Essential Skills in Arabic

From Intermediate to Advanced

El Mustapha Lahlali, Radia Kesseiri

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Edinburgh University Press
02 May 2018

Language learning: specific skills

Do you want to build on your Arabic reading, writing and listening skills? Improve your ability to communicate in this language? This is the book for you. Offering practical sessions and exercises, each module contains a wide range of authentic, contemporary texts so that you can practice your skills as they develop. Moving you from the intermediate to the advanced level of Arabic you will work through sessions on culture and society, the environment, education in the Arab world, global issues, media and communication, the economy, sports, and arts and literature. Each module follows the same structure, covering the essential skills of reading, grammar, vocabulary, listening, translation, writing and speaking.

By: El Mustapha Lahlali, Radia Kesseiri
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 172mm,
ISBN: 9781474401500
ISBN 10: 1474401503
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 02 May 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor El Mustapha Lahlali is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Media at the University of Leeds. He is the author of several books, including: Arabic Media Coverage of Pandemics: Discourse, Strategy and Impact, Routledge, 2023; Arabic Political Discourse in Transition, Edinburgh University Press, 2022; How to Write in Arabic: Developing Your Academic Style, (2nd edition), Edinburgh University Press, 2021; Arabic Media Dictionary, Routledge, 2019; Essential Skills in Arabic: from the Intermediate to the Advanced Level, Edinburgh University Press (co-authored), 2020; Advanced Media Arabic, Edinburgh University Press, 2nd edition, 2017; Advanced English-Arabic Translation: A Practical Guide, Edinburgh University Press, 2014 (co-authored); Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media, Edinburgh University Press, 2011; Ibn al-Tayyib: the Forgotten Journey of an 18 Century Arab Traveller, I.B. Tauris, 2010 (co-authored); How to Write in Arabic, Edinburgh University Press, 2009 (1st edition); Advanced Media Arabic, Edinburgh University Press, 2008 (1st edition); Critical Discourse Analysis and Classroom Discursive Practices, Lincom Europa, 2007. Radia Kesseiri is a Lecturer in Arabic at the University of Leeds. She is author of Algeria: An International Account of Foreign Policy. 1965-1978 (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011) and The Evolution of Algerian Political Thought: Origins, Colonial Rule and Post- Independence (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013).

Reviews for Essential Skills in Arabic: From Intermediate to Advanced

'Attractively designed to refine learners' skills such as reading, grammar, writing, speaking and listening... Essential Skills in Arabic by Mustapha Lahlali and Radia Kesseiri is, without doubt, one of the most valuable resources for learners who not only want to learn the basic skills of Arabic, but also want to attain a degree of competency in Arabic by acquiring the ability to deal with the complex syntactic features of the language.' --Nesreen Alhmadi, Tibah University ""British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies ""