Ahlan wa Sahlan: Intermediate Arabic (Student Text): Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners (Yale Language Series)
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ISBN: 0300103786 / Publisher: Yale University Press, July 2005
Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners is an intermediate text designed for students continuing to develop overall proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. The approach is highly functional, with a focus on guiding students toward acquisition of language skills that serve practical uses in daily life.• Features of the program include:• An innovative approach that combines theory and practice, emphasizing the development of skills such as listening, speaking, and writing• A 33-page grammar review that provides a smooth transition from beginning to intermediate level study and allows students to review what they have already learned• A variety of new drills and exercises for classroom use, an audio program that contains listening comprehension passages by native speakers, and authentic reading passages offering insight into the target cultures
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Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners is designed for students at the intermediate level who are continuing to develop overall proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. The book follows in the footsteps of Professor Alosh's beginning text, Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners. The narrative follows two young characters whose personal journals provide not only reading passages for students, but glimpses into Arab cultures throughout the world as the characters travel to Cairo, Jordan, and Syria.This text teaches Modern Standard Arabic at the intermediate level to speakers of English. The initial pages contain a substantive grammar review that links the elementary and intermediate books, providing continuity in the transition from elementary to intermediate level study. The approach is highly functional, with a focus on guiding students toward acquisition of language skills that serve practical uses in daily life and allow them to interact comfortably with other Arabic speakers. The proficiency-based methodology will enable students to communicate effectively as they build confidence and skills in the classroom.
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