Elementary Arabic I (Michigan State University)

Copyright Year: 2022;  Contributors: Issa and Mohamed; Publisher: Michigan State University;  License: CC BY

"This open textbook is intended for beginning students of Arabic in their first semester. This OER is unique in its presentation of Arabic language content through theme-based modules. Each theme is addressed through vocabulary, grammar, reading, speaking, and writing components. Each chapter includes self-check embedded quizzes that help learners digest language concepts. The book is also designed with teachers in mind. Each chapter includes pair work and group tasks that the teacher can implement in class and other parts that can be assigned as homework. The focus of the book is to build literacy in Standard Arabic structure in a simplified and sequenced approach while emphasizing speaking skills. By the end of this course, students will be well prepared for building their competence in a sequenced and organized manner in the following parts of this series."

 

 

 

Let's Chat! Arabic  (BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, IDAHO)

"Let’s Chat! Arabic features a collection of over 28 interpersonal speaking activities for novice and intermediate learners. Touching on a range of thematic topics such as greetings, daily routines, health, eating out, holidays and so much more, Arabic teachers are sure to find an activity to use in their courses. These activities may be used as is or can easily be revised and remixed to fit the unique needs of individual classrooms."

 

 

 

BEGINNER ARABIC:

("This is an open textbook on Beginner Arabic for undergraduate students who are taking Arabic in their first semester. It addresses letters and sounds of Arabic along with basic skills in reading, speaking and writing. The book can be used as a self-study resource or as the main textbook in beginning Arabic classes.")

(CLICK ON CONTENTS IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER-- and then the PLUS KEY --TO EXPAND CONTENTS)

 

 

 

STUDY MATERIALS FOR ARABIC STUDENTS BY AN ARABIC STUDENT 

I. Food and Daily Routine

1. Vocabulary 

2. Grammar 

3. Grammar and Vocabulary Practice 

4. Culture and Advice

 

II. Education and Careers

5. Vocabulary 

6. Grammar 

7. Grammar and Vocabulary Practice 

8. Culture and Advice

 

III. Travel and Tourism

9. Vocabulary 

10. Grammar 

11. Grammar and Vocabulary Practice 

12. Culture and Advice

 

IV. Celebrations, Holidays, and Religion

13. Vocabulary 

14. Grammar 

15. Grammar and Vocabulary Practice 

16. Culture and Advice

 

 

 

 

Elementary Arabic by Ayman Mohamed and Sadam Issa (Michigan State University)

2020    Licence: CC BY 4.0

"This open textbook is intended for beginning students of Arabic who have already covered their literacy skills and ready to explore language in a lively and interactive approach.

This OER is unique in its presentation of Arabic language content through theme-based modules. Each theme is addressed through vocabulary, grammar, reading, speaking, culture, and writing components.

Each chapter includes self-check embedded quizzes that help learners digest language concepts.

The book is also designed with teachers in mind. Each chapter includes pair work and group tasks that the teacher can implement in class and other parts that can be assigned as homework.

The focus of the book is to establish a sound basis in Standard Arabic structure in a simplified and sequenced approach.

Additionally, each theme will include a conversation section in which a module on Egyptian Arabic is presented.

While developing a solid foundation in written Arabic, the Egyptian Arabic component will enhance students’ spoken fluency and enrich their cultural experience in their language learning journey." (from the preface to this book; please note that all bolding is mine to emphasize important curricular elements.)

1. Introduction

2. I. About Myself

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. Weekend assignment 1

3. II. My Family

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. weekend assignment 2

4. III. Study and school

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. Weekend assignment 3

5. IV. Weather

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. Weekend assignment 4

6. V. Hobbies and Sports

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. Weekend assignment 5

7. VI. Stories and Memories

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and Conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. Weekend assignment 6

8. weekend assignment 7

8. VII. Daily routine

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and Conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. weekend assignment 8

9. VIII. City attractions

1. Vocabulary

2. Grammar

3. Reading

4. Speaking and conversation

5. Culture

6. Writing

7. weekend assignment 9

10. IX. Reviews and worksheets

11. Review 1

12. Review 2

1. Sample test

13. Appendix

 

From MSA to CA : A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic (Portland State University)     (FROM PDXSCHOLAR)

("This book is for students who have studied Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) for one year or more and would like to learn colloquial Arabic basics using their knowledge of MSA.

It aims at transitioning learners from Novice Mid level to Intermediate Low through presenting situations useful for living in an Arab country.

