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Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News (Revised and Updated Edition)
A new and updated edition of the essential activities book for learning to read the news in Arabic
In light of the rapidly growing number of people studying Arabic—in academia, governments, NGOs, and business—Media Arabic is a unique and timely learning tool for anyone looking to access news information from this important global region firsthand. Media Arabic introduces the language of the newspapers, magazines, and internet news sites to intermediate and advanced level students of Modern Standard Arabic. Using this textbook, students will be able to master core vocabulary and structures typical of front-page news, recognize various modes of coverage, distinguish fact from opinion, detect bias, and read critically in Arabic.
Drawing on their long experience as Arabic instructors, Alaa Elgibali and Nevenka Korica have organized the book into six chapters, each covering a dominant news Talks and Conferences, Demonstrations and Protests, Conflicts and Terrorism, Elections, Rule of Law, and Business. In addition, the book offers three self-assessment units and a glossary organized by theme.
The book enables students to read extended texts with greater accuracy and speed by focusing on the relationships among meaning, language form, and markers of cohesive discourse. The activities include pre-reading discussions as well as extensive practice on vocabulary in context, organizing information, skimming, scanning, critical reading, and analyzing content.
In light of the rapidly growing number of people studying Arabic—in academia, governments, NGOs, and business—Media Arabic is a unique and timely learning tool for anyone looking to access news information from this important global region firsthand. Media Arabic introduces the language of the newspapers, magazines, and internet news sites to intermediate and advanced level students of Modern Standard Arabic. Using this textbook, students will be able to master core vocabulary and structures typical of front-page news, recognize various modes of coverage, distinguish fact from opinion, detect bias, and read critically in Arabic.
Drawing on their long experience as Arabic instructors, Alaa Elgibali and Nevenka Korica have organized the book into six chapters, each covering a dominant news Talks and Conferences, Demonstrations and Protests, Conflicts and Terrorism, Elections, Rule of Law, and Business. In addition, the book offers three self-assessment units and a glossary organized by theme.
The book enables students to read extended texts with greater accuracy and speed by focusing on the relationships among meaning, language form, and markers of cohesive discourse. The activities include pre-reading discussions as well as extensive practice on vocabulary in context, organizing information, skimming, scanning, critical reading, and analyzing content.
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232 pages, Paperback
First published February 11, 2007
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May 16, 2021
If you're a DLI-FLC expatriate and are a no stranger to the MSA DLPT, get this book! It's very helpful with the everyday used MSA words from Al-Jazeera, BBC Arabic, etc. Highly recommended book to increase your media-related vocabulary for the DLPT. Great self study-aid. Thanks!
April 29, 2009
This is a great book and extremely useful. It engages you in working with Arabic media and helps you begin basic analysis regarding it. Although the work can be tedious, the main exercises are very helpful. I will continue to reference this. It is a must for learning about the media in the Arab world both for a reader and a writer of Arabic.
August 5, 2015
كتاب ممتاز ومفيد لدارسي اللغة المستخدمة في وسائل الإعلام.
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