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Arabic (Eastern) - 2nd Ed.: Learn to Speak and Understand Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs

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Arabic (Eastern) - 2nd Ed.: Learn to Speak and Understand Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Pimsleur (Author)

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Audio CD
Publisher: Pimsleur; Abridged edition (Aug 1 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743529448
ISBN-13: 978-0743529440
Product Dimensions: 32.3 x 27.9 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 976 g

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Comprehensive Arabic (Eastern) includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading.

Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to:

* initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations,

* deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family,

* communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations,

* avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements,

* satisfy personal needs and limited social demands,

* establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries,

* begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.

About the Author

Dr. Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. After obtaining his Ph.D. in French from Columbia University, he taught French Phonetics and Phonemics, and supervised the language laboratory at UCLA. He went on to become Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center at Ohio State University; Professor of Education and Romance Languages at the State University of New York at Albany; and a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Heidelberg. Dr. Pimsleur was a member of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), American Educational Research Association (AERA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and a founding member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). His many books and articles revolutionized theories of language learning and teaching. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed a new method that is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory that he called Graduated Interval Recall. This program incorporates both of these principles to provide you with the most simple and effective learning method possible.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful approach!, Sep 26 2004

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This review is from: Arabic (Eastern), Q&S: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Audio Cassette)

I thought it was very helpful and well done - they recap everything from previous lessons so you don't forget it. It's very useful and I definitely recommend it.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been good but..., Aug 16 2002

By	Steven Harnish (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabic (Egyptian) (Audio Cassette)

One of the male speakers has an extremely confusing manner of pronouncing the "t" as a "k" in feminine verb forms. I played the tapes over and over repeating these errors many times before figuring this out. Now I'm trying to unlearn this stupidity. There is no book (transcription) along with the tape - so you are totally on your own, with no way to verify if you are hearing what you think you might be hearing. The aggravation I received from this course was 10 times worse than the amount I paid. Don't waste your money or especially your time on this course - unless you're a comic and want Egyptians to laugh at your idiotic pronunciation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I thought Arabic was difficult, Aug 7 2002

By	Catyana Skory (VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabic (Egyptian) (Audio Cassette)

For some reason it has been a desire of mine to learn Arabic. It has been a daunting task, especially when looking at books that attempt to describe how you should say certain words.

My desire to learn the language was rekindled by an upcoming trip to Egypt so I tried these tapes. I found that they are wonderful and make Arabic easy and managable. I look forward to using my abilities, and actually be able to understand what is going on around me in Egypt. The only problem is that I don't know which tape set to buy next to learn more without repeating what I have learned.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent starting point
What an excellent starting point! Unlike most tapes, this set was slow enough to keep up with and breaks down the pronunciation of a word into manageable pieces. Read more

Published on Nov 19 2001