Al-Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk- Arabic at our Hands - Student Level 1/Part 1 - Colour
NOTE: This book does not come with a CD. Companion audio files can be downloaded from the ArabicForAll website.
Arabic at Your Hands Series is developed for educational entities, including schools, institutes and universities. It begins from the basic level and continues with the students until they master Arabic language, which enables them to join university and continue their Arabic studies in various majors.
Goals of the Series:
The series aims to empower the learner with the three language competencies:
Linguistic competence
Communication competence
Cultural competence.
Audience of the series:
The series is intended for adult learners, whether they are regular students in educational institutions or non-regular students teaching themselves by themselves, and whether the series is taught in an intensive program, for which many hours are allocated, or in a non-intensive program devoted to a few hours.
On the other hand, the series addresses the learner who has not previously learned Arabic. Thus, it starts from zero and proceeds with the student forward. In order to master the Arabic language, in a way that makes him able to communicate with speakers of it verbally and in writing, and enables him to enroll in universities that take Arabic as the language of instruction.
Language of the Series:
The Series depends on fluent Arabic language and does not use any of the colloquial Arabic dialects, as it does not use intermediate language.
Level’s Units, Books And Lessons:
The first level consists of two parts (books), each of which includes 8 units (total of 16 units). Each unit consists of 9 lessons, constituting a total of 144 basic lessons in this level.
The lessons of each unit are organized as follows:
LessonsPages
First lesson: First dialogue, its vocabularies and exercises2 pages
Second lesson: Second dialogue, its vocabularies and exercises2 pages
Third lesson: Third dialogue, its vocabularies and exercises2 pages
Fourth lesson: Vocabularies exercises and additional vocabularies.2 pages
Fifth Lesson: Grammar structures and exercises.4 pages
Sixth lesson: Sounds3 pages
Seventh lesson: Speaking and exercises3 pages
Eighth lesson: Reading and exercises3 pages
Ninth lesson: Writing and exercises4 pages
Total pages per unit25 pages
Total number of pages: 285
Dimensions: 20 x 26 cm (W x H)
Tests and Evaluations:
Two types of tests are included in the first level:
Short tests: 8 tests in each two units
Two comprehensive tests for determining level:
Midlevel comprehensive test (at the end of the first book)
Final comprehensive test (at the end of the second book)
At the end, the first level includes a group of vocabularies with illustrated pictures. It also comprises lists for vocabularies used in each unit and another list for all vocabularies used in the level arranged alphabetically. It also contains listening texts along with downloadable audio content (8 hours) covering all texts and some of the exercises included. There is also a preparatory booklet for teaching Arabic letters.