• Web Links
• Basic Language Study Recordings
• Supplementary Language Study/Culture Recordings
• Books
• CD-ROM Programs
• Videocassettes
• DVDs

Web Links

Al-khabar — Algerian daily news in Arabic, English, and French; archives in PDF format in Arabic only

hajr.org — Arabic culture site

 

Basic Language Study Recordings

Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, 3rd Edition (Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi) (AR 1.010)

Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Araybiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, 2nd Edition Part One (Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi) (AR 1.009)

Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Two (Al-Batal) (AR 1.008)

Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia (Holes) (AR 1.012)

Elementary Modern Standard Arabic 1 and 2, revised edition (Abboud, McCarus et al ) (AR 1.003)

*also available are audio programs for texts used in previous years

 

Supplementary Language Study/Culture Recordings

Business Arabic (Intermediate Level) Language, Culture and Communication (AR 1.011) Contains 21 audio and video lessons that details the fundamentals of speaking Arabic in a corporate setting. Approximately 42 minutes long.

Teach Yourself Arabic Conversation (AR 1.013) Includes audio, for beginners and new learners. Resource for those who would like to learn the fundamentals Arabic specific to Egypt and the Gulf.; approximately 3 hours.

 

Books

Al-Mawrid Dictionary English-Arabic/Arabic-English by Munir Baalbaki and Dr. Rohi Baalbaki (Dar El-Ilm Limalayin, c. 2007)

Arabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar (Lincolnwood (Chicago, IL: NTC/Contemparary Publishing Group, Inc., c. 1998)

The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary (Oxford: Oxford University Press, ©1982)

A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (Arabic-English)/Hans Wehr, 4th edition, edited by J. Milton Cowan (Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, Inc., ©Otto Harrassowitz, 1994)

The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic — Arabic/English (Ithaca: Spoken Language Services, Inc., ©1976)

A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language by J.A. Haywood and H.M. Nahmad (London: Lund Humphries, c. 1965)

Oxford English-Arabic Picture Dictionary, 2nd edition by J. Adelson-Goldstein and N. Shapiro (New York: Oxford University Press, c. 2009)

Standard Arabic: An Elementary-Intermediate Course by Eckehard Schulz, Gunther Krahl and Wolfgang Reuschel (Cambidge: Cambridge Unversity Press, c. 2000)

 

CD-ROM Programs

51 Languages of the World (c. 1999 Transparent Language, Inc.) - dual-platform CD-ROM featuring 51 languages from all over the world; allows the user to speak with native speakers; interactive dialogues and conversation practice aid the user in learning and understanding more advanced speech, while games and quizzes make learning the language fun and interactive.

 

Videocassettes

Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part One — 1/2" VHS color videocassette to accompany Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part One by Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi (c. 1995 Georgetown University Press); approx. 56 minutes.

 

DVDs

Abouna Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2002 film directed by Mahamet-Saleh Haroun. After Tahir and Amine's father abandons their mother for no apparent reason, the two leave their village in the Republic of Chad and head towards Cameroon to begin to search for him. Entering a local movie theater, they are astonished to see what appears to be their father in the film. The two decide to steal the reel of film to examine it; however, they are later caught and sent to a strict Koran school to learn discipline. Extremely unhappy in their new school, Amine and Tahir are determined to escape and continue their search. This is a powerful and unpredictable drama from the award-winning director of Bye Bye Africa. Available extras include interview with director Mahamet-Saleh Haroun, two film shorts by Mahamet-Saleh Haroun: Goï Goï and B 400; original theatrical trailer; and liner notes by film critic Phil Hall (Film Threat, Wired Magazine); in Chad Arabic and French, with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 24 minutes.

Ajami Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2009 film directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani. Explores five different stories set in an impoverished part of Christian and Muslim Arab Tel-Aviv/Jaffa. In these cities filled with residents who often don't have enough to live on, crime is commonplace. Nevertheless, solidarity and cultural understanding leave a glimmer of hope; in Hebrew and Arabic with optional English subtitles; 2 hours.

Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, 2nd edition (Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi) (AR 1.007) — 2 copies available; 13 minutes.

Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Araybiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part One, 2nd edition (Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi) (AR 1.009) — 52 minutes.

Bab’Aziz Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2008 film directed by Nacer Khemir. A fairytale-like story of yearning and growing. Bab’Aziz is a blind man who reunites with his lively granddaughter to wander the desert in search of the meaning of life; in Arabic and Farsi with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 36 minutes.

Captain Abu Raed Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2007 film directed by Amin Matalqa; Abu Raed always dreamed of traveling the world and exploring foreign lands. When he finds an old discarded pilot’s hat, the neighborhood kids ask about the adventures he's taken. Through a series of events, Abu Raed soon recognizes his calling and the deplorable conditions the kids live in; in Arabic with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; 1 hour 42 minutes.