Advanced Media Arabic

by El Mustapha Lahlali

Overview

This textbook focuses on developing students' analytical and translation skills in Arabic as well as reading, writing, listening, and speaking, by stematically introducing them to authentic advanced media Arabic texts. It emphasizes the semantic and stylistic aspects of media Arabic rather than its grammar. Organized by topic, it guides students through the vocabulary needed and understanding the language in context, exercises for reading comprehension, writing, translation, and listening, and discussion and debate. The authentic media, both text and audio, cover the following ten themes: Diplomacy, elections, trade and industry, violence and disorder, law and order, economy, war and military action, natural disasters, the "War onTerrorism," and Arabic television talk shows. Special features: * Authentic texts and listening materials gathered from a wide range of Arabic media * 60 minutes of spoken media Arabic from authentic sources to be made available as free MP3 files on our website * Master vocabulary list as well as a glossary for each lesson * Answer keys to exercises * Transcriptions of audio materials

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589012202
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	09/15/2008
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Language:	Arabic
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

El Mustapha Lahlali is a lecturer in the Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Leeds.

Table of Contents

Module 1: Diplomacy
Module 2: Elections
Module 3: Violence and Anarchy
Module 4: War and Military Action
Module 5: Economy
Module 6: Law and Order
Module 7: Trade and Idustry
Module 8: Reports on Language and Culture
Module 9: Natural Disasters
Module 10: Revolutions
Module 11: "War on Terrorism"
Module 12: Radio and TV extracts

What People are Saying About This

Hana Zabarah

This book will eliminate the need for supplemental material to a great extent. I would definitely recommend this book.

From the Publisher

"This book will eliminate the need for supplemental material to a great extent. I would definitely recommend this book."—Hana Zabarah, Georgetown University

Editorial Reviews

Advanced Media Arabic is a valuable textbook that provides advanced learners of Arabic as a second language with a wide array of authentic media Arabic texts and audio files that should not only educate learners about the Arab world media but also enhance their Arabic reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.

eLanguage.net

Without a doubt this book is one of the most structured, up-to-date and extensive Media Arabic books available today.

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

This text is an important contribution to an area of growing and continued interest in Arabic language studies, and provides a much needed resource for users who would like to develop their Arabic language media vocabulary.

roMes - Summer Loomis

Advanced Media Arabic is a valuable textbook that provides advanced learners of Arabic as a second language with a wide array of authentic media Arabic texts and audio files that should not only educate learners about the Arab world media but also enhance their Arabic reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.

-- "eLanguage.net"

This text is an important contribution to an area of growing and continued interest in Arabic language studies, and provides a much needed resource for users who would like to develop their Arabic language media vocabulary.

--Summer Loomis "roMes"

Without a doubt this book is one of the most structured, up-to-date and extensive Media Arabic books available today.

-- "British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies"

This book will eliminate the need for supplemental material to a great extent. I would definitely recommend this book.

--Hana Zabarah, Georgetown University

From the Publisher

This book will eliminate the need for supplemental material to a great extent. I would definitely recommend this book.

Hana Zabarah

Without doubt, this book is one of the most structured, up-to-date and extensive Media Arabic books available today... One of the richest accomplishments in the texts available for studying the vocabulary of the modern Arabic media... May well remain one of the best guided study books of the Arabic media.

Volume 36.3. 2009 British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies