Umm al-Dunya: Advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (Arabic Edition) - Softcover

Al-Tonsi, Abbas; Salem, Heba; Korica Sullivan, Nevenka

 
9789774165641: Umm al-Dunya: Advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (Arabic Edition)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9774165640 ISBN 13: 9789774165641
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press, 2013

Synopsis

Arabic textbook with online audio and visual materials for students of Modern Standard Arabic who are embarking upon the study of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic

Directed to learners of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic who have previously studied Modern Standard Arabic, this is the first textbook to handle the different levels and the variety of contexts of Egyptian Colloquial: both the everyday and the educated forms. It is also the first to introduce the language through multimedia, addressing recent and compelling topics of interest to learners of both language and culture, and focusing on pronunciation as a skill.

Each of the ten lessons is structured around a video series, Abdalla’s Journey, which covers a range of topics in the everyday language, and video interviews with scholars discussing the same topics in the educated variety. Vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation in both language levels are the focus of drills and exercises, and the phonetic and syntactic differences between the two forms are highlighted.

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About the Authors

Abbas Al-Tonsi is a senior lecturer in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He is the author or co-author of a number of Arabic coursebooks, including the Al Kitaab series. 

Heba Salem is currently a Senior Arabic Language Instructor at the American University in Cairo. 

Nevenka Korica Sullivan has taught Arabic at Harvard University and the American University in Cairo and in Middlebury's summer program, specializing in teaching the advanced level learners. She is the co-author of Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News (Revised and Updated Edition) (AUC Press, 2014), and Umm al-Dunya, Advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (AUC Press, 2012).

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Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Publication date
2013
Language
Arabic
ISBN 10 
9774165640
ISBN 13 
9789774165641
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
426