Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News (Revised and Updated Edition)

Description

In light of the rapidly growing number of people studying Arabic-in academia, governments, NGOs, and business- Media Arabic is a unique and timely learning tool for anyone looking to access news information from this important global region firsthand. Media Arabic introduces the language of the newspapers, magazines, and internet news sites to intermediate and advanced level students of Modern Standard Arabic. Using this textbook, students will be able to master core vocabulary and structures typical of front-page news, recognize various modes of coverage, distinguish fact from opinion, detect bias, and read critically in Arabic. Drawing on their long experience as Arabic instructors, Alaa Elgibali and Nevenka Korica have organized the book into six chapters, each covering a dominant news topic: Talks and Conferences, Demonstrations and Protests, Conflicts and Terrorism, Elections, Rule of Law, and Business. In addition, the book offers three self-assessment units and a glossary organized by theme. The book enables students to read extended texts with greater accuracy and speed by focusing on the relationships among meaning, language form, and markers of cohesive discourse. The activities include pre-reading discussions as well as extensive practice on vocabulary in context, organizing information, skimming, scanning, critical reading, and analyzing content. Review: super - just started using it, but so far I can say: - super organized units - words are not to hard and important ones are in vocabulary lists Review: Perfect size and content! - This is a perfect little book about news in Arabic! I'm satisfied with the presentation and the content. The book is light what is perfect to travel and to read in the subway. Authors made a good selection of current topics in news. If I had to mention something I do not like about it, it would be with no doubts almost all news are not good; I mean, now we are in the middle of a global pandemic, I would like to read something about science, research technology, even sports. But I understand this was not the focus of the book. For some people also, font Arabic size should appears a little tiny, but I think this is the size of a real Arabic book. الآن استطيع أن افهم على الأقل معظم العناوين في الجرائد!