Al-Kitaab fii Ta allum al- Arabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic (Part 2) (Arabic and English Edition) Second Edition

English Edition by Kristen Brustad (Author), Abbas Al-Tonsi (Author), Mahmoud Al-Batal (Author)

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This second edition includes one DVD bound into the book that feature contextualized vocabulary, cultural background and illustrations, and new listening comprehension materials with each lesson. Newly recorded colloquial audio and video materials also accompany each lesson and continue the story of Maha and Khalid and their travels to Cairo with brief explanatory vocabulary and notes provided in the text. The appendices include grammatical reference charts, an Arabic-English glossary, and a grammar index. The materials cover approximately 150 contact hours of instruction, and students who complete Part Two should reach advanced proficiency.

Each lesson in Part Two centers on a text that deals with a social, historical, literary, or cultural issue. In addition to the main reading text, students will also find additional authentic texts for reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary and grammar exercises, close listening and speaking activities, and cultural background for the reading.

The revised and repackaged Part Two has been restructured to reflect pedagogical developments over the last eight years, updated with new authentic reading and listening texts, and expanded with new video materials. In addition to the speaking, listening, and writing skills emphasized throughout each lesson, more time and emphasis is placed on activating vocabulary and structure with new activities for inside and outside the classroom.

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• Provides basic texts of printed media to help students connect the written and aural/oral aspects of Arabic
• Features intensive reading that is focused on grammar and pronunciation
• Contains substantial amounts of drills and exercises to help students memorize and gain active control of an expanded vocabulary
• Explores the root and pattern system of Arabic grammar and complex sentence structure using vocabulary, complex texts, and translation exercises
• Develops writing skills at the paragraph level to encourage synthesis of vocabulary and grammar
• Provides explicit instructions to students and instructors on drills and activities, including recommendations on appropriate exercises for inside and outside the classroom
• Interactive DVD contains reading comprehension texts with new material and new listening comprehension material
• DVD presents cultural background with illustrations and continues the story of Maha and Khalid using both Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic

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"The student hears, sees and reads Arabic, and learning is kept close to an authentic linguistic and cultural experience." ― ADFL Bulletin

About the Author

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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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1589010965
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Georgetown University Press; Second edition (July 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ Arabic, English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 452 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781589010963
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1589010963
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.87 x 1.02 x 8.5 inches

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J. Anderson

Good teacher, good book...bad teacher, bad book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 24, 2011

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This textbook is not as evil as some reviewers make it seem, but it has some notable weaknesses. I can only summarize this by saying that, if you have a great teacher with native speaking abilities, you'll have much less of a grudge against this book. If you have a bad teacher, you will certainly hate this book. Given that a quality teacher is an essential supplement to this text, I must conclude that it is not the best choice for someone who is hoping to learn Arabic through independent study.

I am a college student completing my second year of Arabic language. I am currently in the middle of this textbook, and I will say that I find it to be an improvement over Part 1 of this series, as it makes an effort to teach vocabulary through roots and patterns rather than at random. A multitude of words in the Arabic language are derived from predictable patterns, so becoming familiar with the patterns enables learners to take a three letter root and derive all sorts of words, or to identify words with the same root and therefore similar meanings.

Another benefit of this textbook is that it is a standard in the academic/university setting. Therefore, if you plan to eventually enroll in a college Arabic course, it is good to be familiar with this text. In fact, as I was applying to study abroad programs, I was very grateful I had used this text, because almost every institution attempted to approximate the language level of applicants based on what chapter of Al-kitaab they reached in their studies.

This text does have drawbacks. Having already reached conversational proficiency in Spanish, I am honestly astonished by my lack of proficiency in Arabic given the amount of time and the intensity with which I study. The way this book is organized, it does not focus on teaching the most useful expressions and vocabulary first. I have known how to say, "My father works in the United Nations," since the first chapter of the first book in this series, and yet it isn't until months or even semesters later that students learn colors and body parts, learn how to say dates, ask what something costs, hail a cab, etc.

Ultimately, this book has been helpful because it made me realize how important it is for me to get abroad for as long as possible if I want to become conversationally proficient in this language. I'll be spending the next year enrolled in intensive language courses in Jordan. I'll bring this textbook with me, but I'll be glad when I don't have to use it.

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Cortez A

Item is exactly as described

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 26, 2021

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I’m not too sure who’s gone through the painstaking process of ensuring that there isn’t any writing, marks, creases, or rips in this book, but they are appreciated. The book was exactly as described, included CDs, and shipped extremely fast. Most importantly, the book was reasonably priced. Furthermore, the CDs work properly and are essentially brand new! A wonderful experience with wonderful sellers.

