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Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds (Al-Kitaab Fii Ta Allum Al -Arabiyya - a Textbook for Arabic)

by: Mahmoud Al-Batal, Kristen Brustad, Abbas Al-Tonsi
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0878402926 

 


Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds (Al-Kitaab Fii Ta Allum Al -Arabiyya - a Textbook for Arabic)
By Mahmoud Al-Batal, Kristen Brustad, Abbas Al-Tonsi


 


Product Description:

With a set of three audio CDs, this text is intended for anyone interested in learning modern Arabic as a living language. The first part of the Al-Kitaab language program, it embodies two main premises: that the student can and should learn to recognize and produce the sounds of Arabic correctly from the very beginning, and that the student should be introduced to the full range of the Arabic language and cultural continuum - colloquial, modern standard, and classical. In teaching the sounds and letters of Arabic, this text provides a variety of exercises aimed at developing all skills: reading, listening, writing, speaking, and cultural understanding. In order to teach Arabic as used by Arabs, including social aspects of Arab culture, this book and its accompanying CDs introduce the student to the colloquial dialect of Cairo, the most widely spoken and understood in the Arabic-speaking world. "Alif Baa" introduces about 150 basic vocabulary words, including social greetings and politeness formulae, most of which are common to standard Arabic and one or more dialects. The book and CDs focus on reading skills, aural recognition, and oral production through extensive drills and accompanying videos. Including authentic materials from newspapers and magazines and skits filmed in Egypt, as well as an English-Arabic glossary, "Alif Baa" lays the groundwork for the rest of the Al-Kitaab language program.



Summary: Sweet.
Rating: 5

I love this book! It's really easy to understand. The DVDs also help out a lot.



Summary: Excellent beginner Arabic book with DVD's
Rating: 5

Alif Baa is an excellent book for any age learning Arabic. The DVD's with it help with pronunciation of each letter of the alphabet, as well as words. The video shows exactly how to form each letter. The book is a workbook to use in conjunction with the DVD's.



Summary: Great Book
Rating: 5

Currently I am in an intensive language course at BYU and we used this book the first week to learn the Alphabet of Arabic. With this book and hard work my class was able to write the alphabet in just one week and understand the vocabulary words given within the book. This is the best out on the market. I know if you are willing to put in the time you will be able to write the alphabet in one week if you choose to do so. Like any language it takes a great deal of work but the rewards will be endless. I highly recommend this book to beginning students of Arabic.



Summary: Great Starter Book/DVD
Rating: 5

This book is a great product for someone who wants to start to learn Arabic from the ground up. The DVDs that are included are a great training aid and I would highly recommend this product.



Summary: Very complete
Rating: 5

I have been using this book in my college Arabic classes three years now. It is an excellent book and is very complete. The DVDs supplement the book nicely. It would be almost impossible not to be able to learn the Arabic alphabet and some basic vocabulary with this book. The problem I have with using it for my classes is that you have to complete 7 of the 10 chapters before knowing all the letters which means we've covered almost half the semester before we can use words that contain some of the latter letters in the alphabet. I'm planning on writing my own curriculum to fix this problem from now on, but I can honestly say that I would recommend this book without reservation, either for use in class on in self study. It won't do a whole lot beyond teaching you to read, write and understand the alphabet and writing system, but that's a big start in Arabic. The Arabic language is not any more difficult than any of the Indo European languages to learn once you have mastered the alphabet.