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This is an excellent book for those who want to learn the language or simply the alphabet.

Paperback:  95 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  0818404302
Author/Editor:  Nicholas Awde, Putros Samano (1987)

Extraordinarily accessible and highly effective, Read and Speak Languages for Beginners guides make it easier than ever for English-speaking language learners to master the basics of three particularly difficult languages--Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese. Using a variety of ingenious educational tools that instruct as they entertain, these unique beginners’ guides help learners conquer the difficulties presented by script as they master basic conversational sentence structures.

Ideal for tourists and business travelers, the books are organized around the seven key areas of everyday life--names and nationality; naming objects; positions and places; describing possessions; appearances; family; and jobs and workplaces--and feature:

• Clear explanations of how basic phrases are used for practical communication
• Entertaining activities, games, and puzzles
• Illustrated flash cards that help in the memorization of key phrases
• A 60-minute CD, featuring speaking and listening exercises and audio games

Paperback:  112 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  0071412158
Author/Editor:  Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar, Jane Wightwick (2003)

This is a comprehensive introduction to Arabic grammar, tailored especially for American students. The approach emphasizes the four skills of foreign language learning.

Paperback:  184 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  1881901491
Author/Editor:   by Taji Elmor (Author)

The beauty of the Arabic language, both spoken and written--and the richness of the Arabic-speaking world, its history and culture--has recently become of increasing importance and a matter of revelation for the English-speaking world. It is essential as this new century unfolds, that understanding develops between nations--and language is the magic key.
The Al-Kitaab Arabic language program is among the English-speaking world's most widely used Arabic language learning texts. Alif Baa with DVDs: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds is the first part of the Al-Kitaab program. This revised, second edition contains updated readings, new and revised exercises, and completely new audio/video materials on two DVDs bound into each volume.

In teaching the sounds and letters of Arabic, Alif Baa provides a variety of exercises aimed at developing the crucial nascent skills of reading, listening, writing, speaking, and cultural understanding. In conjunction with learning how to read and write the alphabet, Alif Baa introduces about 150 basic vocabulary words, including conventional forms of politeness and social greetings. Standard Arabic vocabulary is distributed throughout the book, enhanced by the visual and audio materials on the DVDs and implemented in practical exercises. It introduces a range of Arabic from colloquial to standard in authentic contexts, including social greetings in dialogues that take place in an Egyptian context, the most widely-used and understood Arabic dialect.

Finally, Alif Baa includes capsules on Arab culture as well as an English-Arabic glossary. Alif Baa provides the essential first twenty contact hours of instruction that are the foundation for the rest of the Al-Kitaab language program.

Paperback:  168 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  1589011023
Author/Editor:  Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi (2004)

Regarded as one of the most difficult languages to learn for native English speakers by the U.S. State Department, Arabic is gaining both prominence and importance in America. Recent world events have brought more and more Americans and other English speakers into contact with Arabic-speaking populations, and governments and businesses are increasingly aware of the importance of basic Arabic language skills. Arabic for Dummies provides you with a painless and fun way to start communicating in Arabic.

Paperback:  384 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  0471772704
Author/Editor:  by Amine Bouchentouf (Author)