Al-Kitaab fii Ta<sup>c</sup>allum al-<sup>c</sup>Arabiyya with DVD
![]() 520 pp., 8.5 x 11 Paperback (1 DVD-ROM) ISBN: 9781589011045 (158901104X) September 2004 LC: 2004047125 EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews RELATED SITES Frequently Asked Questions Author's website Improve your vocabulary with LinguaStep |
Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al-cArabiyya with DVD
A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One
Second Edition
Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi
Al-Kitaab: Part One develops skills in standard Arabic while providing additional material in both colloquial and classical Arabic. With new video material and revised and updated text and exercises, the bound-in and revised DVD supersedes both the former CD audio set and video DVD previously available only as separate items—making this singular volume a comprehensive whole for those immersed in the early and intermediate stages of learning Arabic. Kristen Brustad is an associate professor of Arabic at the University of Texas at Austin. Mahmoud Al-Batal is an associate professor of Arabic and the director of the Arabic Flagship Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Abbas Al-Tonsi is a professor of Arabic at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.
Reviews
"The authors...have succeeded in genuinely integrating [reading comprehension and listening and speaking activities]... The content of the material as well as its methodological approach makes Al-Kitaab highly recommendable to anyone who wants to learn or teach Arabic communicatively... [It] represents nothing less than a new generation of textbooks."—British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, reviewing a previous edition or volume "This textbook...is a creative approach to learning Arabic."—Middle East Journal, reviewing a previous edition or volume "The student hears, sees and reads Arabic, and learning is kept close to an authentic linguistic and cultural experience."—ADFL Bulletin "This is an extremely impressive volume, clearly demonstrating the practical and academic value of an outstanding textbook and the enormous amount of effort required in creating such a tool."—Forum for Modern Language Studies "More drills and activities have been worked into the text, giving students more practice in the skills being presented."—MESA Bulletin "One of the most complete modern Arabic pedagogy programs available."—eLanguage.net |