Developing Writing Skills in Arabic

Description

Developing Writing Skills in Arabic is specifically designed for upper-intermediate to advanced students who need to write Arabic for personal, professional and academic purposes. Making use of reading comprehension, analysis of stylistic devices, a functional approach to grammar and well-graded exercises, the book exposes the student to a wide variety of styles and registers. Each chapter starts with a passive approach by letting the students analyze and discuss a sample text in the genre. It then moves on to a productive approach by expanding vocabulary, practicing using stylistic devices, studying grammar points pertinent to the main linguistic function of the chapter, and concludes with writing short and long compositions, both guided and free. The following writing styles and genres are covered: Personal writing - greetings, congratulating, condolences, social and family contact Professional writing - advertising, applying to a school, writing a r�sum� Giving instructions - notes, directions, recipes, technical instructions Description and comparison - objects and places, people and characters Narration - events and stories, autobiographies, biographies and diaries Academic writing - stating an idea, explaining a hypothesis, providing examples, facts and data. Written by an experienced teacher of Arabic and trialled with non-native students of Arabic, Developing Writing Skills in Arabic is the ideal resource to help students write clearly, coherently and appropriately in a variety of contexts. Developing Writing Skills in Arabic Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Unit One: Personal correspondence Lesson 1 Cards, letters, and email Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Culture: letter format and formulae Grammar Review of weak verbs (Part One) Conjugating al-mithal and al-ajwaf The uses of qad Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Email (Part One) Topics for writing Suggested readings on the theme of correspondence Unit Two: Professional correspondence and writing Lesson 2 Formal letters, résumés, and email Pre-reading Reading • The advertisement • The letter • Writing: the résumé Vocabulary expansion Culture Grammar Review of weak verbs (Part Two) Conjugating al-naqis and al-lafif Nouns derived from weak verbs Al-ism al-manqus Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Email (Part Two) Topics for writing Suggested readings on the theme of correspondence Unit Three: Instructions and advertisements Lesson 3 Advice and instructions Pre-reading Reading: kibbeh with eggplant and walnuts Vocabulary expansion Grammar The imperative The imperative Indirect command The negative imperative The emphatic nuun Interjections Culture: Abu Bakr’s advice to one of his generals The passive Style Expressions expansion Topics for writing Suggested readings Unit Four: Description and comparison Lesson 4 Describing an object or a place Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Grammar Review of adjectives Emphatics and diminutives Dhu/Dhat Relative clauses Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Adjectives Geometric shapes Colors Culture: colors in idiomatic expressions Topics for writing Writing: description of a place based on Suggested readings Lesson 5 Describing a person Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Grammar Nominal sentences The Idāfa ghayr al-haqīqiyya Culture: usage of Idāfa ghayr al- haqīqiyya Noun of stance or posture Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Body parts Adjectives of physical and character attributes Topics for writing Writing: Description of a person based on Suggested readings Lesson 6 Comparison Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Grammar Comparatives and superlatives Tamyīz al-muqārana Turning al-idāfa ghayr al-haqīqiyya into tamyīz Both Using in comparison Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Topics for writing Writing: Comparison based on Suggested readings Unit Five: Narration Lesson 7 Diaries, autobiographies, and biographies Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Grammar Review of verbal sentences Review of tenses Adverb of manner Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Topics for writing Writing: Diaries based on Suggested readings Lesson 8 Events and stories Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Grammar Tense frames Al-Hāl Culture Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Verbs of narration Expressions of narration Genres of narration Topics for writing Writing: completing a story Suggested readings Unit Six: Argumentation, opinion pieces, and academic writing Lesson 9 Opinion pieces Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Grammar Conditional sentences Culture Expressing exception Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Sentence connectors (Part 1) Explaining Illustrating with examples Topics for writing Writing: Opinion piece based on Writing an introduction Suggested readings Lesson 10 Academic writing Pre-reading Reading Vocabulary expansion Culture Grammar Adverb of purpose Emphasis Style Expressions from the text Expressions expansion Sentence connectors (Part 2) Concession and exception Cause, effect, and purpose Topics for writing Writing: Argumentative piece based on Writing a conclusion Suggested readings Arabic–English Glossary