Saudi Arabic: Urban Hijazi Dialect, Basic Course (Arabic Edition) Review

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Saudi Arabic: Urban Hijazi Dialect, Basic Course (Arabic Edition) ReviewI have taught languages at the college level for almost 20 years and I hold a PhD in Foreign Language Education. As an instructor at the Air Force Academy, I first used this textbook many years ago to interest my first-year students in the Arabic language, before progressing to formal written Arabic in the second year. I must say that virtually all of my students found this book interesting and immediately usable, mainly due to its being written in Romanized (English) orthography rather than the Arabic script. Later on, because of the requirements of their profession, many of my former students found themselves in Saudi Arabia and were able to immediately communicate with their Saudi counterparts.
Still teaching Arabic in 2004 as a civilian, I have recently used this same textbook to provide communication skills to a wide range of people who may end up in that part of the world in the near future. Again, the response was the same. The book was very practical and immediately useful.
The vocabulary and sentence structures in the book are incrementally paced, beginning with polite social exchanges all the way to complex conversations on politics, history and related topics. Vocabulary lists and short grammatical drills reinforce subject matter without becoming too onerous.
A word to the wise, however. This is not a book that will seamlessly lead you through a course in Standard Arabic. Standard Arabic uses the Arabic writing system and a discernably different linguistic structure. Many of the words are not the same and Standard Arabic places a greater emphasis on grammar than does the spoken language. Nonetheless, I believe that this particular book outshines all other texts for spoken Arabic, regardless of the dialect. Of course, the CD's that accompany this text are indispensable and should be purchased along with the text. Despite its "plain" appearance and lack of any graphic support, this is still the book to get if you want to become proficient in a spoken Arabic dialect. I cannot recommend it highly enough.Saudi Arabic: Urban Hijazi Dialect, Basic Course (Arabic Edition) Overview

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