Formal Spoken Arabic Basic Course with MP3 Files 2/e

Karin C. Ryding is professor emerita in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University.



David J. Mehall is a research associate at the Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL), University of Maryland.

Contents of the MP3 Files

Arabic Research at Georgetown University

Preface

Preface to the first edition

Acknowledgements to the second edition



Introduction

Teachers Notes

Students Notes

LESSON ONE: HEADS OF STATE

LESSON TWO: CITIES AND COUNTRIES

LESSON THREE: OFFICIAL TITLES

LESSON FOUR: GEOGRAPHY

LESSON FIVE: SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT

LESSON SIX: REVIEW

LESSON SEVEN: GEOGRAPHY II

LESSON EIGHT: LOST LUGGAGE

LESSON NINE: GETTING ACQUAINTED

LESSON TEN: ESTABLISHING COMMON GROUND

LESSON ELEVEN: SEEKING AND GIVING INFORMATION

LESSON TWELVE: PERSONAL NEEDS AND FAMILY

LESSON THIRTEEN: REVIEW

LESSON FOURTEEN: HANDLING A PROBLEM

LESSON FIFTEEN: EATING OUT

LESSON SIXTEEN: BARGAINING AND BUYING



Arabic-English Glossary

English-Arabic Glossary

Appendix 1: Names of the Months and Months of the Islamic Calendar

Appendix 2: Summary Verb List by Form and Verbal Noun

"This book fills a significant gap in teaching spoken Arabic as a foreign language."—Language, reviewing a previous edition or volume



"A well-designed Arabic text that will enrich Arabic instruction in the United States. It represents a bold attempt at addressing a pedagogical problem arising from the diglossic situation in the Arab world."—Al-Arabiyya Journal, reviewing a previous edition or volume



"Goes a long way toward bridging the gap between Arabic Colloquial Dialects at the one end of the spectrum and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) at the other end, and with the addition of a number of key Levantine Colloquial vocabulary items, it allows learners who have a certain expertise in MSA to make use of that expertise appropriately and effectively as they pursue their daily lives in the Middle East."—Gerald E. Lampe, deputy director of the National Foreign Language Center and president of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic



"This revised edition is sound in approach and cultural content; it enables academicians and professionals alike to acquire a spoken vernacular that transcends the boundaries of diverse Arabic dialects while carefully overcoming localisms—thanks to the authors classroom-tested and adaptable materials and masterful approach that seamlessly weaves commonalities among spoken dialects into one learnable language variety."—Mohssen Esseesy, assistant professor and coordinator, Arabic Program, George Washington University



"Karin Rydings Formal Spoken Arabic is a milestone in the teaching of spoken Arabic, the only book of its kind. This textbook presents the Arabic used for a wide range of situations—an intermediate variety between spoken colloquial Arabic and the written language. It addresses the critical need for communicating across dialects and can be used anywhere in the Arabic-speaking world."—Margaret Nydell, director of graduate studies in Arabic, Georgetown University