false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178163373m/766404.jpg 766404 4 The beauty of the Arabic language, both spoken and written--and the richness of the Arabic-speaking world, its history and culture--has recently become of increasing importance and a matter of revelation for the English-speaking world. It is essential as this new century unfolds, that understanding develops between nations--and language is the magic key. <P>The Al-Kitaab Arabic language program is among the English-speaking world's most widely used Arabic language learning texts. Alif Baa with DVDs: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds is the first part of the Al-Kitaab program. This revised, second edition contains updated readings, new and revised exercises, and completely new audio/video materials on two DVDs bound into each volume. <P>In teaching the sounds and letters of Arabic, Alif Baa provides a variety of exercises aimed at developing the crucial nascent skills of reading, listening, writing, speaking, and cultural understanding. In conjunction with learning how to read and write the alphabet, Alif Baa introduces about 150 basic vocabulary words, including conventional forms of politeness and social greetings. <P>Standard Arabic vocabulary is distributed throughout the book, enhanced by the visual and audio materials on the DVDs and implemented in practical exercises. It introduces a range of Arabic from colloquial to standard in authentic contexts, including social greetings in dialogues that take place in an Egyptian context, the most widely-used and understood Arabic dialect. <P>Finally, Alif Baa includes capsules on Arab culture as well as an English-Arabic glossary. Alif Baa provides the essential first twenty contact hours of instruction that are the foundation for the rest of the Al-Kitaab language program. 752472 1995 Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds total:47|5:15|4:21|3:8|2:2|1:1| 47 188 80 8 4 0 false false Thu Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 09:35:42 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 08:19:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 14:42:42 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 10:59:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 19:33:02 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 08:54:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 13 15:46:57 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 08:40:56 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 08:42:07 -0700 2007
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