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Title: Teach Yourself Arabic Complete Course by Jack Smart, Frances Altorfer ISBN: 0-658-01587-7 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.63 (19 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Too many errors
Comment: I recently purchased this book to teach myself Arabic - I am not taking a course, I'm relying solely on the book. Unfortunately, there are several problems with this text, the 2001 edition. Several times I have been working through the exercises in the book, with the answer key in the back, and have noticed mistakes. After numerous careful checkings on my own work, I am sure that I'm not reading things incorrectly. I must have found at least 20 errors, and I'm only at the end of unit 4.
Another thing that bothers me is the number of words presented in exercises that never appear anywhere else in vocabulary lists, or in the glossary. I've spent more minutes than I can count trying to find these words that crop up here and there, only to give up in frustration on my attempts at translating them.
Lastly, the presentation of vocabulary first, grammar last, is not the best for someone familiar with learning new languages. I have often been frustrated with what appears to be an inconsistency in the beginning dialogues, only to discover ten pages later, a spelling or grammatical rule that explains it.
All in all, despite the frustrations, I am learning the basics of the language. The practice questions generally reinforce what was learned in the chapters, and the transliterations are a great way to check up on yourself to see if you're reading the script properly. That's why I'm giving it a three
Rating: 4
Summary: attention relatives and friends of muslim inmates
Comment: This THIRD edition has two CD audio-discs included
which will be rejected or discarded by the CO @ CF
The older, discontinued (out-of-print) 2nd edition
has two CS audioCASSETTES which are normally Halal
in the eyes of the ever-watchful Package Room CO's
?May I wholeheartedly recommend an alternative? It
is still possible to supply your loved one with an
audioCASSETTE D-I-Y Arabic learning course; get it
by typing the following 10-digit ISBN: 0743529413.
You type (or hightlight & copy & paste) 0743529413
into Amazon's general "Search" box and hit "enter"
Make sure that you order a NEW set (of 4) tapes. I
realize that "used" sets cost less BUT the Package
Room of the Correctional Facility probably notices
on the packing slip that the mint-condition audio-
cassettes are listed as "used" by the Amazon third
party merchant. That would make the inside of them
(the hollow within the shell) S-U-S-P-E-C-T. There
is no need to chisel on the below-20-bucks cost to
risk getting the (perfectly good but "used") tapes
returned or trashed. "Nuff said RE alternatives to
CDs for institutionalized American Muslims. Myself
am a traditional Roman Catholic; nevertheless, God
is ONE (please let's not quibble), and some people
who wish to befriend an American/Canadian detainee
or convict (who has time to learn Arabic) must buy
paperback books or audiocassettes for the material
to be allowed inside the pokey. Hope this helps to
enable a devout North American to learn Arabic for
a better understanding of the Qu'ran. Feedback OK.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Arabic Learning Book Proven In Baghdad
Comment: I was a recon soldier with 1-13 Armor batalion in Baghdad. My mom sent me this book and I studied it religiously for about two hours a day and it got me readind and speaking it in a semi-effective manner in just a few weeks. It is written in such a way that teaches how to speak it well. I am currently in college at the top of my arabic class. We use "AL-KITAAB FII AL TAALUM AL ARABIYYA" It's not that good. This is, the only thing is I recommend a book to learn script to supplement this one. Remember to study hard too this isn't a freebie. GOOD LUCK.
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Title: The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It by Nicholas Awde ISBN: 0818404302 Publisher: Lyle Stuart Pub. Date: 01 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Your First 100 Words in Arabic : Beginner's Quick & Easy Guide to Demystifying Non-Roman Scripts by Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar ISBN: 0844223956 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Teach Yourself Beginner's Arabic Script by John Mace ISBN: 0071419829 Publisher: Teach Yourself Pub. Date: 06 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Arabic Verbs and Essentials of Grammar: A Practical Guide to the Mastery of Arabic by Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar ISBN: 0844246050 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 11 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr ISBN: 0879500034 Publisher: Spoken Language Services Inc Pub. Date: 01 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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