Dardasha: Let's Speak Egyptian Arabic : A Multidimensional Approach to the Teaching and Learning of Egyptian Arabic As a Foreign Language

by Mustafa Mughazy

Dardasha is an integrated-skills introduction to Egyptian Arabic, designed for both learners with previous experience with Arabic as well as those who are complete beginners. The purpose of this textbook is for learners to develop their linguistic and communicative skills in Egyptian Arabic, such that the final outcome is a balanced functional knowledge of linguistic structures and a sound vocabulary, along with the ability to use them appropriately in real life situations. The writer of this book, Mustapha Mughazy made use of the receptive and productive skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) in language learning to write this book.

345 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2004

About the author

Dr. Mustafa Mughazy is a professor of Arabic and linguistics in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Western Michigan University.

Mughazy is the author of "Dardasha: Introduction to Egyptian Arabic" and the editor of "Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XX," in addition to a series of articles and book chapters.

He was on the program team for the annual Kalamazoo World Languages Film Festival that was held every March on WMU's main campus. The six-day competitive event was dedicated to the presentation of original creative cinema from Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish-speaking cultures around the world, with the movie subtitles in English. The films competed for the Gold Kazoo prize.

Mughazy was the recipient of the 2019 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity.