Full 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.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Activity Instructions
Unit One:
Meetings and Conferences
1. Pre-reading
2. Reading for main ideas
3. Understanding text organization
4. Reading for detail
5. Vocabulary building
6. Skimming
7. Critical reading
Unit Two:
Demonstrations
1. Pre-reading
2. Reading for main ideas
3. Understanding text organization
4. Reading for detail
5. Vocabulary building
6. Skimming
7. Critical reading
Revision of Units One and Two
Unit Three:
Elections
1. Pre-reading
2. Reading for main ideas
3. Understanding text organization
4. Reading for detail
5. Vocabulary building
6. Skimming
7. Critical reading
Unit Four:
Conflicts and Terrorism
1. Pre-reading
2. Reading for main ideas
3. Understanding text organization
4. Reading for detail
5. Vocabulary building
6. Skimming
7. Critical reading
Revision of Units Three and Four 129
Unit Five:
Trials
1. Pre-reading
2. Reading for main ideas
3. Understanding text organization
4. Reading for detail
5. Vocabulary building
6. Skimming
7. Critical reading
Unit Six:
Business and Finance
1. Pre-reading
2. Reading for main ideas
3. Understanding text organization
4. Reading for detail
5. Vocabulary building
6. Skimming
7. Critical reading
Revision of Units Five and Six
Glossary
