Al-Kitaab Part Three with Website

An advanced Arabic textbook that helps increase intercultural competency along with language proficiency and literacy

Al-Kitaab, Part Three, with Website, Second Edition, is the newest edition of the fourth book in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program. For students in the advanced stages of learning Arabic, Part Three, Second Edition, continues from Part Two, Third Edition, using an integrated approach to develop skills in formal and colloquial Arabic (Levantine and Egyptian), including reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural knowledge. The accompanying companion website—with a single-use code included with each new book—offers fully integrated videos and all audio for vocabulary and exercises to use alongside the text.

Incorporating all types of authentic texts and video, the book touches on important global topics and perspectives: literature; women's issues and feminism; folklore in contemporary culture; Arab-Islamic institutions; the future of Arab youth; the Arabic language; Islam and politics; globalization's impact on society; citizenship, pluralism, and society; and environmental issues. In the context of studying each of these topics, learners build vocabulary, focus on literacy (written and aural), and develop both spoken and written communication skills. At the end of each chapter, learners have the opportunity to write and speak about the topics, solidifying their understanding and leading them to advanced proficiency.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Lesson 1: Literature and Writers
Our Journey in This Lesson
Appetizers: Generating New Words and Discussing the Top of the Lesson
New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary
Cultural Station 1: About Some Literary Awards in the Arab World
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: [some verbs]
New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: New Verb Forms and Playing with Vocabulary
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: Generating Verb Forms Like "Fa'ala" and "Tafa'ala"
Reading 1: "The Algerian Writer Ahlam Mosteghanemi"
Reading 2: A Passage from the Novel "Memory in the Flesh" by Ahlam Mosteghanemi
Cultural Station 2: Controversial Literature
Grammar 1: Uses of "Qad" and "Laqad"
Grammar 2: Description and Comparison: The Unreal Addition and the Superlative "Af'al"
Listening: Interview with the Iraqi Writer Dr. Sinan Antoon
Grammar 3: Distinction
Reading 3: A passage from the novel "Chicago" by the Egyptian writer Dr. Alaa Al Aswany
Essay: Writing an article to participate in a competition

Lesson 2: Contributions and Challenges in Women's Issues
Our Journey in this Lesson
Appetizers: Generating New Words and Discussion on the Lesson Topic
New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: New Verb Weights and Vocabulary Play
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: Example Verb: Verb whose Root Begins with ""
New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: New Verb Forms and Vocabulary Play
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 4: The Relationship between Forms " III" and " VI"
Cultural Station 1: Facts and Information about Arab Feminism
Reading 1: "Arab Women in Politics . . . Décor"
Cultural Station 2: Men in the History of Arab Feminism
Grammar 1: Case
Grammar 2: The Defective Noun
Listening 1: Jordanian Nationality Law
Reading 2: "The First Steps of Arab Women in Political Life"
Oral Presentation: Debate on the topic of "sex work"
Reading 3: "The stereotype of women in the media: impact and outcome
Listening 2: "Salma's" video on sexual harassment
Written and Oral Presentation: Participation in an international conference in Arabic on women's rights

Lesson 3: Folklore in Contemporary Culture
Our Journey in this Lesson
Appetizers: Generating New Words and Discussion on the Lesson Topic
New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: New Verb Forms
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: Conjugating the Verbs "Baka" and "Rama" and Playing with Vocabulary
New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: New Verb Forms and Playing with Vocabulary
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 4: Conjugation of the Verb "Atamm"
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 5: The Relationship between the Forms "Af'ala" and "Istaf'ala"
Reading 1: The Tale of "The Merchant and the Jinn" from the Book "One Thousand and One Nights"
Cultural Station 1: Folk Tales from the Arab Heritage
Grammar 1: Waaw
Grammar 2: The Imperative
Grammar 3: Using (Ya) Ayyuha / Ayyuha
Cultural Station 2: Andalusian Muwashshahat and the Zajal
Listening 1: "Arab Folk Culture"
Grammar 4: "Kan" and its Sisters and Narration
Listening 2: "The Epic of Banu Hilal"
Reading 2: "The hero of the Hilali epic in every country: brave, traitor or knight"
Essay: "A story from your folk heritage"

Lesson 4: From Arab-Islamic Civil Institutions
Our Journey in This Lesson
Appetizers: A tour of a historic Arab city and generating new words
New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary
New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know
Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail: New Verb Forms and Playing with Vocabulary
Cultural station: Aspects of Islamic History and Culture
Reading 1: "Social institutions in Arab-Islamic civilization"
Listening 1: "Damascus Baths and Khan Asaad Pasha"
Grammar 1: The form ""
Listening 2: Islamic Architecture
Grammar 2: The Hollow Verb
Grammar 3: The Construction ""
Reading 2: "Al-Adudi Hospital in Baghdad"
Grammar 3: The construction ""
Listening and culture: Videos about "Old cafes in some Arab cities"

Lesson 5: The World of Youth: Concerns, Interests and Hopes
Our Journey in this Lesson
Appetizers: Discussion of the Greatest Challenges for Arab Youth
Listening 1: "Arab Youth Discuss Their Experiences and Challenges"
Reading 1: "Youth in the Arab Region and the Prospects for Human Development in a Changing Reality"
Grammar 1: Verb Forms
Reading 2: "Graffiti is a Free Space for Youth to Protest Reality"
Grammar 2: Imperfect Verbs
Listening 2: Arab Youth and Rap Music
Vocabulary Study
New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary
New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know
Essay: "The Burdens of University Education Debt"
Oral Presentation: Debating "Who is Responsible for the Suffering of Youth?"

