Alif Baa with Website: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds
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Alif Baa is the first volume of the best-selling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, now in its third edition. In this edition of Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds with Website , English-speaking students will use the integrated method of learning colloquial and formal (spoken and written) Arabic together. Alif Baa provides learners with all the material necessary to learn the sounds of Arabic, write its letters, and begin speaking Arabic.The accompanying companion website–included with the book–offers fully integrated exercises to use alongside the text. FEATURES •Four-color design throughout the book with over 100 illustrations and photographs •Gives learners and instructors color-coded options for the variety of language they wish to learn 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, streaming on the Publisher’s website •Includes video footage of an Arabic calligrapher, capsules on Arabic culture, and images of street signs from Morocco, Egypt, and Lebanon, streaming on the Publisher’s website •Includes English-Arabic and Arabic-English glossaries Alif Baa provides the essential first 20-25 contact (classroom) hours of the Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, accompanied by 40-50 homework hours. Students who complete Alif Baa should reach a novice-intermediate to novice-high level of proficiency. For Instructors: Separate print Teacher’s Editions of the Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program are no longer available. Instead, instructors should submit exam and desk copy requests using ISBN 978-1-64712-181-5. Instructors may request an answer key, which contains the answers to exercises found in the textbook, separately. Review: Alif Baa kitaab. - Very good book. I used it for my first Arabic course. I highly recommend. Review: Excellent book for learning the Arabic alphabet - With this book and corresponding online course, I've much improved my ability to read and spell out Arabic words.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 61 Reviews |
L**Z
Alif Baa kitaab.
Very good book. I used it for my first Arabic course. I highly recommend.
D**F
Excellent book for learning the Arabic alphabet
With this book and corresponding online course, I've much improved my ability to read and spell out Arabic words.
N**E
Great Textbook Double check book condition
I paid for a new textbook but received a used one. Fortunately enough the person’s notes have proven to be very helpful with the pronunciation of words throughout the book. As for the textbook I think it has a great layout and works you through the Arabic alphabet and beginning conversation.
L**R
No class code
I bought this as it was required for an Arabic class I took. To use the online portion of this it requires logging into a website with a class code. My professor didn’t have a class code so I couldn’t use that portion to listen to the videos and hear the language spoken and repeat it. Kind of a waste of $100.
R**N
Required for a course.
Expensive
P**R
Wa-a-a-ay overpriced, not enough content
Alif Baa teaches pronunciation, reading, and writing of Arabic alphabet letters. Its online drills are absolute requirements for learning pronunciation if you are studying alone rather than in a classroom environment. Note the online content is available for 18 months only. The book contains writing drills and large spaces are provided for you to write in the (8-1/2 x 11 hardcover) book. I find this a *huge* waste of paper. However, I do appreciate that all the Arabic writing is shown in a large font which is helpful to students new to Arabic. I wish the Answer Key were included with the book but you must buy it $eparately...and you'll need it to verify your answers. I would give this book 4 stars for teaching method, 3 stars for amount of content, 1 star for illustrations (suitable for children while the book is aimed at teens/adults), and 1 star for the waste of paper.
G**P
does not correlate to companion website
companion website correlates better to edition 2. website hasn't been updated to correlate with this 3rd edition. Arabic is hard enough without having to spend more time finding which linked lesson in companion website is from this $90 3rd edition or from 2nd edition which i had to borrow - for free - from library! wish i discovered this sooner - too late to return!
A**R
No access to website learning.
The website requires an additional code which doesn't come with the book. You are paying full price to gey only have the product.
C**O
Buen libro
Lo compré por error, pero es un buen libro y método para el aprendizaje acompañado de un profesor.
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