This Arabic language-learning classic is now enhanced with a
bound-in CD of MP3 files. Designed to provide beginners in Arabic
with maximum linguistic and cultural exposure in a short period
(about 100 hours of contact time), this book consists of sixteen
lessons with dialogs and exercises dealing with day-to-day
scenarios: greeting people, getting a taxi, making phone calls,
asking directions, discussing the weather, and effectively
communicating with police and duty officers. The lessons help the
reader to navigate situations at gas stations, marketplaces,
restaurants, and in their own households.
Formal Spoken Arabic (FSA) is a kind of "lingua franca" that is
more natural than speaking Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the
literary form of the language. FSA uses the shared features of the
various urban colloquial dialects, defaulting to Levantive (terms
common to Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan) where the spoken dialects
diverge. Each lesson includes cultural notes on American-Arab
interactions, notes on learner strategies for managing Arabic
conversations with a limited amount of language, and grammar
explanations in clear, non-technical language. Although the main
dialogue for each lesson is presented in Arabic script,
transcriptions are used to accelerate spoken performance. The "FAST
Course" includes grammatical explanations, English-Arabic and
Arabic-English glossaries, appendices listing common idioms,
courtesy expressions and other useful terms, instructor's notes,
and drills aided and accompanied by the CD.
Originally created for diplomats, this is an expanded and
enhanced edition of a work originally developed by the U.S. State
Department as a six-week intensive, or "FAST" (Familiarization and
Short-Term) course, and is easily adaptable for students in Middle
East area studies. Travelers heading for posts in the Arab world
who quickly need to gain a basic ability to converse in day-to-day
situations will find "Formal Spoken Arabic FAST Course" an
invaluable companion.
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