Arabic today
Subtitle: a student, business and professional course in spoken and written Arabic
By: John Mace.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng; ara
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Arabic language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English.
Genres: Textbooks for foreign speakers
Description: This book aimed at those with no prior knowledge of the language. Suitable for business professionals and students wanting to communicate directly with people and institutions in the Arab world, Arabic Today is a self-contained course in contemporary Arabic. Tuition tends to concentrate either on the written language (never used in everyday speech) or on a selected regional dialect (which is never written down). Arabic Today breaks with this tradition, capitalising on the emerging form of spoken Pan-Arabic. This supraregional form of educated speech is drawn from the most influential areas, as well as the modern written word. So whether you wish to speak the language or add writing skills as well, this course book and accompanying audio website are the ideal tools for self-tuition and classroom use.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Text in English and Arabic.