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The Travels of Ibn Battuta : A Guided Arabic Reader by Inas Hassan and David DiMeo (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAmerican University in Cairo Press
ISBN-109774167155
ISBN-139789774167157
eBay Product ID (ePID)8068269964
Product Key Features
Number of Pages328 Pages
Publication NameTravels of Ibn Battuta : a Guided Arabic Reader
LanguageEnglish, Arabic
SubjectArabic, Essays & Travelogues, Readers
Publication Year2016
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Travel, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorInas Hassan, David Dimeo
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length6 in
Item Width8.9 in
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Reviews"Dimeo and Hassan seamlessly blend critically important historical, religious, and cultural information about the medieval world together with meticulously planned Arabic grammar and vocabulary lessons. Structured around one of the most important texts of classical Arabic-Ibn Battuta's travels through cosmopolitan Islam of the fourteenth century-this text is the perfect springboard into advanced language study and cultural knowledge."--Jonathan Smolin, Dartmouth College"DiMeo and Hassan take an exciting and effective approach to repositioning culture at the center of Arabic-language learning. Instructors will find this textbook a useful, enriching, and valuable asset for their students."--Mbaye Bashir Lo, Duke University"This textbook is unique in its sound pedagogically approach, its rich historical background, its smooth transitioning within and across lessons, and its use of a wide variety of text-handling strategies that enhance students' reading and comprehension skills of authentic material."--Hanada Al-Masri, Denison University"The authentic texts of one of the best known Arabic literary classics combined with a wealth of activities, including vocabulary and writing skill building, comprehension and discussion questions, grammar explanations and exercises, and culture and history notes prepared by two innovative and dedicated teachers make this textbook an indispensable contribution to the field of Arabic language instruction. I will definitely use it in my advanced Arabic classes at Cornell University and I highly recommend it to my colleagues in Arabic-as-a-foreign-language programs."--Munther Younes, Cornell University, "Dimeo and Hassan seamlessly blend critically important historical, religious, and cultural information about the medieval world together with meticulously planned Arabic grammar and vocabulary lessons. Structured around one of the most important texts of classical Arabic-Ibn Battuta's travels through cosmopolitan Islam of the fourteenth century-this text is the perfect springboard into advanced language study and cultural knowledge."--Jonathan Smolin, Dartmouth College "DiMeo and Hassan take an exciting and effective approach to repositioning culture at the center of Arabic-language learning. Instructors will find this textbook a useful, enriching, and valuable asset for their students."--Mbaye Bashir Lo, Duke University "This textbook is unique in its sound pedagogically approach, its rich historical background, its smooth transitioning within and across lessons, and its use of a wide variety of text-handling strategies that enhance students' reading and comprehension skills of authentic material."--Hanada Al-Masri, Denison University "The authentic texts of one of the best known Arabic literary classics combined with a wealth of activities, including vocabulary and writing skill building, comprehension and discussion questions, grammar explanations and exercises, and culture and history notes prepared by two innovative and dedicated teachers make this textbook an indispensable contribution to the field of Arabic language instruction. I will definitely use it in my advanced Arabic classes at Cornell University and I highly recommend it to my colleagues in Arabic-as-a-foreign-language programs."--Munther Younes, Cornell University, "Dimeo and Hassan seamlessly blend critically important historical, religious, and cultural information about the medieval world together with meticulously planned Arabic grammar and vocabulary lessons. Structured around one of the most important texts of classical Arabic--Ibn Battuta's travels through cosmopolitan Islam of the fourteenth century--this text is the perfect springboard into advanced language study and cultural knowledge."-- Jonathan Smolin, Dartmouth College "DiMeo and Hassan take an exciting and effective approach to repositioning culture at the center of Arabic-language learning. Instructors will find this textbook a useful, enriching, and valuable asset for their students."--Mbaye Bashir Lo, Duke University "This textbook is unique in its sound pedagogically approach, its rich historical background, its smooth transitioning within and across lessons, and its use of a wide variety of text-handling strategies that enhance students' reading and comprehension skills of authentic material." -- Hanada Al-Masri, Denison University "The authentic texts of one of the best known Arabic literary classics combined with a wealth of activities, including vocabulary and writing skill building, comprehension and discussion questions, grammar explanations and exercises, and culture and history notes prepared by two innovative and dedicated teachers make this textbook an indispensable contribution to the field of Arabic language instruction. I will definitely use it in my advanced Arabic classes at Cornell University and I highly recommend it to my colleagues in Arabic-as-a-foreign-language programs." -- Munther Younes, Cornell University
