help: teaching reading in Arabic_ Arabic -L

[Souad T. Ali]

Salaam, Talaat:

In addition to the good suggestions you have received thus far, I would like 
to support the ones recommending the readings from al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum 
al-'Arabiyya (Books 2 and 3, especially 3).  I have noticed that my students 
enjoy such short texts as (Suaad AsSabbah), (al-Xansaa), (Adoniis). Longer 
texts, such as the text from Hisham Sharabi's book, "al-Jamr wa al-Ramaad), 
have also been good for upper intermediate or advanced students. For 
Intermediate levels such texts as "Bidaayaat al-Sahaafah al-'Arabiyya," 
"Tawfiiq al-Hakiim," have also been popular among my students. I am glad to 
know from Mahmoud al-Batal's message that some of these texts will soon be 
available on online.

See you soon in Salt Lake City during the Middle East and Central Asia 
Conference (MECA) in September.

All the best all to all the colleagues at the U.
Souad Ali

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Souad T. Ali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
Coordinator of Classics and Middle Eastern Studies
Department of Languages and Literatures
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Women and Gender Studies Affiliate
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0202
Office Phone (480) 965-4586
souad.ali at asu.edu



>From: Talaat Pasha <Talaat.Pasha at UTAH.EDU>
>Reply-To: List arabic-l <ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU>
>To: ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU
>Subject: help: teaching reading in Arabic_ Arabic -L
>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:12:47 -0600
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>Salamaat all,
>
>I wonder if anyone has taught intermediate/ advanced course in reading in 
>Arabic. I would appreciate any suggestions/ idea of the material, 
>textbooks, if any etc. I would like to introduce the students to various 
>genres of written Arabic: classical, modern, short stories, media, 
>literature etc.
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>Any ideas are very welcome,
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>
>
>Talaat