SILP 1301:  Beginning Arabic I

Texts: Brustad, Kristen, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi. Alif Baa:  Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds. Second Edition (with DVDs). Washington, DC: Georgetown UP, 2004. ISBN: 1589011023. (This will be the text for the first half of the semester.)

Brustad, Kristen, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi. Al-Kitaab fii
Ta callum al-cArabiyya
: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One.  Second Edition (with DVDs). Washington, DC: Georgetown UP, 2004. ISBN: 158901104X. (This will be the text for the second half of the semester and for the second semester.)

Tell Me More: Arabic. Auralog. Available on camputer in NH 251. (For more information, or to order your personal copy, see  <http://www.auralog.com/us/tellmemore_arabic.html>).  (This will be an additional resource to the textbooks listed above, and will be integral to the course.)

Additional
resources:
Links to Arabic language sites
Contact: Matthew Stroud, Department of Modern Languages
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