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Based on the latest teaching techniques, Yall¿ is a comprehensive introduction to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), helping students to acquire fluency and accuracy in the language. It is split into two volumes that support students as they advance through their understanding: the first for beginners, and the second for intermediate learners. The textbook focuses on the four major language skills - reading, listening, writing, and speaking - and emphasizes the development of effective learning strategies. Each chapter includes a wide selection of materials that introduce new vocabulary and grammar structures whilst reinforcing previous material. Communication-oriented activities such as role-playing and interviews enable accurate and productive language use, while writing is presented systematically and reflects real-life communication. Each volume also includes a grammar reference section, which makes assimilation easier by drawing on common points between the student's knowledge of English and of Arabic.
List of contents
Preface to teachers; Preface to students; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Grammar Reference 1; Grammar Reference 2; Grammar Reference 3; Grammar Reference 4; Grammar Reference 5; Grammar Reference 6; Grammar Reference 7; Grammar Reference 8; Vocabulary chapters 7-12: English-Arabic; References; Image credits; Index.
About the author
Shokry Gohar is a senior faculty lecturer and the Arabic Language Program Director at McGill University. He has taught Arabic in various institutes and language instruction environments in Egypt, the USA, and Canada since 1992.David Nancekivell is a faculty lecturer in the Arabic language at McGill University. He has an extensive career in both the learning and the teaching of languages spanning more than thirty years, and has taught Arabic in Lebanon, the USA, and Canada.
Summary
Yalla is a comprehensive introduction to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) that uses the latest teaching techniques to help students acquire fluency and accuracy. Split into two volumes, the textbook focuses on reading, listening, writing, and speaking through a wide selection of materials that emphasize the development of effective learning strategies.
Foreword
Yallā is a two-volume introduction to Modern Standard Arabic that helps students acquire fluency and develop effective learning strategies.
