Teach Yourself: Speak Arabic with Confidence

Teach Yourself Speak Arabic with Confidence, 2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------We've all travelled abroad with the best of intentions when it comesto speaking the language, only to falter when it comes to the crunch.This quick and constructive course gives you the Arabic you need totalk to the locals - and crucially, the confidence to put it into practice.As well as providing essential vocabulary and phrases, the course alsoaims to improve your understanding of spoken Arabic, so that you canfeel sure of yourself in two-way conversations. Based on the ten situationsyou are most likely to find yourself in while travelling abroad, thecourse builds your knowledge and understanding gradually, and is suitablefor complete beginners. A booklet is included, with the dialogues andtheir English translations. A glossary of the words and phrases usedalso provides you with a handy phrasebook while you travel. By theend of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common EuropeanFramework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently usedexpressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Jane Wightwick teaches Arabic and is the author andpublisher of Arabic courses. Mahmoud Gaafar worked for the United Nationsand Radio Cairo. He now writes print, radio and TV resources for theArabic-speaking world.