Description:
The complete series of innovative new coursebooks in Egyptian colloquial Arabic
Drawing on her years of experience as an Arabic instructor and course developer, Samia Louis has used a functional approach to create a bright, innovative set of coursebooks for the study of Egyptian colloquial Arabic--the spoken dialect most frequently studied and most widely understood in the Arab world. Now three new books, for beginner, early advanced, and higher advanced students, have been added to the series.
Designed according to the ACTFL guidelines for teaching Arabic as a foreign language, each book of Kallimni 'Arabi trains students through highly structured lessons in the crucial skills, with particular emphasis on listening and speaking, using real-life situations and expressions. The associated audio files carry recordings of the dialogs and exercises in each chapter, made by Egyptian native speakers.
"The books in the [Kallimni 'Arabi] series altogether present the best Arabic textbooks available . . . miles ahead of most others."--David Wilmsen, American University of Beirut
Brief description:
Samia Louis taught Arabic for more than fifteen years at the International Language Institute (ILI) in Cairo, which was an affiliate of International House. She is the author of all the books in the Kallimni 'Arabi series (AUC Press, 2007-2009), as well as the MSA series, Lughatuna al-Fusha (AUC Press, 2010-2015).
Review Quotes: "The books in the [Kallimni 'Arabi] series altogether present the best Arabic textbooks available . . . miles ahead of most others."--David Wilmsen, American University of Beirut
"The Kalimni 'Arabi Series are, in my opinion, the best books for learning Arabic in existence."--Donovan Nagel, The Mezzofanti Guild