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Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal492.786421
Table Of ContentIntroduction Lesson 1 - Setting off on the Greatest Journey Lesson 2 - The Lighthouse at Alexandria, one of the Wonders of the World Lesson 3 -The Mamluk Sultan of Egypt Lesson 4 - Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock Lesson 5 - Damascus, Paradise of the East Lesson 6 - The Hajj Journey and Medina Lesson 7 - The Hajj to Mecca Lesson 8 - Baghdad, City of the Caliphs Lesson 9 - Yemen, the Gateway to East Asia Lesson 10 - The African Coast Lesson 11 - Travels along the Arabian Gulf Lesson 12 - The Golden Horde of Mongol Russia Lesson 13 - Constantinople, Capital of the Byzantine Empire Lesson 14 - The Sultan of India Lesson 15 - Delhi, the Capital of Muslim India Lesson 16 - Judge in the Maldives Lesson 17 - The Rich Kingdom of China Lesson 18 - Muslim Spain (al-Andalus) Lesson 19 - Return Home Lesson 20 - To Mali and Timbuktu Appendices Glossary List of Grammar Points Index of People Index of Places (Arabic and English) Further Reading
SynopsisThe Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Guided Reader is a unique Arabic literature and history textbook for students at the High Intermediate to Advanced level. Ibn Battuta was the greatest traveler of the medieval period, and his narrative provides an unmatched view of medieval civilization from Spain to China, and from Russia to Mali. Students will read the authentic descriptions of Ibn Battuta's encounters with cannibals, desert bandits, Mongol chieftains, and his impressions of wonders from Timbuktu to Constantinople to Quanzhou. This book provides a guided and scaffolded survey of Ibn Battuta's greatest travels through twenty lessons, each with extensive preparatory, explanatory, and application exercises, enabling students to read the actual words of the original text without undue difficulty. While telling a fascinating narrative as a whole, each of the twenty lessons is designed to stand alone for classroom or individual study. Individual sections focus on classical grammar and stylistics, historical and cultural background and critical evaluation of the texts. The book also provides teachers with a wide range of comprehension, composition, interpretation, and research activities., A unique and richly engaging approach to teaching Arabic at the high intermediate to advanced level The Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Guided Reader is a unique Arabic literature and history textbook for students at the High Intermediate to Advanced level. Ibn Battuta was the greatest traveler of the medieval period, and his narrative provides an unmatched view of medieval civilization from Spain to China, and from Russia to Mali. Students will read the authentic descriptions of Ibn Battuta's encounters with cannibals, desert bandits, Mongol chieftains, and his impressions of wonders from Timbuktu to Constantinople to Quanzhou. This book provides a guided and scaffolded survey of Ibn Battuta's greatest travels through twenty lessons, each with extensive preparatory, explanatory, and application exercises, enabling students to read the actual words of the original text without undue difficulty. While telling a fascinating narrative as a whole, each of the twenty lessons is designed to stand alone for classroom or individual study. Individual sections focus on classical grammar and stylistics, historical and cultural background and critical evaluation of the texts. The book also provides teachers with a wide range of comprehension, composition, interpretation, and research activities., The Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Guided Reader is a unique Arabic literature and history textbook for students at the High Intermediate to Advanced level. Ibn Battuta was the greatest traveler of the medieval period, and his narrative provides an unmatched view of medieval civilization from Spain to China, and from Russia to Mali. Students will read the authentic descriptions of Ibn Battuta's encounters with cannibals, desert bandits, Mongol chieftains, and his impressions of wonders from Timbuktu to Constantinople to Quanzhou. This book provides a guided and scaffolded survey of Ibn Battuta's greatest travels through twenty lessons, each with extensive preparatory, explanatory, and application exercises.
LC Classification NumberPJ6311
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