Standard Arabic: An Elementary-Intermediate Course - Softcover

Schulz, Eckehard; Krahl, Günther; Reuschel, Wolfgang

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9780521774659: Standard Arabic: An Elementary-Intermediate Course
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521774659 ISBN 13: 9780521774659
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This book presents a comprehensive foundation course for beginning students of written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), providing an essential grounding for successful communication with speakers of the many colloquial varieties. This long-established and successful text has been completely revised with the needs of English-speaking learners especially in mind, and will prove invaluable to students and teachers alike.

  • Step-by-step guide to understanding written and spoken texts
  • Develops conversational ability as well as reading and writing skills
  • Arabic-English Glossary containing 2600 entries
  • Fresh texts and dialogues containing up-to-date data on the Middle East and North Africa
  • Includes Arab folklore, customs, proverbs, and short essays on contemporary topics
  • Grammatical terms also given in Arabic enabling students to attend language courses in Arab countries
  • Provides a wide variety of exercises and drills to reinforce grammar points, vocabulary learning and communicative strategies
  • Includes a key to the exercises
  • Accompanying cassettes also available.

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    Book Description

    This book presents a comprehensive foundation course for beginning students of written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). A step-by-step guide to understanding Arabic texts, it enables the student to develop conversational ability as well as reading and writing skills. It includes up-to-date data on the Middle East and North Africa, an Arabic-English glossary containing 2600 entries, a variety of exercises, and a key. Accompanying cassettes are also available. This long-established and successful text has been completely revised for English-speaking learners, and will prove invaluable to students and teachers alike.

    About the Author

    Eckehard Schulz is Professor of Arabic Language and Linguistics at the University of Leipzig, an experienced teacher and translator of Arabic and the author of several books in related fields.

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    Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date
    2000
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0521774659
    ISBN 13 
    9780521774659
    Binding
    Paperback
    Number of pages
    654
    Rating
    • 3.93 out of 5 stars
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