{"product_id":"upper-intermediate-arabic-through-discussion-20-lessons-on-contemporary-topics-with-integrated-skills-and-fluency-building-activities-for-msa-learner-9781649032669","title":"Upper Intermediate Arabic Through Discussion: 20 Lessons on Contemporary Topics with Integrated Skills and Fluency-Building Activities for MSA Learner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dynamic and creative approach to teaching spoken Arabic in the classroom for the Upper Intermediate level by the author of \u003ci\u003eMedia Arabic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpper-Intermediate Arabic through Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e is a classroom-tested course that uses an inquiry-based approach to challenge intermediate learners of Arabic by engaging them in thought-provoking discussions about topics of general interest. Each topic is framed in the form of a question, such as \"How can we learn a new language fast?\" or\" Why are some sports more popular than others?,\" to motivate students to immediately start searching for an answer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on her long experience as an Arabic instructor, Nevenka Korica Sullivan has organized the book into twenty chapters, each one devoted to a single theme. While exploring each topic, learners are guided to expand their vocabulary, acquire more complex structures, and discover systemic relationships between language form, function, and meaning. A rich assortment of exercises and activities ensures that learners make palpable progress in advancing their language skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe course is designed to create a lively learner-centered classroom where interaction between participants is both the goal and the means of language study; it can also be successfully used with a tutor or for independent study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNevenka Korica Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e has taught Arabic at Harvard University and the American University in Cairo and in Middlebury's summer program, specializing in teaching the advanced level learners. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eMedia Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, rev. ed., 2014) and \u003ci\u003eUmm al-Dunya: Advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2012), and author of \u003ci\u003eAdvanced Arabic through Discussion \u003c\/i\u003e(AUC Press, 2022).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890651988242,"sku":"9781649032669","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c3697c73-8b7e-42b4-898e-ff9ae7b32a9a.jpg?v=1768313104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/upper-intermediate-arabic-through-discussion-20-lessons-on-contemporary-topics-with-integrated-skills-and-fluency-building-activities-for-msa-learner-9781649032669","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}