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Freelancer

*Notoriously* terrible, but admirable.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 4, 2007

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At my university in California, native-speaking professors are not allowed to teach classes in which the Al-Kitaab series is used unless they've received special training to get aquatinted with it. I've heard this is a requirement at some other schools as well. When they begin teaching, many complain about the way these books present the Arabic language (and sympathize when students whine the morning after homework). The most frustrating flaw of this book is that there is NO grammar glossary. Grammar (extremely tedious in Arabic) is spread throughout each chapter, so it's impossible to review unless you literally flip through every page to find what you're looking for. I often have each finger of one hand holding the page where a related grammar concept is hidden. This makes studying for tests very difficult. I recommend carrying 10 bookmarks.

Be warned that the vocabulary lists in each chapter Al-Kitaab pt. 2 (this book) are about 4-5 times larger than in book one. Some chapters have 60 words to memorize. This volume also changes the order that it presents conjugation charts. Why does this matter? Well, when you've been memorizing a year's-worth of verb forms in a specific form order (in Al-Kitaab pt. 1), to suddenly shuffle that chart order around while introducing more and more forms...doesn't help at ALL!

Lastly, dialogs are key to learning any language, and this book ignores them completely. Instead, you've given mundane texts to translate, which doesn't effectively teach anything because it just makes you go back to the chapter glossary to look words up. The reason people learn languages better in foreign countries is because of the language is in context. This book does not present anything in context. One positive is that the vocabulary lists are at least usable (with the exception of the word "aesthetic" in chapter 4). These books have potential and try to be helpful ( I've met two of the authors, who are both very nice), but lack very fundamental student aids. I recommend searching Amazon for a more user-friendly book, and if you're not buying this for a class, it would be smart to switch to colloquial Arabic now that you know some basic Modern Standard Arabic (MSA/Foosha). Peace.

ps: The only Maha and Khalid you see in this book are in the colloquial section of the DVDs, which the text doesn't go into, so most students won't even know they're there. You can also say goodbye to the English-Arabic dictionary in the back.

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Andre Batchelder-Schwab

which makes the book less useful and effective than it would be without the writing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 24, 2016

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Arrived on time in decent packaging, and the book isn't falling apart. However, seller failed to mention that the book has been thoroughly used and written on, which would have been helpful to know as this is a workbook full of exercises, which makes the book less useful and effective than it would be without the writing. However, this is only ~30% of the book, and not a dealbreaker for me. There is no CD, but I expected this as the seller did disclose that aspect of the book. I needed the book quickly and cheaply and this fulfilled what I needed.

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Writer

Not for self-study. Better than Vol 2 new edition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 9, 2015

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This 2005 edition is of a higher standard than the newer 2009 edition. It contains more grammar and additional useful Ibarat. The 2009 edition is in many ways a dumbed down version of the 2005 edition. There are many exercises and concepts in the older book (2005) that will enable you to move on to Vol. 3. The gap between Vol 2 new edition and Vol 3 is very wide and moving between Vol 2 new to Vol 3 will require you freshing up on concepts that are in Vol 2 old. As a student you will likely not know what to look for. Hence it is mandatory to have a teacher to teach you using Vol 2 old and new. Vol 2 is the most important book in the 3 books of the Georegetown series. It contains the bulk of the essential grammar. So it is important to do it well and full and at this stage of studying a teacher is still needed. After Vol 3 you can slow down on needing a teacher but even then it is still required.

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Sandra

Very bad quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 19, 2019

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Not at all what was promised. It was in a very bad state with handwriting over the texts and the results filled out.

sal

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 22, 2015

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Amazon Customer

Great book, DVD does not work

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 24, 2018

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Book is brilliant! However the DVD is not working!

Patricia Tricker

Don't bother!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 23, 2011

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This is one of the worst language text books I've ever come across, and that includes 15 years as a full-time teacher of languages and many more part-time. Moreoever it is the opinion of others in the class I attended in which we 'used' this book. Unfortunately some courses seem wedded to it.
It is badly organized, introduces new words but does not use them again, with the result that there is no reinforcement, and has no grammar summary. The DVDs are extremely difficult to find one's way round.
Time permitting I could write a whole essay on why I hate this book!
Patricia Tricker, MCIL, Cert Ed (FE), Cert HE

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