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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521635586

ISBN-139780521635585

eBay Product ID (ePID)368861

Product Key Features

Number of Pages620 Pages

Publication NameStandard Arabic : an Advanced Course

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

SubjectArabic, General

FeaturesTeacher's Edition,Student Edition

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorJames Dickins, Janet C. E. Watson

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight43 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN98-021906

Reviews"This is a welcome addition to the limited pool of textbooks that can be used to teach modern standard Arabic in general and advanced Arabic in particular. The work seems to be a result of great efforts by the authors based on their personal experiences teaching the language in academic institutions...The topic-based selection of texts makes it very attractive" Religious Studies Review

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal492.7/82421

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Geography of the Middle East; 2. Ethnic groups in the Middle East; 3. The Middle East in antiquity; 4. The rise of Islam; 5. Arabic language; 6. The Arabic-Israeli conflict; 7. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait; 8. Climate and environment; 9. Social issues and development; 10. Gender; 11. Popular culture; 12. Muslim Spain; 13. Arab nationalism; 14. Islamic fundamentalism; 15. Democracy; 16. Death and succession; 17. Arabic literature; 18. Economics; 19. Medicine; 20. Islamic heritage; Bibliography.

SynopsisThis course is designed for students who have completed a first-level course in Arabic and wish to pursue the subject to degree level. It aims to develop thoroughly the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, making extensive use of authentic Arabic materials. Each of the twenty chapters is based around a particular topic relating to the culture, history, politics, geography or society of the Arab Middle East, to give students an insight into important aspects of the region. This topic-based approach allows students to tackle vocabulary and structures in a coherent and concentrated manner. Each chapter contains materials for translation into and from Arabic, aural texts, précis passages, suggested oral discussion topics, and a variety of exercises including comprehension in English and Arabic. Accompanying cassettes and a teacher's handbook are available separately., This comprehensive course is designed for intermediate to advanced students of Arabic at upper undergraduate level. It uses authentic materials and a wide variety of techniques to develop the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Each of the twenty chapters is designed around a particular topic relating to the culture, history, politics, geography or society of the Arab Middle East, to give students an insight into important aspects of the region., This is a topic-based Arabic course for upper-level undergraduates who have acquired a basic grounding in the language. Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of the culture, history, politics, geography or society of the Arab Middle East and contains authentic materials and a wide variety of exercises., This course is designed for students who have completed a first-level course in Arabic and wish to pursue the subject to degree level. It aims to develop thoroughly the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, making extensive use of authentic Arabic materials. Each of the twenty chapters is based around a particular topic relating to the culture, history, politics, geography or society of the Arab Middle East, to give students an insight into important aspects of the region. This topic-based approach allows students to tackle vocabulary and structures in a coherent and concentrated manner. Each chapter contains materials for translation into and from Arabic, aural texts, précis passages, suggested oral discussion topics, and a variety of exercises including comprehension in English and Arabic. Accompanying cassettes and a teacher's handbook are available.

LC Classification NumberPJ6307. D45 1999