Complete Arabic: Teach Yourself

by Frances Altorfer

Complete Arabic is a comprehensive language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).

The new edition of this successful course has been fully revised and is packed with new learning features to give you the language, practice and skills to communicate with confidence.

-Maps from A1 to B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages

-17 learning units plus grammar index and word glossary

-Arabic script and pronunciation guide

-Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick

-Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking

-Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner

-Culture notes - learn about the people and places of the Arabic-speaking world

-Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims

-Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations to help you speak and understand quickly

-Test Yourself - see and track your own progress

Coming soon: get our companion app. Arabic course: Teach Yourself is full of fun, interactive activities to support your learning with this course. Apple and Android versions available.

Also available: Get Started in Beginner's Arabic (ISBN 9781444174966) and Complete Spoken Arabic of the Arabian Gulf (ISBN 9781444105469).

Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

Genres: Reference, Language, Linguistics, Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

First published February 26, 2010

Reviews

[lixy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fine for beginners, but only along WITH an excellent class I took. Arabic I think would be incredibly hard to "teach ones self", as this series claims, though the first chapters are helpful and quite well structured. I imagine most beginner, teach-yourselfers probably only use at most half of this type of book (i've looked at a few others, and used them both for learning and teaching), and this is fine up to about half way. After that, as things get more complicated, you really need a teacher and a real grammar and learning materials.

[Meg · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great book for conversational arabic, but the grammar could be a lot clearer. Other books such as Haywood go into the nuts and bolts in a much clearer and more comprehensive way. And an app like ilang Arabic for pronunciation will also help.