The I Love Arabic Series comes to you from expert language teachers living in over 41 European countries. It focuses on teaching the Arabic language to non-native speakers, 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.
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.

1. Student Text:
The student text is the first step of I Love Arabic Series (from 7 years old) and is supported by a comprehensive workbook, handwriting book, and teacher case. The text is comprised of 16 units discussing critical issues of a child’s world.
Each unit is divided accordingly:
Reading Dialogue: Simple and short passages comprising linguistic structures of sounds, vocabulary, expressions, and syntax structures, aim to facilitate learning by teaching the language process and communication.
Vocabulary: Vocabulary words are taken directly from reading dialogue. They are combined with graphics to further student understanding and sensory perception.
Conversation: Conversational exercises encourage students to participate in classroom activities, apply reading material within dialogue, and ultimately become fluent speakers.
Sounds: The Arabic language is introduced sound by sound to avoid difficulties that students may encounter while learning letters with similar appearance or sound.

2. Workbook:
The patterns of exercises include:
Listening Comprehension: Exercises aimed at determining the level of children’s comprehension for new vocabularies and expressions.
Reading Comprehension: Exercises aimed at determining the level of children’s comprehension for the meaning of dialogue expressions.
Vocabulary: New vocabulary is listed to help with student memorization.
New Phrases: More exercises to support the student text.
Writing Composition: This section focuses on word expressions and sentences to reinforce more complete writing skills.
Writing: Students practice writing letters and then joining them to become words. Illustrations help students to visualize words.
Illustrated Dictionary: An illustrated dictionary appears at the end of the workbook and includes word sets found throughout the lessons making memorization easy.

3. Handwriting Book:
Students practice writing Arabic letters, words, and then expressions.

4. 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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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.

This book contains 28 units for the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet. Each unit is divided into the following:
 
Dialogue: Each unit starts with an easy, short dialogue, exposing students to vocabulary words, expressions and syntactical structures. This dialogue section is aimed at making students more adept at language usage.
 
Speaking: Each unit includes exercises for speaking in pairs, so students can become more fluent at using the language. Speaking exercises are interactive, and draw on the material used in the dialogue exercises.
 
Sound & Pronunciation: These sections present each of the Arabic sounds, and guide students on correct pronunciation.
- New Vocabulary: This section contains pictured vocabulary terms, to enrich the student’s vocabulary with new words.

This series consists of 3 levels with a student textbook and workbook.

• This is an old edition, it is discontinued after finishing all quantities.

This curriculum is highly recommended for children with little or no background in Arabic. Can be effectively used for full-time or weekend schools. Home schooling parents will appreciate this series due to its clarity and simplicity of presentation. It is very eye-catching and appealing to the student. Each grade level is packed with full-color illustrations, plenty of space for writing and a lot of fun exercises.
The author lived and taught in the West and so understands and works to overcome the barriers to teaching Arabic to children raised in a Western environment.
 
Features:

• Arabic only.
• Modern methodology.
• Emphasizes listening, oral and reading skills.
• Voweled letters. High-quality print with large font – easy to read.
• Full-color illustrations.
• Common terminology.
• Simple, clear, illustrations provide directions.
• Exercises are short and entertaining.
• Promotes thinking and analyzing in Arabic.
• Strong Islamic content and moral values.
• Highly recommended for non-Arabic speaking children.

Designed with beginners in mind, this book will assist you in reading and writing the Arabic alphabet. Practice writing by using written exercises, learn to say the Arabic letters and add new words to your vocabulary. Words are taken from everyday usage, allowing them to be utilized in daily life. English Phonetics are used to introduce each new Arabic letter and vocabulary word. A tool for uniting the family, it enables the whole family to have fun together through the learning process.

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 newspapers, magazines, etc.) Each book in the series features:

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

Arabic Exercise Book III:
Writing short ayaat (verses), tashkeel (vowel markings), beginning rules of tajweed, vocabulary building and how to navigate through the Qur’an.

