“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.

Click here to download Arabic Between Your Hands series Audio content.

Al-Asas for Teaching Arabic for Non-Native Speakers of different nationalities uses modern and advanced educational techniques to provide students with a core understanding of the Arabic language and its proper usage. The series consists of three volumes that guide students from one level to the next in a gradual and logical fashion. The series is unique in that it approaches grammatical issues from a functional angle.

Volume I:
The Beginner Level starts with the alphabet and its phonetics and advances to 10 lessons that address everyday issues that help students gradually integrate into society. It has nine appendices and comes with an audio MP3 CD (8.5 hours).

Volume II:
The Advanced Beginner Level consists of 15 lessons that complement the previous volume. It is unique in that it contains several dialogue-themed exercises with a clear emphasis on four key skills: reading, conversation, listening, and writing. It has six appendices and comes with an audio MP3 CD (2.5 hours).

Volume III:
The Intermediate Level consists of 23 lessons that revolve around Arab culture, key historic cities, and past civilizations. It has six appendices and comes with an audio MP3 CD (3 hours).

About the author:
Fawzieh A. Bader is an author of several works and a long-time educator specializing in teaching Arabic as a foreign language. She has over 30 years of experience in teaching the language and culture at a variety of levels and to students from different backgrounds, varying academic levels, and a broad range of professions.

She served as an instructor at the University of Jordan (Languages Center) for 10 years. Her experience extends to teaching both colloquial and classical Arabic dialects, in addition to teaching grammar, reading, writing, conversational skills, Arabic language usage in specific areas (like politics, economics, and human rights), and instructing on methods for teaching Arabic as a foreign language.

She has also helped students prepare for international Arabic proficiency exams, such as the CASA exam. She holds a master’s Degree in the Arabic language, with additional backgrounds in education and psychology.

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

The first part of Arabic Language Lessons for Non-Arabic Speakers is a book to teach the Arabic language, and it is concerned with grammar, morphology, vocabulary, and style. Teachers should keep these ideas in mind while explaining and should use the following steps:

1. Introduce the lesson without referencing the book.
2. Read the lesson, drawing students’ attention to the repetition of previous material, explaining new material, and asking students questions to ensure that they understood it.
3. Put students into groups.
4. Give students time to complete all of the oral exercises, and let them complete the same exercises in written format outside of class.

This answer key is to be used with Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part one, Second Edition. The new answer key for Al-Kitaab, Part One is intended as a resource for teachers and for learners studying on their own. The answer key has been substantially expanded from the old version and now includes text of all audio sentences included in the vocabulary section of each lesson. Text of the basic "story" of Maha and Khaled in each lesson answers to most vocabulary, grammar and review drills included in each lesson.

Jeunesse Sans Frontiere introduces Arabic for youth in the highly successful Al Habib Affas series. This modern curriculum will take non-speakers of Arabic on a journey of learning from the basics to a level equivalent with native speakers by consolidating and broadening their range of language skills. The classic Arabic language is presented clearly and inclusively to meet the needs of learners living in the west. The Al Habib Affas series consists of three systematic divisions: reading, conversation, and Arab culture.

1. Reading: Reading skills are developed by close examination of authentic reading passages and regular vocabulary exercises focused on word building techniques. The Al Habib Affas series includes classical Arabic excerpts without the distractions of spoken dialects.
2. Conversation: A careful balance of authentic and scripted listening materials builds conversational skills with native Arabic speakers.
3. Arab Culture: Al Habib Affas students are presented with Arabic and Western culture patterns to further understand the role of this timeless language.

Each section has specific objectives enabling the learner to generate language accurately in a variety of syntactical structures, ranging from typical exercises to practical conversations. This curriculum also develops fluency by communication, discovery, realization, and finally application. The Al Habib Affas series helps Arabic learners confidently deal with different types of writing, listening, reading, and spoken text.
This series contains: textbook, workbook, and teacher guide.