| Pimsleur Arabic (Eastern) Quick & Simple Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-8 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs Edition, 8 Less Edition Contributor(s): Pimsleur (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743529421 ISBN-13: 9780743529426 Publisher: Pimsleur OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: Q&S Eastern Arabic includes the first 8 lessons from the Pimsleur Comprehensive Level I. 4 hours, audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic |
| Dewey: 492.782 |
| Series: Quick & Simple |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 4.94" W x 5.9" (0.47 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Pimsleur(R) Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat This course includes Lessons 1-8 from the Arabic (Eastern) Level 1 program - 4 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Eastern Arabic. The Eastern Arabic Language Arabic is the world's 6th most common language with 295 million native speakers. It is also the liturgical language of 1.6 billion Muslims as it is the language of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam. Eastern Arabic is the dialect spoken in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Eastern Arabic is also very well understood in the eastern and southeastern parts of the Arab world -- Arabia, the Gulf Region, and Iraq. Pimsleur's Eastern Arabic is based on the dialect of Damascus, Syria. Tech Talk - CDs are formatted for playing in all CD players, including car players, and users can copy files for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pimsleur: - Dr. Paul Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed The Pimsleur Method based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called "Graduated Interval Recall." This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages of the Pimsleur Programs. |