“Arabic Between Your Hands Series” is one program in a collection of programs called “Arabic For All”. This series comprises a developed version of the book “Arabic Between Your Hands”, which introduces a comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers, students and teachers. This curriculum is developed for educational entities, including schools, institutes and universities. It begins from the basic level and continues with the students until they master Arabic language, which enables them to join university and continue their Arabic studies in various majors. The developed series is designed by the authors of the original series, who are an academic team specialized in teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers. Here is a brief introduction to the developed series:

• In its new version, the series consists of the following levels, books and materials:
  • Textbooks divided into four levels as follows:
    1. The beginner (basic) level, which consists of the first Student’s Books (1+2) and the Teacher’s Book (1)
    2. The intermediate level, which consists of the second Student’s Books (1+2) and the Teacher’s Book (2)
    3. The advanced level, which consists of the third Student’s Books (1+2) and the Teacher’s Book (3)
    4. The special level, which consists of the fourth Student’s Books (1+2) and the Teacher’s Book (4)
  • Arabic Between Your Hands Dictionary (Illustrated Arabic/Arabic Dictionary).
  • Arabic Letters Booklet (Preparatory book for teaching Arabic letters).
  • Recorded Audio CDs, one for each of the Student’s eight Books.


• The Series Audience: The Series is designed for adult students.
• The Series Language: The series is based on classical Arabic, without using other intermediate languages.
• The series consists of 576 basic lessons divided as follows:
  • The first level (book 1 and book 2): 144 basic lessons, in 16 units.
  • The second level (book 1 and book 2): 208 basic lessons, in 16 units.
  • The third level (book 1 and book 2): 112 basic lessons, in 16 units.
  • The fourth level (book 1 and book 2): 112 basic lessons, in 16 units.
  Total of basic lessons = 576 basic lessons + 24 lessons for tests = 600 lessons


• The Series Goals: The series aims at achieving the following competencies goals:
  1. Language competency, including the following skills and elements:
     1. The four language skills:
        1. Listening
        2. Speaking
        3. Reading
        4. Writing (both automatic and creative)
     2. The three language elements:
        1. Sounds (Different Phonetic Phenomena)
        2. Vocabularies (Contextual and idiomatic expressions)
        3. Grammar Structures (Good number of grammatical, morphological and dictating rules)
     3. Communicative competency
     4. Cultural competency
  2. Time required for teaching the series Total time expected to teach the series is 600 hours, divided according to each program and its weekly hours as follows:
     • 24 weeks, in a program of 25 hours per week.
     • 30 weeks, in a program of 20 hours per week.
     • 40 weeks, in a program of 15 hours per week.
     • 60 weeks, in a program of 10 hours per week.
     • 75 weeks, in a program of 8 hours per week.
     • 120 weeks, in a program of 5 hours per week.
  3. Features of the Series:
     1. The latest series in teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers.
     2. It is based on the latest methods and techniques in teaching foreign languages.
     3. Exercises and Activates Books have been combined into the eight Students’ Books for practical reasons.
     4. Considering the integration between the three language competencies: Linguistic, communicative and cultural.
     5. Using a progressive approach and units-based system in introducing educational materials, along with using a specific number of vocabularies and structures in each unit.
     6. The structure of the books and units are suitable for the levels introduced.
     7. Sound and phonetic phenomena have been treated using new and different methods, along with a complete consistency with the relevant texts.
     8. The series provides different types of tests in the beginning, middle and end of each level.
     9. The series focuses on the teacher, allotting an independent teacher’s book for each level, which includes answers for tests, instructions, methods of teaching foreign languages and introducing skills and elements, which help the teacher achieves his goals easily and effectively.
     10. Until now, the series has been approved by more than 1200 universities, institutes and schools around the world.

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From the author of the Gateway to Arabic series, The Key to Arabic adopts an innovative method in teaching the skills of reading and writing Arabic to absolute beginners.

Features

• Exercises in forming and connecting letters
  
• Reading practice (with vowels)
  
• Color illustrations
  
• Quick reference guide to reading skills
  
• Modern Western methodology
  
• Teacher’s notes

A comprehensive Arabic curriculum originally designed for the native Arabic- speaking child in the classroom. The individual Level levels focus strongly on reading, writing and speaking. Offers a clear and professional layout. The many themes, stories and songs focus on Islam, good behavioral and moral values as well as common environments for children. Highly recommended for children with exposure to Arabic and for those schools who wish to promote Arabic as a viable, second language.

