The Arabic Language Friends Level 2 textbook teaches Arabic language; it is part of a series of educational books intended for students learning Arabic as a second language. It includes 16 lessons on different topics in daily life: the morning, going to the dentist, welcomes, and car safety.

The Arabic Language Friends Level 2 textbook teaches non-Arabic speakers to recognize the sounds and shapes of the Arabic letters and how to read and write them. This level also includes a discussion of singular and dual words, pronouns, interrogative words, adverbs, demonstrative pronouns, and the past tense.
The Arabic Language Friends Level 2 textbook teaches non-Arabic speakers a lot of vocabulary and expressions used in daily life: parts of the body, family members, feelings, flags and nationalities, and the clock and time.

The Arabic Language Friends Level 2 textbook is a part of the Arabic Language Friends educational series and is one of Dar Al-Manhal's unique books. It should be used with the Arabic Language Friends Level 2 workbook.

An integrated learning and educational curriculum prepared by a team of professional experts. The curriculum covers seven levels of study and introduces children to the basics of Arabic through exercises in listening, writing and conversation. Students who complete this curriculum will become familiar with the sounds of Arabic and learn how to pronounce each letter correctly, write the letters of the Arabic alphabet in all their forms, and converse with others, using Arabic words and simple, age-appropriate phrases.
Features

1. Arabic only.
2. Handwriting practice.
3. High-quality print with large, easy-to-read font.
4. Modern methodology.
5. Recommended for weekend schools.

The fifth student's book contains 5 units, each with 5 lessons and a test. The book in total includes 25 lessons and 4 unit tests. Each lesson consists of a text that includes conversation, an illustrated story, illustrated vocabulary, practice with sounds and letters, two exercises on linguistic structures and conversation, and writing practice. Then, students should complete the accompanying exercises in the the activity book.

This is the most comprehensive curriculum for teaching non-Arabic in Islamic schools in North America. Where The author who lived and taught in the West; add a great advantage toward this recommendation and aim to focus on similar letters, reading and comprehension, creative writing exercises, ordering, pronunciation, fill in missing letter, matching, time, gender. Strongly recommend for children who have had previous exposure to the Arabic language. It is used by a number of full-time Islamic schools throughout the U.S. and comes highly recommended.

• Preparing and carrying out programs and curricula for teaching Arabic Language and Culture.
• Evaluating programs designed for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.
• Preparing and developing measurement and evaluation tools in the field of teaching Arabic as a second or foreign language.
• Enhancing cooperation with other institutions interested in promoting the Arabic language, by carrying out Arabic courses abroad.

Features:

• Teaches Arabic as a primary language
• Arabic only
• Uses vowelled letters (diactrical marks, or tashkeel)
• Textbooks focus: listening, writing, reading, and speaking
• Workbooks focus: exercises and games that support the textbook
• Evaluations follow every 5 lessons
• Exposes students to common terminology
• Illustrated dictionary plus vocabulary list
• Ideal for Western students; themes are heavily cultural, not necessarily Islamic.
• A comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers in full-time Islamic and public schools

This series provides a new, integrated approach to teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers and is the first European curriculum to equip students with the skills needed to start speaking Arabic almost immediately.
The curriculum uses guide-art methods and techniques recommended by experts in foreign-language instruction and take into account the unique nature of the Arabic language and its distinct characteristics.

1. Student Text:
The student text is the first step of I Love Arabic Series (from 10 years old) and is supported by a comprehensive workbook, handwriting book, and teacher case. The text is comprised of 7 units discussing critical issues of a child’s world.
Each unit is divided accordingly:
Let’s Talk: Simple passages are the base for learning linguistic structures of sounds, vocabularies, expressions, and syntax structures. This section aims at facilitating the learning and teaching processes of Arabic.
Vocabulary: Vocabulary words are taken directly from reading dialogue. They are combined with graphics to further student understanding and sensory perception.
New Structures: Learn basic Arabic structures through illustrations and examples complete with answer key.
Conversation: Conversational exercises encourage students to participate in classroom activities, apply reading material within dialogue, and ultimately become fluent speakers.
Reading: Reading passages include various cultural subjects with a variety of expressions concentrating on Arabic and Islamic cultures. Section reading goals include:
Silent sustained reading with complete understanding of content.
Students read the passages aloud, so teachers can correct pronunciation.
Sounds: Students repeat sounds after listening to unit examples.
Oral Expression: Each unit includes an assignment to answer questions based on illustrations.

2. Workbook:
The patterns of exercises include:
Reading Comprehension: Exercises aimed at determining the level of children’s comprehension for the meaning of dialogue expressions.
Vocabulary: New vocabulary words concentrate on synonyms and antonyms.
Handwriting: This section focuses on word expressions and sentences to reinforce more complete writing skills, where students practice writing Arabic letters, words, and then expressions.
Grammar: A special concentration of theory and practice make learning grammar easier to understand. This section assists students with written and oral expressions skills that will improve their overall thinking and pronunciation sound.
Linguistics: Each unit introduces specific linguistic skills regularly accompanied with examples and exercises.
Dictation: Fill in the blank exercises reinforces grammar and spelling lessons.
Illustrated Dictionary: An illustrated dictionary appears at the end of the workbook and includes word sets found throughout the lessons making memorization easy.

3. Teacher Case:
Consists of:
Teacher Guide: Tips on efficient teaching practices.
Posters to be used as classroom visual aids. Audio tapes

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• Exclamatory
• Longer texts
• Comprehension questions
• Dictation, oral exercises
• Simple present verb forms for plural and singular (Al Afa'al al Khamsa)
• Differentiating between various types of the letter haa'
• Derivation
• Different positions of hamza
• Adverbs of time and place
• Doubling (shadda)
• Comparative and superlative
• Negation
• Different types of tashkeel
• Proverbs
• Punctuation
• Antonyms and Synonyms
• Simple present and simple past
• Imperative
• Possession

This series comes in 6 levels consisting of 2 parts each, except for Level 6. Each level contains 2 student textbooks (one for each part) and a handwriting book.

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Textbook for grade 5 builds on the language concepts and vocabulary introduced in the previous textbooks. Students are introduced to new grammatical rules and sentence building. The textbooks also offer more diverse activities to enhance comprehension and to allow for additional practice.

This series levels lay the firm foundations necessary for students to develop language proficiency in the future. Now greater emphasis is placed on sentence formation and conversational Arabic. The alphabet is introduced using fun illustrations. Students are encouraged to use the correct pronunciation. There is a gradual introduction to vowels and basic vocabulary. Nasheed sections combine enjoyment with education. Oral drills using short sentences allow students to begin developing their spoken language skills. The objective is to make learning Arabic more easily achievable and enjoyable for students. Students begin to perform the 'Tajreed' of the letters and learn how they are used in different words. Over all levels the students are introduced to more grammar and vocabulary with focus using fun illustrations. Alphabetical knowledge is reinforced and the 'Tanween' is introduced at certain age appropriate level. Conversational skills are further developed using a broader range of vocabulary. Writing skills are focused upon. Islamic poetry, haddith and 'Surahs' are studied. The workbook supplements the textbook in order to enhance comprehension and writing skills. Coloring activities, word formation and writing practice exercises to reinforce the new grammatical concepts introduced in the textbook. More over workbooks accompanies the textbook Includes fun coloring and matching activities; lots of exercises to practice forming the letters and to reinforce concepts. This is a substantial workbook as students need plenty of practice at this stage of language study. The tenses which are introduced in the textbook are covered, the masculine and feminine nouns and other grammatical concepts.

Features:

• Arabic only
• Islamic themes.
• Various exercises.
• Handwriting practice.
• High-quality print with large font, easy to read.

Objectives of the book:

• Knowing the pillars of Islam.
• The importance of reading.
• The role of libraries in culture richness.
• The value of the teacher in raising generations.

Grammatical structures:

• Feminine and masculine.
• Using demonstrative pronouns.

The linguistic resources:

• Lesson (A new year 1).
• Lesson (A new year 2).
• Lesson (Ask me).
• Lesson (At class).
• Lesson (Pillars of Islam 1).
• Lesson (Pillars of Islam 2).
• Lesson (In playground).
• Lesson (At the library).
• Lesson (The teacher).
• Lesson (At the library).
• Lesson (The teacher).
• Lesson (In the morning).
• Lesson (My watch).
• Lesson (Afternoon).

This series seeks to teach children and enhance the linguistic skills for non-Arabic speakers, Here are some of the highlighted objectives:

1. Endearing Arabic language to students and enable them to understand its meanings when listening.
2. Allow students to read Arabic language a correct loud reading while getting through what they are reading.
3. Enrich students with great linguistic resources so they would be able to format correct Arabic sentences.
4. Educate students with the features of Arabic and Islamic culture.
5. Allow students to learn other subjects in Arabic.
6. And all this would help students to recite The Holy Quran, understand its meanings and perform Islamic rituals in Arabic.

This series relays on five main fundamentals are:

1. Psychological bases.
2. Linguistic bases.
3. Cultural bases.
4. Educational bases.
5. Social bases.

From here students will learn the linguistic skills in the following order:

1. Listening skill
2. Speaking skill.
3. Reading skill.
4. Writing skill.

We would like to point out the recommended teaching methods for teaching these different linguistic skills:

• Listening and speaking skills: teaching listening and speaking skills aims to:
  1. Accustom students to Arabic sounds.
  2. To aware students to the changing meanings by changing tones in one sentence.
  3. Allow students to mimic the teacher in speech.
  4. Allow students to understand what is heard.
  5. The ability to continue listening to Arabic conversations.
  6. The ability to speak Arabic language a regular speech similar to our children.
• Reading skill: the method of teaching the reading skill will progress according to what education scientists call (the Synthesis method) which is based on benefiting the following methods:
  1. The total method.
  2. The partial method.
  3. The combination method.
  4. The analysis method.
  5. The vocal method.
• The writing skill: the method which is used for this skill in this series books is the direct dictation which benefit from the different dictation methods and they are:
  1. Imparted dictation.
  2. Visual dictation.
  3. Audible dictation.
  4. Experimental dictation.
• Time plan:
  The books of this series are school books so the time that is acted for is measured by the time of a class which is 45 minutes and we call each class an hour study that means the days specified to study this book may increase or decrease according to the hours specified for a day of studying.
• Language used in teaching:
  The teacher is obligated to speak, explain, analyze and discuss in formal fluent Arabic language, and he is not allowed to use an intermediary language whatever that language was.

This series of "Arabic Language for Beginners" consists of 3 levels. Each level includes two books aim to help students to acquire good speaking, listening and reading skills. This series helps beginners build gradual interest in developing practical linguistic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. All this will make the student able to pronounce and speak Arabic well. We have chosen an attractive way that is suitable for the children like rhythm and coloring.

• Builds linguistic skills
• Focuses on reading and listening
• Caters to different levels in Arabic
• Created to make learning fun and exciting
• Practical for beginners
• Increases Arabic-language skills