Get Started in Arabic Absolute Beginner Course

Book excerpt: If you are an absolute beginner or simply looking for a solid foundation to your Arabic language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will help get you on your way to speaking, reading and understanding Arabic in no time. Get Started in Beginner's Arabic maps from A1 to A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages. It allows you to start speaking colloquial Gulf Arabic and reading Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This pack includes a two-colour book and an MP3 CD. You can download the audio files on this disc from your computer to an MP3 player or play the disc in an MP3-compatible CD player. Through culture notes, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will pick up the Arabic you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from shopping and travelling to food and daily life. Engaging with our interactive Discovery Method, you?ll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your Arabic into use with confidence. Get Started in Beginner's Arabic has a learner-centered approach that incorporates the following features: - Outcomes-based approach - focus your learning with clear goals - Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner - Discovery method - figure out rules and patterns for yourself to make the language stick - Self-check and test yourself - see and assess your own progress - Personalization - use the language in real situations Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.