This pack of flashcards contains 50 double-sided cards in full color, each measuring 8.25" X 5.875". The pack has been designed to help students of Arabic master the intricacies of conjugating all the major groups of Form I trilateral verbs, including:

• Sound pure verbs
• Doubled root letter verbs
• Verbs with a weak first, middle or third root letter
• Verbs with hamza as the first, second or third root letter
• Split complex verbs (weak first and third root letters)
• Adjacent complex verbs (weak second and third root letters).

A two-sided template is provided for each verb group, enabling the learner to see the pattern of the verb in the past and present tenses, the jussive and subjunctive moods, as well as the imperative forms. Color coding has been used to highlight the gender differences across the verb patterns. Each group of verbs is followed by a card giving additional samples of verbs of the same template patterns for further practice. A verb index is also included.

This series consists of 7 levels of student books, 1 handwriting book, a 3-poster pack, levels 1 & 2 flashcards, verb conjugation flashcards, levels 1-3 audio CDs, and 2 sets of keyword rings.

The Arabic language, our mother language, is the language of connecting and communicating between grandparents and grandchildren, old and new, tradition and modernity. For this reasons, it must be given the importance it deserves. It must be cared for, loved with devotion, and looked after like a mother cares for her child, or as a farmer protects his field.
Language is not a goal, but a tool to transfer feelings and thoughts between people. Thus, it is not an object, but a living entity that evolves, just like thoughts and feelings change from generation to generation.
The Arabic language has the ability to adjust and develop because of its structure and multiple features such as carving, shaping, painting, and metaphor. What’s more, it has evolved and succeeded in fostering communication between people. It is a social agent that cannot be underestimated.
People who have the ability to influence their listeners are those that have mastered the skills of writing and speaking. To be an effective speaker or writer among people, one must learn how to develop good rhetoric expression models.
While we may take for granted that lingual creativity is a talent or gift from Allah, we cannot forget that training and culture are the indispensable basis for nurturing and promoting creativity. Therefore, we put this three-part educational book, “The Assistant in Writing and Essays,” into the hands of our dear readers, hoping to achieve this desired goal.

General Writing Instructions

1. Read the subject carefully, at least twice. Underline the words or sentences that represent the main ideas of the subject.
2. Ask yourself, "What did they ask me to write?"
3. Beware of straying off subject.
4. Think before you write.
5. Have a plan for your subject.
6. Start with a small focused introduction.
7. Finish your subject one passage at a time, following the plan you have created.
8. Take advantage of fluent expressions and quote suitable proverbs.
9. Conclude the subject with a focused sentence that best summarizes your chosen subject.
10. Don't neglect punctuation marks.
11. Correct all grammatical and spelling errors.
12. Reread what you have written to ensure you have thoroughly covered the subject.
13. Finally, copy your subject.

The Assistant in Writing and Essays part two is divided into 4 parts, each part discuss certain subjects. First part is about enriching the linguistic amounts and provides examples of well written texts. Second part is about science, technology and communication means. Third part is about health, food and sports you need to describe in a simple essay. Forth part is about the culture and composition arts.

Features

• Outlines to put a plan for your subject
• Tips to take advantage of the fluent expressions and quote the suitable proverbs
• Teaches how to use the punctuation marks
• Gives general instruction in writing

Teaching language is a critical tool in communication and ultimately in the development of knowledge. In our quest to provide our customers with quality materials, we are pleased to offer the Learn Arabic series. It employs modern methods of teaching foreign language to successfully teach the Arabic language to students in K-12th grade. This series was founded upon the following three fundamentals of teaching languages presented in an Islamic context:

1. Elements: sounds, letters, phrases, and pronunciation
2. Skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening
3. Linguistic Functions: introduction, greetings, description, requests, and apologies.

Series Contents:
The Learn Arabic series consists of textbooks, workbooks, and teacher’s manuals for levels K-12th grade. The textbooks aim to present basic elements of the Arabic language and their functions, while the activity books focus on enrichment material with special emphasis on writing. The teacher’s manuals offer tips on teaching Arabic efficiently with positive results.