The book has several features including hyperlinks, practice dialogues with open answers, cultural tips, and more.")

Download Full Text (2.0 MB)

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Download Audio Chapter 1 - Formal Greetings (699 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 1 - Informal Greetings (812 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 1 - Practice Dialogue (605 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 2 - Examples on Using WH Words (1.4 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 2 - Taxi (866 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 2 - Requesting a Train Ticket (1.1 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 2 - At the Restaurant (1.0 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 2 - Practice Dialogue (634 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 3 - Present Tense Conjugations (770 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 3 - At the Sports Club (2.2 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 3 - Missing a Lecture at University (1.8 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 3 - Past Tense Conjugations Sampling (988 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 3 - What did you do Yesterday? (1.8 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 3 - Conjugations of Some Weak Verbs (1.7 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 3 - Practice Dialogue (1.5 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 4 - Examples on Present Tense Verbs (1004 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 4 - Mini Dialogues (1.9 MB)

Download Audio Chapter 4 - Accepting an Invitation to Lunch (826 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 4 - Politely Rejecting an Invitation to an Outing (899 KB)

Download Audio Chapter 4 - Practice Dialogue (698 KB)

 

 

Arabic Collections Online (from NYU)

 

 

 

Arabic Language Learning -- from OER COMMONS

 

 

 

RESOURCES FROM ARABIC LANGUAGE LEARNING

 

 

 

THE SUMMARY OF ARABIC LANGUAGE GRAMMAR (in Arabic)

 

 

 

ARABIC LANGUAGE LEARNING (an OER COMMONS HUB)

    LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

    LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

    ARABIC GRAMMAR + READING AND WRITING

 

 

 

ARABIC RESOURCES  (links provided by the University of Houston)

     

 

 

LEARNING ARABIC

 

 

 

From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic

WEBSITE: https://content.library.pdx.edu/files/PDXScholar/msa-ca/

EDITABLE: Word

Author(s): Lina Gomaa, Portland State University

Description: "This book is for students who have studied Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) for one year or more and would like to

learn colloquial Arabic basics using their knowledge of MSA. It aims at transitioning learners from Novice Mid level to Intermediate Low through presenting situations useful for living in an Arab country. The book has several features including hyperlinks, practice dialogues with open answers, cultural tips, and more."

 

 

 

Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

("This text explores verb time, tense, aspect, and mood through comparison of Arabic and English sentence patterns.

It includes examples of the Arabic patterns from classical and popular sources so Arabic students can learn by explanation and example how to formulate cohesive and grammatically correct sentence structure.

 

While this guide is intended mainly for English-speaking students studying Arabic, the charts also provide a quick reference of English sentence patterns for Arabic speakers. The book is designed as a supplement.")

 

 

 

A HANDBOOK OF OTTOMAN ARABIC

FULL TEXT HERE, COURTESY OF GOOGLE DOCS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mLjtZ5qcw769d5XiVG483rS1Pr5ICRmcQut-L9SpsTc/edit?usp=sharing

In Google Docs, click on File at the very top left, then click download as one of the options presented, to download a .PDF version on your device. The .PDF version is easier to read.)

("Written forms of Arabic composed during the era of the Ottoman Empire present an immensely fruitful linguistic topic. Extant texts display a proximity to the vernacular that cannot be encountered in any other surviving historical Arabic material, and thus provide unprecedented access to Arabic language history.

This rich material remains very little explored. Traditionally, scholarship on Arabic has focussed overwhelmingly on the literature of the various Golden Ages between the 8th and 13th centuries, whereas texts from the 15th century onwards have often been viewed as corrupted and not worthy of study. The lack of interest in Ottoman Arabic culture and literacy left these sources almost completely neglected in university courses.

This volume is the first linguistic work to focus exclusively on varieties of Christian, Jewish and Muslim Arabic in the Ottoman Empire of the 15th to the 20th centuries, and present Ottoman Arabic material in a didactic and easily accessible way. Split into a Handbook and a Reader section, the book provides a historical introduction to Ottoman literacy, translation studies, vernacularisation processes, language policy and linguistic pluralism. The second part contains excerpts from more than forty sources, edited and translated by a diverse network of scholars.

The material presented includes a large number of yet unedited texts, such as Christian Arabic letters from the Prize Paper collections, mercantile correspondence and notebooks found in the Library of Gotha, and Garshuni texts from archives of Syriac patriarchs.")