Fi Lubnan” is an integrated educational material in that it uses
both Modern Standard Arabic,  الفصحى  and colloquial العامية .

It is appropriate for Arabic heritage students as well as for learners
whose native language is English. In the latter case, it is recommended to
use the ISB with the assistance of a native person in order to best enjoy
the content. The target age group is 7 years old and up.

This material is composed of a fully illustrated interactive story,
comprehension quiz questions prompted by Nahla the bee in English, playful
drills to test reading, writing and comprehension, and cultural games from
which the learner can accumulate points to earn a surprise gift from Alefb.

This highly interactive, multimedia component works very well as an
enhancement to regular curricula for teaching Arabic as a foreign language
to children, teens and even adults, individually or in a classroom setting.

Twenty two fully illustrated pages tell the story of Dunia; a story not too
different from the story of many language learners, in the sense that she
has acquired some knowledge about the Arabic language, yet she feels shy
and uncomfortable with speaking.  She worries that others may mock her or
make fun of her accent when she goes to visit her grandparents in Lebanon.
Like many children, Dunia loves the game of soccer; she also respects
nature and its creatures. During her summer in Lebanon, she manages to
slowly break out of her shell, overcome the fear of speaking Arabic, and
make friends.

Tens of interactive self-correcting drills, audio files, cultural authentic
documents tackling topics such as Ibn Sina Robot, Teta’s recipes, or “going
to a soccer game”, as well as a rich Companion Guide, wait to be discovered
and enjoyed by children and adults alike. The animations, sounds,
glossaries pages and English translation tools all provide helpful hints
and aid the learner in staying engaged.

When all of the modules are completed, learners will have acquired new
vocabulary, reinforced their reading, writing and comprehension skills, and
been exposed to different practices, products and perspectives of the
Arabic culture. Learners will be able to write a simple postcard using
vocabulary from the following topics: Greetings, Feelings, Activities,
Countries and Places, Colors, Food, Things and Family/Friends.

Download "Dunia Fi Lubnan“ for free here.
http://alefb.org/storybook/storybook.html

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