Arabic (Eastern) II, Comprehensive: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Arabic Edition) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

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Publication Date: February 6, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0743544900 | ISBN-13: 978-0743544900 | Edition: 30 Lessons + Reading

Eastern Arabic is the dialect spoken in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Eastern Arabic is also very well understood in the eastern and southeastern parts of the Arab world -- Arabia, the Gulf Region, and Iraq. Pimsleur's Eastern Arabic is based on the dialect of Damascus, Syria.

 

Comprehensive Eastern Arabic II includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Level I. Increased spoken and reading language ability.

Level II will double your vocabulary and grammatical structures while increasing your spoken proficiency exponentially. Upon completion of a Level II, you will be able to:

* engage in fuller conversations involving yourself, your family, daily activities, interests and personal preferences,

* combine known elements into increasingly longer sentences and strings of sentences,

* create with language and function in informal situations,

* deal with concrete topics in the past, present, and future,

* meet social demands and limited job requirements,

* begin reading for meaning.

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Dr. Paul Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world’s leading experts in applied linguistics. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed The Pimsleur Method based on two key principles:  the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called “Graduated Interval Recall.”  This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages of the Pimsleur Programs.

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• Audio CD
• Publisher: Pimsleur; 30 Lessons + Reading edition (February 6, 2007)
• Language: Arabic
• ISBN-10: 0743544900
• ISBN-13: 978-0743544900
• Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 11.3 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Dr. Paul Pimsleur (b. 1926, d. 1976) devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. He was fluent in French, good in German, and had a working knowledge of Italian, Russian, Modern Greek, and Mandarin Chinese. After obtaining his Ph.D. in French and a Masters in Psychology from Columbia University, he taught French Phonetics and Linguistics at UCLA. He later became Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center (a state-wide language lab) at Ohio State University; Professor of Education and Romance Languages at the State University of New York at Albany; and a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Heidelberg. He did research on the psychology of language learning and in 1969 was Section Head of Psychology of Second Language Learning at the International Congress of Applied Linguistics.

Dr. Pimsleur was a member of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), American Educational Research Association (AERA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and a founding member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

His many books and articles revolutionized theories of language learning and teaching. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed a new method (The Pimsleur Method) that is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called "Graduated Interval Recall." This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages of the "Pimsleur Programs."

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A STEP FORWARD, February 10, 2008

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This review is from: Arabic (Eastern) II, Comprehensive: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Arabic Edition) (Audio CD)

This was an overdue release of a much needed course. Learning Arabic is challenging because in all Arabic countries two languages are used: Colloquial and Standard Arabic. There are many varieties of Colloquial Arabic such as Egyptian, Syrian, Gulf, and Yemeni among other forms of the spoken language. For business, educational, and literary purposes Modern Standard Arabic (or Fus-Ha) is the primary choice. If you want to communicate with friends, relatives and people in the streets, the Colloquial is the best way to go. Deciding upon where to start and what to learn is a challenge in itself. This second level of the Pimsleur Eastern Arabic is a great continuation to the excellent level one. Some of the dialogues are of questionable usefulness such as spending a lot of time on the issue of playing cards. Of course, one can always generalize the skill acquired in a less than useful linguistic situation to better master the mechanics of a language. Once the Comprehensive Arabic I is completed, I would suggest to download the book and mp3 files from the "Syrian Arabic" website for a more traditional introduction to the Syrian Arabic. The "Syrian Arabic' website method is well designed and free (although I suggest a donation to maintain the site running). For those interested in Lebanese Arabic, I suggest the purchase of "Arabic You Need" by Hadia Harb (CD's and text). Syrian and Lebanese colloquials are close enough to use the Pimsleur course for conversations with Lebanese people. A teacher eventually is a must. A serious student of Arabic will eventually have to take the plunge and study Modern Standard Arabic, but this is a different story. For now, let's pray that the folks at Pimsleur will take less time to release the level III course than they took to release level II. Despite its minor flaws, the level II follows the steps of level I and deserves five stars.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TOP OF THE LINE!!!!, February 22, 2007

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Karl Thorsson (Reykjavík, Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabic (Eastern) II, Comprehensive: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Arabic Edition) (Audio CD)

Review updated 19 August 2009

This is the second installment of Pimsleur's Eastern Arabic I, 2nd Edition.

NOTE: If you completed Pimsleur Arabic (Eastern) I, 1st Edition, copyright 2003; you will not make a smooth transition into this product, namely Pimsleur Eastern Arabic II. You need to get Pimsleur Eastern Arabic I, 2nd Edition.

The dialect used in the Pimsleur Eastern Arabic II CDs is the one of Damascus, Syria.

The pronunciation is from natives of Syria and is crystal clear.

If you are going to Egypt, you need to get Pimsleur Egyptian Arabic.

After you complete this course, you will smoothly transition into Pimsleur Eastern Arabic III which was released in July of 2009.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome immersion - limited vocab., April 4, 2007

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GEORGIOS MATSIANIKAS (Greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arabic (Eastern) II, Comprehensive: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Arabic Edition) (Audio CD)

I have been given this entire course, Levels I and II, by my partner as a gift. I have to admit it gives you a kick off, helps you improve your accent considerably, and makes you start thinking in Syrian Arabic. For me this is an effortless and fun way to get started and get to quite a level, provided you have some supplementary material to build your Syrian Arabic vocab. To be honest, if I had a suggestion to make to Pimsleur for this course it would be to release level III, make the dialogs a bit longer, and ease it on the price. Other than that this course is AWESOME, at least for Syrian Arabic it is, on the contrary the Egyptian Arabic level I, which I got to hear from a friend is not as good. So, if any of you want to learn Syrian Arabic, get the Comprehensive Pimsleur Eastern Arabic I, II (and hopefully III) course, get the excellent Syrian Arabic grammar and dictionary by Georgetown University Press also on sale at amazon, and once you complete all three levels, also in between, get a hold of a native speaker and you'll be set to discover the beauty of Syrian Arabic, my favorite colloquial. I give this course 4 stars because of the length of the dialogs and the price, quite pricey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!