The Arabic taught in this course is the standard written language of more than 150 million inhabitants of the Arab states, ranging from Morocco in the west to Iraq in the east. The language in this course is based on the kind of material seen in Arabic newspapers and magazines or heard on radio and television news broadcasts. In modern everyday life in the Arab countries, so-called vernacular or dialect Arabic has supplanted Standard Arabic for spoken communication, but all these dialects derive from the parent root. If you have a grounding in Standard Arabic it should be easier to learn the modern local dialects which are based on it. The course begins with a guide to Arabic script and throughout the book there is an English transliteration (English letters) to help you with reading and pronunciation. The 18 thematically written units are carefully graded and present new language via dialogues, which are also recored. These are followed by questions and exercises to help you check your progress. The new vocabulary is given in both Arabic script and in transliteration. In addition to clear and full explanations of new grammar, you should find cultural tips which highlight some fo the social and cultural aspects of life in the Arab world and which you should find useful on any trip. At the end of the coursebook there is a glossary of grammar terms, a grammar summary of the main structures of the Arabic language, a set of verb tables and reference sections of Arabic numerals and plurals. Finally there are Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries so you can look up words alphabetically and a grammar index to help yo look up specific points.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By RW
Format:Paperback
As a beginner in Arabic have tried Al-Kitaab (nightmare book - crammed with exercises, irrelevant vocab lists - v. much a deep end education) and the Palgrave books (Grammar and Script, not the full course) the latter being excellent thus far.
This book is crystal clear in its objectives and takes the reader at a solid-steady pace. The CD with it is a MUST and is EXCELLENT (though the tracks should, ideally, be more segregated - all the exercises within each chapter are on one track - would save much forwarding etc).
All in all a BRILLIANT resource for the beginner or those looking to brush up on the grammar. Highly reccomended. Again - haven't yet invested in the Palgrave Macmillan book (the full Arabic book) which also comes with a CD and have heard is also excellent, but so far this pulls up another stonking winner for the Teach Yourself series.
* * * * * 5 Stars.
This book is crystal clear in its objectives and takes the reader at a solid-steady pace. The CD with it is a MUST and is EXCELLENT (though the tracks should, ideally, be more segregated - all the exercises within each chapter are on one track - would save much forwarding etc).
All in all a BRILLIANT resource for the beginner or those looking to brush up on the grammar. Highly reccomended. Again - haven't yet invested in the Palgrave Macmillan book (the full Arabic book) which also comes with a CD and have heard is also excellent, but so far this pulls up another stonking winner for the Teach Yourself series.
* * * * * 5 Stars.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Expatriado
Format:Paperback
As other reviewers have commented, the structure of this book is not ideal, but it offers excellent practice material, such as clippings from newspapers or magazines with vocabulary lists. These can be used to complement other methods which are more structured and have more focus on grammar. I used this book together with Wightwick&Gaafar's "Mastering Arabic" to get through beginners level.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By laetitia27
Format:Paperback
I got this book from the library, in fact, it was the only one available. As someone with a bit of knowledge of the Arabic language and some other Arabic books at home, I found this one very confusing.
All short vowels, case endings and signs for double consonants are left out completely (to make it easier??), which would be a great help at the beginning in order to understand how Arabic grammar and script works, and also because it makes it easier to recognise the word meaning without having to guess from the context.
Also, sometimes the written word and it's transliteration do not match and as there is no explanation, so one doesn't know if it's simply a mistake or not.
Lastly I found the layout of the book difficult to understand and missed a bit of structure.
On the positive side, with the help of this book I managed to reactive my knowledge quite quickly, but because of the above problems I would only give it 2 stars and definitely try to work with another book that explains basic grammar in depths.
My tip: Get 'Mastering Arabic', a book that is much better structured and also teaches you everything you need to know when beginning with Arabic!
All short vowels, case endings and signs for double consonants are left out completely (to make it easier??), which would be a great help at the beginning in order to understand how Arabic grammar and script works, and also because it makes it easier to recognise the word meaning without having to guess from the context.
Also, sometimes the written word and it's transliteration do not match and as there is no explanation, so one doesn't know if it's simply a mistake or not.
Lastly I found the layout of the book difficult to understand and missed a bit of structure.
On the positive side, with the help of this book I managed to reactive my knowledge quite quickly, but because of the above problems I would only give it 2 stars and definitely try to work with another book that explains basic grammar in depths.
My tip: Get 'Mastering Arabic', a book that is much better structured and also teaches you everything you need to know when beginning with Arabic!
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It would be a splendid thing indeed were our world such that we could learn a language by studying one book and no more, and it would be even better were our world such that merely... Read more
Published on 19 July 2010 by Epictetus
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The best for learning at home
It's not easy to find a good book to learn Arabic at home, probably one of the reasons is that the language is a real challenge, but still. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Kareem ad Din
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Good, but different to alternate titles
Although the TY range is very useful and has a straightforward pronunciation guide. This has to be the most difficult ever! Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2006 by Anthony O'Shaughnessy
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I must disagree with the above review. I have found this book very useful in first weaning you into the very intimidating Arabic script and the accompanying cd is very good for... Read more
Published on 3 April 2006 by Brett Shirley
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If you just want to learn a few phrases this book is OK and the contexts of the conversations are good.
If you really want to learn Arabic it shouldn't be your main source. Read more
If you really want to learn Arabic it shouldn't be your main source. Read more
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