Modern Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Files (Paperback)

Yasin M. Alkalesi

ISBN 10: 1589011309 / ISBN 13: 9781589011304

Published by Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC, 2006

About this Item

Paperback. "Modern Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Files" is an introductory textbook - suitable for classroom or self-study - for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic or those who know Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi phonetics - including pronunciation exercises on the CD - serves the needs of travelers, businesspeople, diplomats, archaeologists, and scholars who want to learn to speak the language quickly and efficiently. Using the dialect of middle-class Baghdad, twenty lessons are arranged in a story-like format and are based on everyday travel situations. From arriving at the airport to getting to the hotel, students will learn proper greetings and introductions; how to ask for directions, take a taxi, and tell time; and, prepare for daily activities like visiting the bank, museum, post office, and restaurants. The book contains basic dialogue, grammar, vocabulary, drills, and an extensive glossary. A section of idiomatic phrases, accompanied by their cultural, religious, or proverbial explanations, offers insight into current Iraqi culture.In this edition, Arabic script has been added so that the reader has a choice of following the Arabic writing or the transcription in the Roman alphabet. Four entirely new lessons cover medical care, media (radio, television, and journalism), telephone conversations, and cultural and folkloric tales. All audio materials from the first edition - plus new audio materials for the new lessons - are included as MP3 files on a CD bound into the book. Suitable for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic or those who know Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect, this book presents a discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi phonetics - including pronunciation exercises on the CD. It contains basic dialogue, grammar, vocabulary, drills, and a glossary. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Files (Paperback)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589011309
• ISBN 13: 9781589011304
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Modern Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Files is an introductory textbook―suitable for classroom or self-study―for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic or those who know Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi phonetics―including pronunciation exercises on the CD―serves the needs of travelers, businesspeople, diplomats, archaeologists, and scholars who want to learn to speak the language quickly and efficiently.

Using the dialect of middle-class Baghdad, twenty lessons are arranged in a story-like format and are based on everyday travel situations. From arriving at the airport to getting to the hotel, students will learn proper greetings and introductions; how to ask for directions, take a taxi, and tell time; and prepare for daily activities like visiting the bank, museum, post office, and restaurants. The book contains basic dialogue, grammar, vocabulary, drills, and an extensive glossary. A section of idiomatic phrases, accompanied by their cultural, religious, or proverbial explanations, offers insight into current Iraqi culture.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:
• Arabic script has been added so the reader has a choice of following the Arabic writing or the transcription in the Roman alphabet.
• Four entirely new lessons cover medical care, media (radio, television, and journalism), telephone conversations, and cultural and folkloric tales.
• All audio materials from the first edition―plus new audio materials for the new lessons―are included as MP3 files on a CD bound into the book.

About the Author

Yasin M. Alkalesi is founder and president of Arabico, Inc., a California corporation that offers language translation, educational audiovisual materials, and crosscultural programs to American businesspeople and companies working in the Middle East. Modern Iraqi Arabicis the summation of his thirty years of experience in teaching Arabic at Yale University, the University of California, Los Angeles, Berlitz Language Centers, and Arabico.