Support Material:
Teachers will be pleased with the full array of support materials available, such as a collection of audio CDs, posters, and cards. These books also include ideas for additional activities, such as chants, competitions, and linguistic plays. All of these materials will help to make each lesson exciting and active for students.

Student Textbook:
The student textbooks are comprised of 24 units: 66 basic lessons of new material, plus an additional 6 units for revision. Each basic unit contains 4 lessons of new material, including dialog text, expressions, and vocabulary, and communication exercises. These units contain conversations, pronunciations and expressions, grammatical structures, listening, reading, thinking, writing, and extra activities, such as selections of Qur’an, ahadith and nasheed; where the teacher books include a midterm and final test. Answer keys can be found in the teacher's manuals.

Activity Book:
The activity book simply enhance the material found within the student textbooks. They mainly concentrate on writing skills with some review of verbal skills. Each contains many different activities which can be done at school or at home, such as coloring and painting pages; word matches; reading letters and sentences; writing words, letters, and numbers; and answering questions. Some of the activities should be completed at home with a parent to strengthen the relationship between home and school.

The curriculum will evantually contain grades from Elementary - High, currently you are in Middle and High School section; follow this link for your Elementary school students!

Understanding the importance of the curriculum in building the learner’s personality within aspects of human growth (physical, cognitive, emotional, and motor development), a thorough development process for the curriculum of the permanent Qur’anic centers took place.

Regarding the number of notes and remarks in teachers’ questionnaires, a curriculum development process became essential to encounter the need of a curriculum which sustains modern development, considers the circumstances our boys and girls are living in, regards their actual needs, and harmonizes with the goals system which the society tries to achieve.

The curriculum of the Permanent Qur’anic centers includes three levels for males and females. Each level is divided into two semesters. Most of the concentration is placed on the Holy Qur’an (tilawa, tafseer, hifth). The curriculum does not overlook the importance of the various Islamic studies but it contains a group of lessons that enrich the learners’ experiences in Islamic studies topics that concern them.

Our Arabic Language for Grade Seven follows the curriculum for Arabic language and its general framework; it includes eight units. The writer was careful to choose a variety of reading texts such as poetry, narration, Quranic verses, hadiths, samples of scientists’ biographies, cultural, nationalistic, and Islamic essays, in addition to scientific, social, and literary articles, stories, plays, and tales. The book includes samples of feminist literature so that students can become familiar with different social issues and be equipped to communicate with others about these issues, while listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The units are handled in the following way:

1. Reading Skill, and it includes:
• The text, which is presented with full vowelization (tashkeel) and citation of the source
• The context, which includes a full introduction of the author, their most important achievements, and a brief description of the text and its context
• The reading, which includes exercises that focus on timed silent reading, expressive reading, and good recitation, taking into consideration the appropriate voice, and when to pause and how to continue
• The glossary, which includes exercises that explain new vocabulary through the following methods: using a dictionary, using antonyms and synonyms, and using other appropriate methods such as guessing meanings and using related words and context clues
• Reading comprehension and analysis, which includes questions and exercises to help students name the primary idea and secondary ideas, discover relationships and build conclusions, connect the texts with real situations in students’ lives, create secondary summaries for paragraphs, suggest alternative suitable titles for the text, and answer questions that build the student’s critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and appreciation of beauty
2. Grammar: This unit includes grammatical exercises that reinforce Grade Six material. Grammar and morphology should be taught through the texts that include the grammar, followed by study: eliciting the grammar rule from the students through conversation and demonstrating self-learning. Several grammar and morphological exercises are included so that students can learn from the examples. The complementary method was used: it combines inductive and syllogistic methods.
3. Texts: This unit includes a selection of poems students use to increase their ability to read aloud expressively, to understand and enjoy literature, and to maximize their linguistic outcomes. The poetry they memorize also helps them enrich their ability to communicate and express, in addition to introducing them to a new group of authors.
4. Speaking: The units include exercises and activities connected to the content of the text to develop students’ speaking skills and verbal communication.
5. Writing: The units include applications of some of the spelling issues presented in texts or sentences, followed by study and exercises.
6. Listening: The units include listening scripts both in the listening scripts booklet and in the dictation booklet. These scripts are followed by questions to develop multiple listening skills.
7. Activity: All units are reinforced with activities related to the unit material.