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Description

This book is for students who have studied Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) for one year or more and would like to learn colloquial Arabic basics using their knowledge of MSA. It aims at transitioning learners from Novice Mid level to Intermediate Low through presenting situations useful for living in an Arab country. The book has several features including hyperlinks, practice dialogues with open answers, cultural tips, and more.

Please see the Open Textbook Library for faculty Reviews of this textbook.

Audio files are also available online: https://media.pdx.edu/tag/tagid/msatoca

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DOI

10.15760/pdxopen-3

Publication Date

12-2015

Publisher

Portland State University Library

City

Portland

Subjects

Arabic language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers, Arabic language, Arabic language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers

Rights

© 2018 Lina Gomaa

Creative Commons License
This open access textbook is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Notes

This open textbook was originally published in 2015

Publication of this book was made possible by Portland State University Library PDXOpen Publishing Initiative Grant program.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16443

From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic

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