This book is Part III of the
Foundations of Standard Arabic series. It is direct continuation of the first
two parts, builds upon them, and begins from the point reached by the student
at the end of part II.
This part aims to provide the student
with the skill to read advanced texts from the Arabic press and with the tools
to read other texts as well. It addresses grammatical issues encountered in
modern texts more complex than political press reports, and provides a broad
and varied vocabulary, covering a range of fields beyond the political domain.
Advancing gradually but rapidly through a range of grammatical and syntactic
issues, the book furnishes the student with the ability to tackle complex texts
and read them quickly and smoothly. It stresses throughout the inculcation of
standard modern Arabic as used today in the printed and electronic media.
As in the first two parts, the study
method is based on learning Arabic in Arabic in order to develop the full
complement of skills (reading, writing and speaking), deepen the student's
familiarity with the language and inculcate the vocabulary. The grammatical
explanations are precise and stress the learning of correct standard usage, but
are sensitive to the changing and dynamic nature of contemporary Arabic.
The structure of the book is modular, making it
possible to study the various grammatical issues in any order, independently of
the texts.
The audio that accompanies
this product does not come with the electronic format of the book, only with
the printed version, in CD format.
