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Arabiyyat al-Naas fii MaSr (Part One)

An Introductory Course in Arabic
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Arabiyyat al-Naas fii MaSr (Part One) offers an innovative introduction to Arabic, combining Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) with the Egyptian dialect to reflect real-world usage. It carefully integrates both forms, using MSA for reading and writing, and Egyptian Arabic for conversational practice. The course features expanded grammar explanations, authentic video clips from Egypt, extensive exercises, glossaries, songs, and a companion website with interactive materials, all designed to equip beginners with practical language skills.
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This book is ideal for beginners learning Arabic, especially those seeking a practical blend of formal and colloquial language. It suits students in academic settings and self-learners interested in Egyptian Arabic culture and communication.

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‘Arabiyyat al-Naas fii MaSr (Part One) offers a ground-breaking introduction to Arabic as it is written and spoken by native speakers.

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‘Arabiyyat al-Naas fii MaSr (Part One) offers a ground-breaking introduction to Arabic as it is written and spoken by native speakers.

It combines a progressive and rigorous grounding in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the register employed for reading, writing, and formal speaking, with an innovative integration of the dominant Egyptian variety. Introducing the two simultaneously and seamlessly building on their shared features, ‘Arabiyyat al-Naas fii MaSr (Part One) uses each in its proper context: Egyptian dialect for conversations and MSA for reading and writing activities. In this way, the course efficiently prepares students for the practical realities of learning and living Arabic today.

Features include:

  • Expanded grammar explanations and activation drills, including discussions about colloquial and formal similarities and differences
  • A series of authentic video clips recorded in Egypt to help learners revise the vocabulary and structures then learn unit by unit
  • Extensive classroom activities and homework exercises that provide constant review to reinforce learning
  • Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries, reference charts, and a grammar index
  • Songs with simple lyrics tied to the themes of the course to help advance vocabulary acquisition and understanding of basic grammatical structures
  • A companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/weatherspoon) that features fully integrated interactive, self-correcting exercises, audio and video materials, and additional online course management and grading options for teachers
  • A user-friendly and vibrant text design with full colour, richly illustrated throughout with over two hundred illustrations and photos
  • A teacher's manual with an Arabic introduction for the teacher, which lays out the structure of the student course book, its methodology and directions and suggestions for its use.

Written by experienced teachers of Arabic and experts in Arabic teaching pedagogy, ‘Arabiyyat al-Naas fii MaSr (Part One) is an essential resource for students beginning to learn Arabic.

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Arabiyyat al-Naas fii MaSr is praised for providing functional language within its cultural context, with well-designed listening, reading, and grammar drills that effectively guide learners to an intermediate low level. It uniquely integrates both fusha and colloquial Arabic, humanising Arabic speakers and offering a warm, sympathetic approach that can reduce learners' intimidation. The course is recognised as a valuable resource beyond many international Arabic textbooks. Abdellah Chekayri, Associate Professor, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138065154

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 December 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 228 Tables, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 1480g

Pages: 486

About the Author

Munther Younes is Reis Senior Lecturer of Arabic Language and Linguistics and Director of the Arabic Program at Cornell University, USA. He is the co-author of the ‘Arabiyyat al-Naas textbook series and the author of the following books: The Routledge Introduction to Qur’anic Arabic, Kalila wa Dimna for Students of Arabic, The Integrated Approach to Arabic Instruction and Charging Steeds or Maidens Doing Good Deeds: In search of the Original Qur’an, all published by Routledge.

Makda G. Weatherspoon is a Senior Lecturer of Arabic at Cornell University, USA where she is the Coordinator of the Elementary Arabic Program. She has also taught at Middlebury Language Program and worked as a Curriculum Developer of online Arabic materials at the University of Cambridge, Language Centre, UK. Prior to that, she worked as an English instructor with immigrants who were preparing to take their American citizenship tests. Makda is the co-author of ‘Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part One).

Jonathan Featherstone is Senior Teaching Fellow of Arabic at the University of Edinburgh where he leads on an intensive Master’s degree in Arabic. Prior to this he taught Arabic at the Defence School of Languages in the UK, then at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Jonathan is also the author of BBC Talk Arabic.

Elizabeth (Lizz) Huntley is a current doctoral student in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University. She holds master’s degrees in Teaching Arabic as Foreign Language and in Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of Michigan. She has taught Arabic at the college-level at Cornell University and the University of Michigan, and at the high school level with the Concordia Language Villages, the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy, and of the STARTALK Arabic Summer Academy of the Boston Public Schools.

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