21.3000, Books: Applied Linguistics: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi
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Subject: 21.3000, Books: Applied Linguistics: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi
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Date: 19-Jul-2010
From: Jackie Beilhart < jb594 at georgetown.edu >
Subject: Alif Baa: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi
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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:09:35
From: Jackie Beilhart [jb594 at georgetown.edu]
Subject: Alif Baa: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi
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Title: Alif Baa
Subtitle: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds
Publication Year: 2010
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
http://www.press.georgetown.edu
Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=9781589016323
Author: Kristen Brustad
Author: Mahmoud Al-Batal
Author: Abbas Al-Tonsi
Hardback: ISBN: 9781589016446 Pages: 272 Price: U.S. $ 69.95 Comment: Student's Edition
Paperback: ISBN: 9781589017054 Pages: 304 Price: ---- Comment: Teacher's Edition
Paperback: ISBN: 9781589016323 Pages: 272 Price: U.S. $ 59.95 Comment: Student's Edition
Abstract:
The best-selling Alif Baa is the first volume of the Al-Kitaab Arabic
language program and is now available in a new third edition. In this new
version of the introduction to Arabic letters and sounds, English-speaking
students will find an innovative integration of colloquial and formal
(spoken and written) Arabic. Together, the book and new online component
provide learners with all the material necessary to learn the sounds of
Arabic, write its letters, and begin speaking Arabic, including
interactive, self-correcting exercises to enhance learning. The online
component also gives instructors additional online grading options.
FEATURES
- Four-color design throughout the book features over 100 illustrations and
photographs
- Gives learners and instructors color-coded options for the variety of
language they wish to activate in speaking: Egyptian, Levantine, or formal
Arabic (MSA)
- Introduces over 200 basic vocabulary words in all three forms of spoken
and written Arabic side by side, including expressions for polite social
interaction, and activates them in interactive homework exercises and
classroom groupwork
- Includes video dialogues in Egyptian and Levantine, filmed in Cairo and
Damascus
- Includes video footage of an Arabic calligrapher, capsules on Arabic
culture, and images of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon
- Includes new English-Arabic and Arabic-English glossaries, searchable in
the online companion
New 3rd Edition Textbook Includes
- 18 months of access to the companion website alkitaabtextbook.com that
features a fully integrated set of interactive exercises with all the video
and audio materials and additional online course management and grading
options for teachers
- A convenient DVD with the basic audio and video materials (no interactive
exercises) for offline study that will play in any computer's DVD drive or
transfer to an MP3 player or transfer to an MP3 player
Alif Baa provides the essential first 20-25 contact (classroom) hours of
the Al-Kitaab program, accompanied by 40-50 homework hours. Students who
complete Alif Baa should reach a novice-intermediate to novice-high level
of proficiency.
Companion Website Minimum System Requirements:
Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7
CPU: 233MHz Pentium Based
RAM: 128MB
DISPLAY:1024x768, color display
BROWSER: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher, or Firefox version 3.0
or higher
CONNECTION SPEED: A high-speed connection with throughput of 256 Kbps or
more is recommended to use audio and video components.
EQUIPMENT: You will need speakers or a headset to listen to audio and video
components.
PLUG-INS: You must have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.
Macintosh
OS: Mac OSX
CPU: 233MHz Power Macintosh
RAM: 128MB
DISPLAY:1024x768, color display
BROWSER: Firefox version 3.0 or higher, or Sarari 3.0 or higher
CONNECTION SPEED: A high-speed connection with throughput of 256 Kbps or
more is recommended to use audio and video components.
EQUIPMENT: You will need speakers or a headset to listen to audio and video
components.
PLUG-INS: You must have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.
View the companion website at www.alkitaabtextbook.com
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
Written In: Arabic, Standard (arb)
See this book announcement on our website:
http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=49426
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Lincom GmbH
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MIT Press
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Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Multilingual Matters
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Graduate Linguistic Students' Association, Umass
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International Pragmatics Assoc.
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Langues et Linguistique
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Linguistic Association of Finland
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Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke - LOT
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Pacific Linguistics
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