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5 Broken Cameras

“5 Broken Cameras,” an Academy Award nominee for best documentary. The film features the story of a Palestinian farmer as he documents the ongoing protests of Palestinians in a West Bank village against the construction of an Israeli fence. The name of the documentary is inspired by the fact that throughout the years, while filming […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching Arab Culture and Arab Studies, Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

A New Day in Old Sana’a

Directed by Bader Ben Hirsi, A New Day in Old Sana’a is a love story set in Yemen and actually shot in the city of Sana’a. The main character, Tariq is caught between two women and must choose either family expectations or love. The film was the winner at the Cairo Film Festival and premiered at Cannes. The film […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching Arab Culture and Arab Studies, Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

About Baghdad

This 2003 documentary film from Sinan Antoon looks at life in post-war Baghdad. Antoon, a poet and scholar, returns from exile to Iraq after decades of war and occupation. The film includes the views of a varied number of Iraqi people, and explores the post-war challenges in Baghdad as well as the complicated US-Iraq relationship. The film is in […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching Arab Culture and Arab Studies, Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Arabic)

This publication focuses on The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ standards for reaching language competency. The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages set out the five goal areas for students of foreign languages, which are communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities. The standards clarify what learners must do to show progress and demonstrate […]

School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: English,

هذه طبعة ثانية منقحة من الكتاب المدرسي في اللغة العربية الموسوم "أهلاً وسهلاً" ،ويحتوي على أنشطة تفاعلية وقواعد اللغة العربية، وكذلك تم تحديث وتوسيع البرنامج السمعي المصاحب، وتم تطوير موقع إلكتروني يرافق الكتاب بتصميم زاهي الألوان. يشتمل الكتاب المنقّح أيضاً على أشرطة فيديو على أقراص فيديو مدمجة. يحتوي كتاب أهلاً وسهلاً الخاص بالمعلّم على خطط كاملة للدروس المضمنة في الكتاب ...

Ahlan wa Sahlan (2nd Edition)

This revised 2nd edition of the Ahlan wa Sahlan Arabic textbook contains communicative activities and grammar, an updated and expanded audio program, a companion website, and full-color design. DVDs with videos are included in the revised edition. The Ahlan wa Sahlan instructor’s handbook includes full lesson plans, example syllabi, and teaching strategies in addition to […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Al-Asas for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers (Set)

Al-Asas for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers is a textbook for teaching beginning and intermediate level Arabic. It is separated into three volumes: Beginner, Advanced Beginner, and Intermediate. It includes lessons that cover the alphabet, grammar, dialogue, and Arab culture and history. Each volume is accompanied by an audio CD. >

School Level: Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

تُركّز سلسلة الكتاب على قصة مها وخالد أبو العلا وأسرتهما الممتدة، بحيث تعتمد دروس المفردات الجديدة في كل فصل من فصول الكتاب على قصتهما. ويتضمن كل فصل بعض المعلومات الثقافية، كما يتضمن دروس في قواعد اللغة. تستخدم السلسلة تكنيك يعرف ب البناء اللولبي بمعنى عرض المفهوم النحوي بدون تقديمه بصورة تعليمية مباشرة، بل يؤجل ذلك لمرحلة لاحقة أثناء تقدم الدرس. ...

Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-‘Arabiyya (3rd Edition)

The Al-Kitaab series focuses on the story of Maha and Khalid Abu el-‘Ila and their extended family, and vocabulary lessons in each chapter are based around their story. Various bits of cultural information is included in each chapter, and grammar lessons are also included. The series uses a technique known as spiraling, meaning that they […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: English,

Alf Layla wa Layla 1/5 (Bk-Pub)

This set of storybooks is designed for students to practice reading Arabic. This five-volume illustrated set (published in 2011) tells the classic tale of One Thousand and One Nights. The books include tashkeel to help students pronounce the words. The set is suitable for the intermediate Arabic level and up. >

School Level: Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic,

ألف باء هو الكتاب الأول من سلسلة كتاب "الكتاب". لا يتطلب استخدام هذه الطبعة الثالثة من كتاب "ألف باء" أي معرفة سابقة باللغة العربية. يهدف الكتاب إلى تعليم الأبجدية وبعض العبارات الأساسية، فضلاً عن بعض المعلومات الثقافية الأولية. يصحب الكتاب قرص مدمج مرئي (فيديو) وتمارين بصرية وبعض المعلومات حول كيفية الوصول إلى موقع مرافق للكتاب. لابد من دفع مقابل معلوم ...

Alif Baa

Alif Baa is the primer that starts the Al-Kitaab series of books. Now in its third edition, Alif Baa assumes no prior knowledge of Arabic and teaches the alphabet and basic phrases as well as some basic cultural information. The book comes with a DVD that includes audio and visual exercises and information on how […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

كتاب العربية عبر الحوار هو سلسلة من ثلاثة كتب دراسية ( في ثلاث مستويات : مبتدئ ومتوسط ومتقدم) تستخدم الحوار في تدريس وتعلّم اللغة العربية. بالرغم من أن الكتب الثلاثة تُركّز على العربية الفصحى المعاصرة إلاّ أنها تشتمل على العديد من المفردات العامية في كافة أبواب الكتب الثلاثة. ، بينما يشتمل الكتاب الثالث على تعبيرات عربية واسعة الانتشار والاستخدام. لا ...

