ALIF BAA: INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC LETTERS AND SOUNDS (THIRD EDITION)
Book ID/图书代码： 05121213B63761
English Summary/英文概要： The best-selling Alif Baa is the first volume of the Al-Kitaab Arabic language program and is now available in a new third edition. In this new version of the introduction to Arabic letters and sounds, English-speaking students will find an innovative integration of colloquial and formal (spoken and written) Arabic. Together, the book and new companion website provide learners with all the material necessary to learn the sounds of Arabic, write its letters, and begin speaking Arabic, including interactive, self-correcting exercises to enhance learning. The online component also gives instructors additional online grading options.
FEATURES
• Four-color design throughout the book features over 100 illustrations and photographs
• Gives learners and instructors color-coded options for the variety of language they wish to activate in speaking: Egyptian, Levantine, or formal Arabic (MSA)
• Introduces over 200 basic vocabulary words in all three forms of spoken and written Arabic side by side, including expressions for polite social interaction, and activates them in interactive homework exercises and classroom groupwork
• Includes video dialogues in Egyptian and Levantine, filmed in Cairo and Damascus
• Includes video footage of an Arabic calligrapher, capsules on Arabic culture, and images of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon
• Includes new English-Arabic and Arabic-English glossaries, searchable in the companion website
• Textbook includes a convenient DVD with the basic audio and video materials (no interactive exercises) for offline study that will play in iTunes and compatible MP3 players
• New companion website (sold separately)—alkitaabtextbook.com—features a fully integrated set of interactive exercises with all the video and audio materials and additional online course management and grading options for teachers
Alif Baa provides the essential first 20-25 contact (classroom) hours of the Al-Kitaab program, accompanied by 40-50 homework hours. Students who complete Alif Baa should reach a novice-intermediate to novice-high level of proficiency.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 畅销书《阿拉伯语首字母》是第一部关于阿拉伯语语言程序的书籍，现在已经是全新的第三版了。在这个新版本中引入了阿拉伯语字母和发音，说英语的学生将会找到阿拉伯语口语和书面语的创新性集合。总之，这本书和其配套网站为读者提供了学习阿拉伯语发音、写字母以及开始讲阿拉伯语所需的所有必要材料，包括为了加强学习互动性的、自我纠正的练习。在线组件也给了讲师更多的在线分级选项。
特点：
•四色设计贯穿全书，设有超过100幅插图和照片。
•给学习者和老师提供他们想学的各种语言的颜色编码选项，包括埃及，地中海东部或正式阿拉伯语。
•推出超过200个所有三种形式的口头和书面阿拉伯语的基本词汇，包括表达社会互动的礼貌用语，让他们在功课互动练习和课堂小组活动上活跃。
•包括在开罗和大马士革拍摄的埃及和地中海东部阿拉伯语的视频对话。
•包括来自阿拉伯文书法家的录像，阿拉伯文化的概述，以及来自摩洛哥，埃及和黎巴嫩路牌图像。
•包括在配套网站搜索的新的英语-阿拉伯语和阿拉伯-英语词汇表。
•教科书里也包括了含有基本音频和视频材料，为离线学习准备的的DVD（没有互动练习），它可以用iTunes和兼容MP3播放器播放。
•新的配套网站（另售）——alkitaabtextbook.com——提供一个包含所有视频和音频材料的完全集成的互动练习，以及额外的在线课程管理和教师分级选项。
•《阿拉伯语首字母》提供了阿拉伯语语言程序必不可少的20-25个小时的课堂互动学习和40-50个小时的课后练习。学生要完成这个课程应该达到新手中级水平再到熟练地新手高级水平 。(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 克里斯汀•布吕斯塔是奥斯汀市的得克萨斯大学阿拉伯语系的副教授，以及中东研究部主席。
马哈茂德是奥斯汀市的得克萨斯大学阿拉伯语系的副教授，以及阿拉伯语旗舰计划的主人。
阿巴斯是卡塔尔乔治敦大学外交事务学院的高级讲师。
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.
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