22.4170, Books: Applied Ling/Lang Acq: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi

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Subject: 22.4170, Books: Applied Ling/Lang Acq: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi

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Date: 21-Oct-2011
From: Jackie Beilhart [jb594 at georgetown.edu]
Subject: Al-Kitaab: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi

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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:51:16
From: Jackie Beilhart [jb594 at georgetown.edu]
Subject: Al-Kitaab: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi

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Title: Al-Kitaab 
Subtitle: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One, 3e 
Series Title: Al-Kitaab Arabic language program  

Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
	   http://www.press.georgetown.edu

Book URL: http://www.press.georgetown.edu/book/al-kitaab/al-kitaab-fii-tasupcsupallum-al-supcsuparabiyya 

Author: Kristen Brustad
Author: Mahmoud Al-Batal
Author: Abbas Al-Tonsi

Hardback: ISBN: 1589017374 9781589017375 Pages: 384 Price: U.S. $ 79.95
Paperback: ISBN: 1589017366 9781589017368 Pages: 384 Price: U.S. $ 69.95

Abstract:

Al-Kitaab Part One is the second book in the Al-Kitaab Arabic language 
program and is now available in an extensively revised and reorganized third 
edition. This book with its companion website develops skills in formal and 
colloquial Arabic, including reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural 
knowledge, integrating materials in colloquial and formal/written Arabic. It 
provides a comprehensive program for students in the early stages of 
learning Arabic. Teachers should visit the book's website for Teacher 
Resources.

Like the book's facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/alkitaab

Features:
-Four-color design throughout the book with over 100 illustrations and 
photographs
-Color-coded words and phrases throughout to easily follow the variety or 
varieties of Arabic you want to activate—Egyptian, Levantine, or formal 
Arabic
-Introduces over 400 vocabulary words in all three forms of Arabic side by 
side
-Presents the story of Maha and Khalid in Egyptian, and now Nasreen and 
Tariq in Levantine, in addition to Maha and Khalid in formal Arabic
-Expanded grammar explanations and activation drills, including discussions 
about colloquial and formal similarities and differences
-New video dialogues from everyday life in both Egyptian and Levantine to 
reinforce vocabulary in culturally-rich contexts
-Develops reading comprehension skills with new authentic texts
-Reinforces learning through extensive classroom activities and homework 
exercises that provide constant review
-Includes Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries, reference charts, and 
a grammar index
-Reduced from 20 chapters to 13 chapters, the course now more closely 
corresponds to two semesters of college study with an average of 4-5 contact 
hours per week
-Textbook includes a convenient DVD with the basic audio and video 
materials (no interactive exercises) for offline study that will play in iTunes 
and compatible MP3 players
-New companion website (sold separately)—alkitaabtextbook.com—features 
fully integrated interactive, self-correcting exercises, all the audio and video 
materials, and additional online course management and grading options for 
teachers

Al-Kitaab Part One, Third Edition provides 125 contact (classroom) hours with 
approximately 250 homework hours. Students who complete Part One should 
reach an intermediate-mid level of proficiency. 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Egyptian (arz)
                     Arabic, North Levantine (apc)
                     Arabic, South Levantine (ajp)
                     Arabic, Standard (arb)

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic

Written In: English  (eng)

See this book announcement on our website: 
http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=57950

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