This blog is devoted to providing resources to teachers and students of …
This blog is devoted to providing resources to teachers and students of Arabic. The website is run by an Arabic-English-Russian teacher and translator living in the U.K. This blog aims to share cultural and topical resources with lots of ideas for Arabic lessons or for studying alone. It also contains reviews of online resources and books, details of Arabic-language events, recommendations of novels, films, music, and so forth. The author also occasionally posts information about jobs. The blog is searchable.
This page presents a very basic and brief description of some of …
This page presents a very basic and brief description of some of the most fundamental aspects of Arabic grammar, including noun gender, word order, verb conjugation, and the most common pronouns. The page covers the parts of speech and provides examples in English and Arabic.
This appendix is a compilation of various lists of words and phrases, …
This appendix is a compilation of various lists of words and phrases, some of which are quite brief, and some of which, like the "useful words" list, are quite extensive. Some of the materials rely on transliteration alone and therefore require no knowledge of Arabic script while others are written in Arabic. The word lists are focused on common words such as professions, greetings, common expressions, and also include a fictional dialogue of two people greeting each other.
This page contains links to an assortment of 29 articles on a …
This page contains links to an assortment of 29 articles on a wide range of grammatical topics, although there is some overlap; for example there are two articles on the idafa structure. The articles are brief as opposed to in-depth and meant to give the reader a basic understanding or review of the issues discussed.
The ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test is designed to rate students' writing skills …
The ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test is designed to rate students' writing skills and is offered for various languages, including Arabic. The exam can be administered to students at the ACTFL Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Superior proficiency levels who are in grades K-12 schools, college, or to those who are adults. The length of the exam is 90 minutes and it is available on-demand via the internet or in booklet form. It is rated by ACTFL Certified WPT Raters.
The Writing Proficiency Test in Arabic (WPTA) measures Arabic reading, writing, listening, …
The Writing Proficiency Test in Arabic (WPTA) measures Arabic reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills. The WPTA exam is in intended for the use of college students as well as to professionals and other adults. It can be administered to anyone at any level of ACTFL proficiency level. The length of the exam is 1-2 hours.
Yamli Editor is a "smart keyboard" that allows users to type using …
Yamli Editor is a "smart keyboard" that allows users to type using a Roman-alphabet keyboard and transliterates the words into Arabic text. Users can type with letters, but also the numbers that are often employed in modern Arabic texting as substitutes for some Arabic letters (such as 3 for 'ein or 9 for SaD). Under the "quick tips" icon, Yamli offers a list of all the substitutions for Arabic letters that do not have exact equivalents in English.
Yamli Search enables users to search the internet in Arabic while using …
Yamli Search enables users to search the internet in Arabic while using numerals and Latin characters. Yamli's search essentially runs transliterated phrases through Google's search engine, in order to allow users who have not memorized or activated the Arabic keyboard to search the internet in Arabic.
The Yemen Links Arabic Learning Materials page includes not just materials and …
The Yemen Links Arabic Learning Materials page includes not just materials and printouts but ideas for games to play to get students to learn the alphabet, colors, and numbers. Materials available for free download include flashcards, coloring pages, handwriting practice, arts and crafts, and more. Although many of the games and materials are aimed at children, they can be adapted to classrooms at any level.
This is a company that teaches the Lebanese language; it is argued …
This is a company that teaches the Lebanese language; it is argued here that it is not in fact a dialect of Arabic but a separate language. Publications forthcoming in 2013 are Lebanese at a Glance Phrasebook and CD, and 2000 Lebanese Verb Conjugations. There are also future plans to teach the Lebanese language online; currently all 101 materials are available as downloadable PDFs. Also available is a Lebanese-English-Lebanese dictionary, numbers, pronouns, and more.
This is a tutorial on the very basics of Arabic grammar. Using …
This is a tutorial on the very basics of Arabic grammar. Using vocabulary built on the Qur'an and the hadith, the tutorial uses vocabulary lists and translation exercises to teach grammatical points. The answers are included in the exercises. Grammar covered in the first half of this tutorial includes the subject and predicate, gender, numbers, the genitive case, interrogatives, pronouns, and prepositions. Charts of pronouns and attached pronouns are included in the tutorial.
This is the second part of a tutorial on the very basics …
This is the second part of a tutorial on the very basics of Arabic grammar. Using vocabulary built on the Qur'an and the hadith, the tutorial uses vocabulary lists and translation exercises to teach grammatical points. The answers are included in the exercises. Grammar covered in the second half includes subjects, objects, verbs, verb tenses and conjugations, passive and active voice, imperatives, masdars, passive and active participles, the ten measures of the Arabic verb, pronouns attached to verbs, and some final notes on the idaafa, plurals, and translation in general.
This website allows the user to type in an Arabic phrase using …
This website allows the user to type in an Arabic phrase using transliteration and the site will give options in Arabic script. The user can then choose which word was intended. Symbols and phrases are included for convenience, as is a download that can connect this website and its technology to the user's own website.
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