Arabic Language Through Dialogue

Arabic Language Through Dialogue is a series of 3 textbooks (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) that instruct users in Arabic through conversation. The focus of the texts is MSA, although high-frequency colloquial words are included in and book three contains well known Arabic expressions. There is a separate text on the Iraqi dialect. Texts do not […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Berlitz Arabic Conversation Guide

“Berlitz Arabic Conversation Guide” is accompanied by a one-hour audio CD. The contents of the CD can be uploaded to an iPod or any other MP3 device. The guide includes more than 8000 phrases and words in Modern Standard Arabic. >

School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Caramel

Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s popular film, Caramel is a charming comedy focusing on the lives of a group of women in Beirut. The action is centered around a beauty salon where the women work. Each woman faces her own challenges with men, family expectations, the difficulty of growing old, but take solace in their friendship. The film […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching Arab Culture and Arab Studies, Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Focus on Contemporary Arabic (Conversations with Native Speakers)

Focus on Contemporary Arabic is a textbook and DVD to help intermediate students practice conversational Arabic. The accompanying DVD features interviews with native speakers from a variety of cultural backgrounds. The interviews present socially and culturally important conversations. >

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Foreign Language Teacher’s Guide to Active Learning

This book, written by Deborah Blaz in 1999, presents strategies to help foreign language teachers teach effectively to their students. The book looks at ways foreign language teachers can enhance their classrooms and the student experience. It provides examples based on brain research and alternative assessments. >

School Level: Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: English,

Kalila wa Dimna

This is a a version of the Arabic classic Kalila wa Dimna for intermediate to advanced students of Modern Standard Arabic. Other stories are also presented in this book. The tales are written in simplified language so that students are able to follow along. Three stories are in Classical Arabic, and two are in both Classical and MSA […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Lemon Tree

From director Eran Riklis, Lemon Tree is a film about two women on opposing sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict attempting to work together. Hiam Abbass plays a Palestinian woman with a lemon grove in the West Bank, which the Israeli government wants to cut down after the Israeli Defense Minister and his wife move in […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching Arab Culture and Arab Studies, Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other,

Living Arabic: A Comprehensive Introductory Course

Living Arabic is a textbook for beginning students learning Arabic. The book integrates learning Modern Standard Arabic with the colloquial Levantine dialect. The first ten lessons deal with the Arabic alphabet and numbers. The rest of the textbook includes reading passages, exercises including word-matching games and crosswords, listening drills, and dialogues. The book comes with an […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen

Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen is a method textbook to help teachers of foreign languages. The book focuses on the principles behind communication as interpreting and negotiating meaning. The methods discussed are meant to be used to enrich the classroom environment. Both authors are experts in researching second language acquisition. >


Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: English,

Mastering Arabic Through Literature, The Short Story: al-Rubaa Volume 1

This publication uses literature to help students learn Modern Standard Arabic. It includes the work of Mahmoud Taher Lashin, Naguib Mahfouz, Yusuf Idris and Tayeb Salih. The units on each of the authors are accompanied by vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises for students. >

School Level: College/University,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Modern Arabic Short Stories

Modern Arabic Short Stories is a book designed to broaden the exposure of intermediate-level Arabic language students to contemporary Arabic literature. The stories appear in both Arabic and English, and are accompanied by a background on the authors and contextual/historical information. The book includes the work of Naguib Mahfouz, Edwar Al-Kharrat, Hanan Al-Shaykh, Layla Al-Uthman, and Mohamed Choukri. >

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Oxford Picture Dictionary

Oxford Picture Dictionary is an engaging dictionary designed to help students learn Arabic vocabulary. It is separated into thematic units, with colorful images to accompany the vocabulary words. Each unit includes a story and pre/post reading questions. >

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Sayyidi wa Habibi

Sayyidi wa Habibi is an abridged version of the novel, Sayyidi wa Habibi, by Lebanese author Hoda Barakat; and Edited by Laila Familiar. This version is meant for advanced-low students of Arabic. The story is about a young couple and their experiences with the Lebanese Civil War. It includes exercises for students, a biography of Barakat, and […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic,

Shou fi ma fi?

Shou fi ma fi? is a textbook for teaching intermediate Levantine Arabic. The textbook assumes that students are already familiar with Modern Standard Arabic. It includes vocabulary that students are likely to hear in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. >

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

The Art of Arabic Calligraphy (6 Books)

The Art of Arabic Calligraphy is a set of books to teach Arabic calligraphy for beginners. The six books are divided by the six Arabic scripts: Naskh, Farisi, Thulth, Kufi, Riq’a, and Diwani. The books teach students how to write the letters and provides practice. >

School Level: Elementary,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic,

The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage

Edited by N.S. Doniach, this is an Arabic-English dictionary from the Oxford University Press. It includes almost 40,000 entries. The dictionary includes vowels, irregular plurals, and verb conjugations. >

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching the Arabic Language,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,

Veiled Voices – With Sheikha Stories

Directed by Brigid Maher, Veiled Voices is a 2009 documentary film looking at the lives of three women leaders in Islam. The three women focused on in the film are Ghina Hammoud, Dr. Su’ad Saleh, and Huda al-Habash from Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria respectively. Veiled Voices is one hour long; this set also comes with Sheikha Stories, […]

School Level: College/University, Middle/High School,
Intended Use: Teaching Arab Culture and Arab Studies,
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English,