Al-Kitaab Fii Ta Allum Al-Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part One by Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi

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The third and final volume of this Arabic text expands the level of discussion, continuing the use of excerpts from the classical and modern Arabic literary tradition, and introducing the student to Arabic poetry. The study of vocabulary and grammar are expanded, with drills and suggested reading and writing exercises. The three authors teach Arabic, two are at Emory U. in the US, the third at the American U. in Cairo, Egypt.

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As part of a new Arabic language textbook program that uses integrated audio-visual media to teach modern Arabic, this text develops skills in standard Arabic, while providing some material in colloquial and classical Arabic. It covers some 150 contact hours of college-level instruction. Companion audio- and videocassettes are available. Part 2 books and cassettes will be available Summer 1996 in a preliminary edition. Teachers manuals will be available in late 1997 or early 1998. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)