Course Materials

Primary Texts:

• al- Kitab fi Ta'allum al-Arabiyya: Modern Standard Arabic series prepared by Kristen Brustad, Mamoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi. Georgetown University Press.
• Practical Arabic : Modern Standard Arabic for daily needs, published by the Yemen Language Center.
• al-`Arabiyya al-Yamaniyya: Colloquial Arabic of Yemen, published by the Yemen Language Center.

Secondary Texts:

• `Arabiyya Wasa'il al-'A`laam: Arabic of the news media, published by the American University in Cairo.
• Kilila wa Dimna: Animal stories and fables, published by Ibn al-Muqafi`a Press.
• Durus fi-l `Arabiyya: Studies in Arabic (books I and II), published by the Linguaphone Institute.
• Anecdotes and Humor: A six book series, published by the Dar al-Harf Press.
• Nuwadir Joha: (Humor of Joha), published by the Dar al-Harf Press.
• A Course in Modern Standard Arabic, (books I, II & III, published by Khayats Press.
• Amthal al-`Arabiyya: (Arabic proverbs), published by the Dar al-Harf Press.
• Write to Left: Introductory course book designed by the YLC teaching staff.

Supplementary Materials:

• Short subject handouts prepared by the teaching staff of the Yemen Language Center. These short subjects discuss specific aspects of Yemeni history, politics, economics, culture, in a brief two- or three-paragraph text, followed by questions on content and reinforcement exercises in grammar and new vocabulary.
• Daily newspapers and daily/weekly political, social, or entertainment magazines.
• Short stories or poems selected from a range of sources, including books, magazines, and Arabic literary journals.
• Audio and video cassette recordings of national and international news reports and news analysis programs.
• Television drama or comedy serials, Arabic films on videocassette, and other pre-recorded television programs.
• Musical recordings and pre-printed lyric sheets, including songs in Yemeni Colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic.