Distilling her experience in teaching Arabic, consolidating findings from second language acquisition research and applied linguistics, the author covers designing curricula, theory and methods, testing, and research, interspersing practical information with background literature in order to help teachers improve their teaching.
Perfeccionamiento del espanol por medio de la traduccion, segunda edicio
Provides advanced learners of Spanish with hands-on manipulation of grammatical, lexical, and cultural detail through the practice of translation (traduccion). This book includes: current events, new exercises, and expanded instructions containing Spanish texts to be translated into English as well as English texts for translation into Spanish.
Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic, Volume 44 and
Suitable for scholars in the United States and abroad, this book includes scholarly articles and reviews that advance the study, research, and teaching of Arabic language, linguistics, literature, and pedagogy.
Suitable for courses in advanced Chinese and Chinese culture, this title presents an approach to cultural integration and immersion. It features a distinctive topic of Chinese culture that serves as a portal to Chinese perceptions and perspectives.
Pashto, designated a critical language by the US Department of Defense, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan and is also spoken in parts of Pakistan. This textbook provides learners and instructors with a wide selection of task-oriented, communicative language materials to facilitate the development of language learning.
The Middle East is an increasingly important place in the minds and concerns of the English-speaking world. Suitable for those who are beginning to learn the Arabic spoken by Palestinians, or those who live in Syria or Lebanon, this title provides an introduction to the essential features and vocabulary of spoken Palestinian Arabic.
Explains the logic behind more than 3,000 frequently used verb phrases and combinations that make Spanish speech sound native. This book includes a definition of the phrase including its register, synonyms, antonyms, complementary expressions, grammatical patterns, and examples of how the combinations are used in easy and difficult structures.
Provides learners and instructors with a wide selection of materials and task-oriented activities to facilitate the development of language learning. This book offers a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uzbek language and its culture, including a functional approach to grammar, and more.