This pack of flashcards contains 56 double-sided cards in full color, each measuring 210 by 140 mm. The pack is designed to help students of Arabic master the intricacies of conjugating the major groups of triliteral verbs from Form II to Form VI, including:

• Regular verbs formed from three root letters that do not change during conjugation
• Verbs with identical second and third root letters
• Verbs with a weak second root letter
• Irregular verbs with a weak first root letter (waw or ya)
• Irregular verbs with a weak third root letter (alif, ya, or alif al-maqsura)
• Verbs that have hamza as the first, second, or third root letter
• Verbs that have weak first and third root letters
• Verbs that have weak second and third root letters

Each group has an accompanying two-sided template, enabling the learner to see the pattern of the verb in the past and present tenses, the jussive and subjunctive moods, and the imperative forms. Color-coding highlights the gender differences across the verb patterns. An index of the conjugated verbs is included for easy reference.

The I Learn Arabic: Multi-Lingual series is a multi-lingual, simplified series for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, which covers the elementary school levels. It is a suitable series for instructors with only 1.5 to 2 hours per week for teaching Arabic.

The I Learn Arabic: Multi-Lingual series is the same as the I Learn Arabic: Simplified Curriculum series, with one exception. The multi-lingual series has introductions and instructions in four languages: Arabic, French, English and German. The rest of the content in the series is in Arabic, and is not translated into these languages. The series is perfectly suited for students who come from non-Arabic speaking families, and need a mediating language to understand instructions.

The series consists of three levels: first, second and third levels. These are immediately followed by another series called the “I Love and Learn Arabic” series, which contains levels four, five and six.

The books form a well-developed curriculum that presents Arabic in an educational, interesting, and simple manner. These books pay great attention to the needs of non-native speakers, and those living in the West. They are characterized by inclusiveness and integration. The series looks at language as a group of general skills and particular exercises. The instructor should not spoon-feed or force the information on students. Rather, they should strive to help students learn these skills by communicating with students; involving students directly in the discovery of the skills, having students pick up these skills, understand, analyze, and finally use them.

The series aims to teach Arabic to children in the best and most advanced ways, by training them in the following areas:

• Linguistic aptitude: this includes the four language skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing
• The three linguistic elements: phonetics, vocabulary and grammatical structures
• Communication aptitude: the ability to communicate, in verbal and written forms, with native speakers
• Cultural aptitude: imparting various aspects of the Arab-Islamic culture in a form that is interesting and enticing for children at this age, while merging this with aspects of the child’s own culture in the West at this stage

This series depends on Modern Standard (formal) Arabic. It does not use any of the various Arabic dialects, nor does it use a second language to explain. However, it does use the most advanced methods and ways for teaching second languages, while taking into account the nature of the Arabic language. The series is also guided by the curriculums and teaching methods of the Common European Framework of Reference (Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues), which was put together by the Council of Europe. This framework is the basic reference guide for teaching languages in Europe from all angles (objectives, content, teaching methods, styles, etc.). It is a result of the work of language instruction experts in 41 European member states of the Council of Europe. The goal of utilizing this framework is to allow Arabic to take its rightful place in Europe (and the West in general), alongside the other living languages of the world.

The I Learn Arabic series comes to you from expert language teachers living in over 40 European countries. It focuses on teaching the Arabic language to children who are non-native speakers. The curriculum is designed as a follow-up to the Arabic in Kindergarten series for ages 3-5, especially benefiting those who have little time to commit to Arabic throughout the weekdays, and makes learning easy by covering several educational levels: Kindergarten level for ages 3-5 years old and levels 1-6 for ages 6-11 years old. Three systematic divisions (sounds, words and syntactical structure, and conversational practices) enable the learner to generate language accurately in a variety of highly successful modern techniques. These focus sections present the Arabic language clearly and inclusively to meet the needs of Western learners. I Learn Arabic provides a systematic course especially designed for students living in the West. The curriculum helps develop Arabic-language fluency through a series of exercises that build important skills learned through practical conversations and other activities. As they progress, students will gain confidence reading, writing, and speaking Arabic. This curriculum develops fluency by communication, discovery, realization, and then application. It helps Arabic learners to deal confidently with Arabic culture, plus different types of reading and listening passages:

1. Reading techniques are developed through the study of a wide selection of authentic reading passages, including classic Arabic without concentration on spoken dialect. Regular vocabulary exercises examine word-building techniques.
2. Careful balances of authentic and scripted listening materials build confidence whilst offering the ability to communicate with native Arabic speakers.
3. A presentation of Arabic culture patterns help Western children to connect with their Arabic speaking peers in other parts of the world.

Features:

• A wide selection of reading passages taken from classical Arabic texts along with regular exercises to help build vocabulary
• A balanced selection of listening materials (scripted and unscripted) to help build confidence when communicating with native speakers of Arabic
• A presentation of both Arabic and Western cultural situations.