Lesson 6: Arabic Language: Present Challenges and Future Prospects
Our Journey in this Lesson
Appetizers: Discussion of the Topic of the Lesson
Reading 1: "A Survey of Arab University Students' Opinions on the Arabic Language and Their Attitudes Towards It"
Cultural Station 1: Topics Related to the Arabic Language
Listening 1: Interview with Dr. Hanada Taha Tamir on the Arabic Language and its Teaching
Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Grammar 1: A Traditional Grammar Lesson: The Undeclinable
Reading 2: "Establishing a New Future for the Arabic Language"
Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Cultural Station 2: Poetry Written in Colloquial Arabic
Grammar 2: The Subjunctive - Remember and Expand
Grammar 3: The Absolute Object
Grammar 4: The Form of "Infa'ala" and the Form of "Itfa'ala" in Syrian and Egyptian Colloquial
Essay: "My Experience in Studying the Arabic Language"
Listening 2: "The Arabic Language: A Language Crisis or a Human Crisis"
Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Oral Presentation: A Debate on "The Arabic Language between Two Perspectives" or "Teaching Sciences in Arabic or in a Foreign Language"

Lesson 7: Islam and Politics: Visions and Positions
Our Journey in this Lesson
Appetizers: Discussion on Islam and Secularism
Reading 1: "Political Islam": The dialectic of terminology and vision
Textual study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases
Cultural Station: Islamic concepts, terms, and groups
Reading 2: "Islam and modernity: clash or coexistence"
Textual study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases
Grammar 1: Negation and Gender
Grammar 2: Passive voice with the hollow verb
Listening 1: "Who killed secularism in the Arab mind?"
Textual study: vocabulary harvest
Reading 3: "Why do young "Islamists" find the jihadist model more attractive"
Textual study: vocabulary harvest, phrases and delving into the language of the text
Essay: An article expressing your opinion on a topic related to Islam and politics
Listening 2: "Lebanon in a Hundred Years: The Triumph of Sectarianism"
Oral Presentation: Debate: "Does the law banning religious symbols support French secularism?" or "Islam religion and worship or state and politics?"

Lesson 8: Globalization and its effects on culture and societies
Our journey in this lesson
Appetizers: Discussion on globalization
Reading 1: "The culture of globalization"
Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases
Grammar: Quadriliteral verb
Listening 1: "Globalization and cultural identity" by Moroccan thinker Dr. Abdelilah Belkeziz
Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases
Oral Presentation: Debate "Globalization: Its positives and negatives"
Cultural Station: About Arab cuisines
Reading 2: "Globalization in Moroccan and Lebanese cuisines"
Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases
Listening 2: "The lie of globalization" by Dr. Abdel Salam Abu Qahf
Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases
Essay: "Interview and article on the effects of globalization on world cultures"

Lesson 9: Citizenship, Pluralism and Social Cohesion
Our Journey in this Lesson
Appetizers: Discussion on the Lesson Topic
Listening 1: "Citizenship and Pluralism"
Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Reading 1: "Internal Conflicts and the Crisis of Pluralism in the Arab World"
Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Grammar 1: The Object of Purpose
Grammar 2: Verbs of Initiation
The Form of "": Deepen and Expand
Listening 2: ""
Reading 2: Report "Boldness in the Face of Risk: The Struggle of the LGBT Community in the Middle East and North Africa"
Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Listening 3: "Racism in the Arab World"
Essay: "The Present and Future of Some Minorities in the Middle East"

Lesson 10: Environmental and Sustainable Development Issues
Our Journey in this Lesson
Appetizers: Video and Discussion on the Lesson Topic
Reading 1: "Environmental Degradation in the Arab World: The Challenge to Sustaining Life
Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Listening 1: "Climate Change in the Arab World"
Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Reading 2: "The Impact of Overfishing on Fish Resources"
Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Listening 2: "Solar Energy in Morocco"
Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions
Oral Prsentation: Oral Report on a Lecture on the Topic "Environmental Degradation and the Future of the Arab World"
Essay: Writing a Speech to Deliver at a UN Conference on Climate Change

About the Authors

Reviews

"This volume is a significant contribution to advanced Arabic pedagogy. Its rich cultural content, combined with a diverse range of authentic written and audiovisual materials, offers learners meaningful engagement with the Arab world in its global contexts. It thoughtfully scaffolds language development while foregrounding Arabic's role in critical contemporary discourse."—Iman Soliman, chair, Department of Arabic Language Instruction, American University in Cairo

"This vital work, created by a distinguished team of authors, meets learners' needs and elevates proficiency to advanced-high. It features engaging, in-depth activities that effectively address linguistic and intellectual requirements, significantly enhancing proficiency when skillfully implemented by teachers."—Amr Madi, Preceptor in Arabic, Harvard University

Contributors

Supplemental Materials

Awards

About the Author

Mahmoud Al-Batal is a professor at the American University of Beirut and coauthor of the Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program books, as well as the editor of Arabic as One Language.

Peter Glanville is an associate professor at the University of Maryland, where he directed the Arabic program for several years. He is author of The Lexical Semantics of the Arabic Verb.

Ghada Housen is an assistant professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches all levels of Arabic.

Zehad Sabry is an assistant professor in Arabic and the study abroad coordinator at the University of Oslo.