Qur’anic Arabic workbook for beginning students (those who know the alphabet and how to connect letters, but need to learn the vowel markings in order to read). This workbook is part 1 of 2 that are used as part of the Ad-Duha Institute Level B Islamic Studies and Arabic home school curriculum.

Level 3 in the Afaq series builds upon the foundations laid in previous levels. Students are taught to form sentences using appropriate vocabulary. There is continuing practice with word formation. The past and present tenses are focused on and the student is taught to distinguish between different grammatical forms. Now greater emphasis is placed on sentence formation and conversational Arabic where alphabetical knowledge is reinforced and nunation (tanween) is introduced. Conversational skills are further developed using a broader range of vocabulary. Writing skills are focused upon, and Islamic poetry, hadith, and some surahs are studied.

A workbook accompanies the textbook in order to enhance comprehension and writing skills. 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, as well as masculine and feminine nouns and other grammatical concepts. Workbooks are printed on high-quality paper.

The first 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.

Series goals and components
The goal of the I Love Arabic series is to enable the student’s verbal and written communication skills in Arabic. To achieve this goal, the series provides the student with educational materials that help them to use the classical language from the start, while also creating an opportunity to use what is learned in real-life situations.

While this series is directed at non-native speaking children between the ages of 4 and 12, it is also useful in teaching Arab children all over the world.

This series consists of 8 levels which contain a student textbook, workbook, and teacher book. Some levels also include audio tapes (sold separately).
Also in this series the book "I Love Arabic Teacher's Guide" is for using images and cards in teaching Arabic.

Particular times to teach the units
The series books are taught in about 600 classes (with the average class being 40 minutes).

Each level has 100 classes, distributed as follows:

For the first two books:
75 Classes for the student's book
25 Classes for the exercise workbook

From the third book to the sixth book
80 Classes for the student's book
20 Classes for the student's book


Educational content
The series displays Arabic Islamic manners in an attractive, motivating style for children. It also supplies the student with different levels of general education appropriate to the age (especially the first book). The subjects discussed in this series are child-friendly and include topics such as hobbies and toys, life in school and at home, and relationships with friends, neighbors and relatives. It also studies the animal and plant worlds, the outside world like the village and the city, geographical information about the Arab countries, historical information, good manners and scientific facts.

Lingual content
The series displays the vocal system for the Arabic language in its different phenomena and presents vocabularies built around a child. The elementary stage of the series covers around 1,500 words, with the focus in the first two books being on the sensory vocabulary.
It also supplies the child with a number of basic grammar structures (about 300 compositions), and each lesson contains a specific number of vocabulary, structures and expressions. Additionally, the concept of progression is used from one book to another and from one lesson to another.

Integration between lingual skills
The series deals with the four main lingual skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing and uses a complete and balanced approach to all four skills. Special attention is given to speaking and listening in the first two books, and reading and writing are the focus in the third through the sixth books.

Ways of presenting the educational material
Various techniques were used throughout this series to make the lessons more interesting for the child. Stories, chants, songs, conversations, lingual games, and amusing homework assignments designed to provoke the student's motivation and needs utilizing child skills such as drawing, coloring and teamwork were used.
The series contains different kinds of lingual exercises that suit the child, with emphasis on mental and physical activities in an individual, couple, and group setting.
Each book of the series contains a number of tests for evaluating and measuring the student's progress in learning the language. A test is included at the end of each educational unit; therefore, each book has four transitory tests.
The curriculum depends heavily on the use of pictures so the student can easily comprehend the meaning, without turning to an intermediary language. Thus, they are given the opportunity to think and express themselves in a fun and interactive way.

Figured dictionary
The first two books contain a figured dictionary at the end. This dictionary includes the sensory words mentioned in the lessons so that their meanings remain in the student's memory, and they can reference, if necessary. The figured dictionary also prepares the student to use the Arabic dictionary in the future.

Vocabulary list
There is a list of vocabulary at the end of each of the six books. These lists contain all the words that were introduced in each book and are arranged alphabetically for easy referral.

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

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