This workbook is designed to be a companion to the new generation textbook IQRA' Arabic Reader 2. All IQRA’ workbooks must be considered an extension of its textbooks and an integral part of the instructional program, without which the learning process will be incomplete. IQRA’ Arabic Reader 2 (Workbook) has been designed to be an exercise and activity book, which complements and reinforces what the student learns from the textbook.

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.

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.

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.

Handwriting Book: Students practice writing Arabic letters, words, and then expressions.
Teacher Case: Consists of:

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

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 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.

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

There are a total of 16 titles in this series including the student books, student audio-visual CDs, and teacher book.

This is a comprehensive series designed to teach Arabic to English-speaking children, youth, and adults. It offers the latest methods of second-language instruction, with special emphasis on building the four linguistic skills needed to learn a language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The program introduces linguistic elements, such as words, expressions, and grammatical constructions, through the use of real-life situations and conversations with Islamic themes.

Features

1. A focus on learning through communication
2. Development of critical thinking skills
3. Discussion of the rich culture surrounding the Arabic language
4. Lessons that present real-life situations
5. Islamic themes

This is a comprehensive series designed to teach Arabic to English-speaking children, youth and adults. It offers the latest methods of second-language instruction, with special emphasis on building the four linguistic skills needed to learn a language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The program introduces linguistic elements, such as words, expressions and grammatical constructions, through the use of real-life situations and conversations with Islamic themes.
Features

1. A focus on learning through communication
2. Development of critical thinking skills
3. Discussion of the rich culture surrounding the Arabic language
4. Lessons that present real-life situations
5. Islamic themes

This DVD is interactive and allows students to develop oral control through exercises and short and simple texts that are related to everyday life. Attractive animations help students develop their powers of expression. At the same time, students’ writing skills will improve gradually and in a simple way.

At the beginning of the semester, teachers and students spend time getting to know each other. This can be done in a creative way, and the introduction can break down psychological barriers. It is best to use different icebreakers that include movement and interaction. These activities will help students feel comfortable and will remove any anxiety or stress.

Some of the objectives of this book include the following:

• Differentiate between literal and figurative meanings in an audio script
• Absorb information presented in the audio script
• Prepare a talk or speech
• Practice the skill of narration
• Read the Holy Quran correctly with comprehension
• Read a collection of hadiths correctly with comprehension
• Practice analytical reading
• Read long scripts and multi-purpose scripts outside the classroom
• Write multi-purpose scripts of many paragraphs
• Write summaries of texts
• Enjoy literary texts
• Know Arabic syntax and morphology and apply it correctly in writing and in speech
• Use vocabulary, expressions, and proverbs
• Use dictionaries for cultural vocabulary
• Use syntax and morphology references
• Memorize verses, hadiths, and literary texts
• Realize the linguistic splendor of the Holy Quran and hadith
• Recognize some cultural aspects of Muslim-majority countries

This is the most comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic to students in Islamic schools in the West. The author's experience living and teaching in North America influenced the curriculum, which focuses on similar letters, reading and comprehension, creative writing exercises, ordering, pronunciation, filling in the missing letter, and matching time and gender.

It is used by full-time Islamic schools throughout the US and comes highly recommended, especially for children who have had previous exposure to the Arabic language. Objectives

• Preparing and carrying out programs and curriculums 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 offering Arabic courses abroad

Features

• Teaches Arabic as a primary language
• Arabic only
• Vowelled letters (diacritical marks, or tashkeel)
• Textbook focus: listening, writing, reading, and speaking
• Workbook 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