Kalila wa Dimna: For Students of Arabic

by Younes; Munther

• ISBN13: 9780415639972
• ISBN10: 0415639972
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2013-10-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Specifically designed for students of Arabic, this fully illustrated rendition of the Arabic literary classic enhances students' reading, listening, speaking and writing skills through the medium of these fun, engaging and culturally relevant tales. The tales are presented in simplified language providing learners and speakers of Modern Standard Arabic access to this masterpiece of Arabic prose. Each tale is fully supported with helpful notes on key grammatical features and concepts, a vocabulary list and comprehension and discussion questions suitable both for independent and class-based learners. Additional audio material is available to download freely online. This contains all of the texts read by the author and provides approximately 170 minutes of audio to help develop your listening skills. Suitable for both class use and independent study, Kalila wa Dimnais a must for all intermediate to advanced students of Arabic wishing to enhance their language skills and discover one of the most popular pieces of Arabic literature ever written.