The I Learn Arabic Series comes to you from expert language teachers living in over 40 European countries. It focuses on teaching the Arabic language to children who are non-native speakers. The curriculum is designed as a follow-up to the Arabic in Kindergarten series for ages 3-5; especially benefiting those who have little time to commit to Arabic throughout the weekdays, and makes learning easy by covering several educational levels: Kindergarten level for ages 3-5 years old and levels 1-6 for ages 6-11 years old. Three systematic divisions (sounds, words and syntactical structure, and conversational practices) enable the learner to generate language accurately in a variety of highly successful modern techniques. These focus sections present the Arabic language clearly and inclusively to meet the needs of Western learners. “I Learn Arabic” provides a systemized course especially designed for students living in the West. The curriculum helps develop Arabic-language fluency through a series of exercises that build important skills learned through practical conversations and other activities. As they progress, students will gain confidence reading, writing, and speaking Arabic. This curriculum develops fluency by communication, discovery, realization, and then application. It helps Arabic learners to deal confidently with Arabic culture, plus different types of reading and listening passages:

1. Reading techniques are developed through the study of a wide selection of authentic reading passages, including classic Arabic without concentration on spoken dialect. Regular vocabulary exercises examine word building techniques.
2. Careful balances of authentic and scripted listening materials build confidence whilst offering the ability to communicate with native Arabic speakers.
3. A presentation of Arabic culture patterns help Western children to connect with their Arabic speaking peers in other parts of the world.

Features:

• A wide selection of reading passages taken from Classical Arabic texts along with regular exercises to help build vocabulary
• A balanced selection of listening materials (scripted and unscripted) to help build confidence when communicating with native speakers of Arabic
• A presentation of both Arabic and Western cultural situations.

This series is designed to teach the Arabic language to non-native speakers using the simplest methods. The books include usage of Islamic vocabulary as well as words used in daily life for maximum benefit. At the same time, a large effort has been made in avoiding images that are not in accordance with Islamic teachings. The first book is followed by at least two other books for beginners, of which Books 3 and 4 are already published.

Features

• Suitable for beginners of all ages
• Pronunciation guide for words and letters
• Introduces Islamic vocabulary as well as every-day words used
• Avoids using images that violate Islamic teachings
• Progressive learning across several books in the series

This new series is the most updated in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers aged 5–18 years. It combines a comprehensive curriculum for both students and teachers, written by elite and specialized academics in the field of teaching Arabic for non-native speakers.

Features:

• Integrates the three competencies: linguistic, communicative, and cultural
• Built to suit children
• Adopts standard Arabic, without an intermediate language
• Adopted to achieve the validity of morphological and grammatical constructions
• Focuses on the communicative aspects, with intensive exercises
• Uses the latest methods of teaching foreign languages
• Uses suspense and funny graphics
• Combines exercises and activities in student books for practical reasons
• Includes tips on classroom management, answer keys, and student books (in teacher books)
• Provides the most important common vocabulary
• Enables students to write short stories and short dialogues
• Enables students to say and write Arabic sentences that are grammatically and morphologically correct, recognize Arab phonetics, speak well, and communicate with native speakers in various situations
• Enables students to recognize Arab culture and Islamic morals
• Helps students to follow-up the intellectual written Arab product, self-develop their Arabic language, and be qualified to attend university in Arabic
• Serves as a beginner level of the Arabic at Your Hands series, which is taught in more than 1,500 educational institutions around the world

The Ad-Duha Arabic Exercise Book Series is designed to teach children to read and understand the Qur’an. Therefore, all vocabulary and examples used come directly from the Qur’an, and focus on greater understanding of the Qur’an. The goal of these books is not to teach spoken Arabic, conversational Arabic or modern standard Arabic (used in newspaper, magazines, etc.) Each book in the series features....

• memory helpers
• coloring pages
• tracing guides
• writing practice
• puzzles
• matching
• vocabulary building and much more!

Arabic Language Friends is an educational series written for non-Arabic speakers. It includes three sequential levels (1–3). Each level consists of a student’s book, activity book, and supplemental materials, including CDs, flash cards, posters, and stories. (These supplemental materials are not yet ready from the publisher).

It helps students master basic skills in learning the Arabic language, which are: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The student’s book and the activity book both include exercises that encourage students to use mental processes that support long-term learning such as observation, cognition, drawing conclusions, and vocabulary enrichment.

Arabic Language Friends is an educational series written for non-Arabic speakers. It includes three sequential levels (1–3). Each level consists of a student’s book, activity book, and supplemental materials, including CDs, flash cards, posters, and stories. (These supplemental materials are not yet ready from the publisher).

It helps students master basic skills in learning the Arabic language, which are: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The student’s book and the activity book both include exercises that encourage students to use mental processes that support long-term learning such as observation, cognition, drawing conclusions, and vocabulary enrichment.

Language acquisition is a lifelong process ideally beginning at the elementary level. Here, the foundations can be laid to build proficiency through grade school and beyond. The Al-Aafaq fil lughat al-Arabeyah textbooks series was launched in January 2004 using a new Arabic language model for grades 1 through 12, with the objective to make mastery of Arabic more achievable and enjoyable for students.

Natural Approach: The new model incorporates an approach that involves the use of visual aids and posters with questions to allow students to pass through an understanding phase before they begin to use the words for communication and to gain more understanding of the language and build confidence before covering more advanced material. Students are encouraged to answer questions posed by the teacher regarding the visuals representing the vocabulary being taught. Emphasis is placed on the reading and comprehension skills which are covered in each level.

Integrative Approach: Language programs provide a window into the culture of its speakers. The Al-Aafaq program ensures that students, through the study of Arabic, gain insight to Islamic culture, lifestyle, history, and literature.

Elaborate Workbooks: A workbook accompanies each textbook allowing the student to consolidate learning and for teachers to monitor and assess progress.

Features:

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