Collection(s) : With ease
Paru le 30/03/2015 | Broché XV-800 pages
Débutants
adaptation for English-speaking learners by William Phelps | illustrated by Jean-Louis Goussé
About the Assimil method
Assimil is a revolutionary self-study method based on the simple, effective principle of intuitive assimilation. This is the natural process through which you learned your own language. With lively dialogues, simple notes and practical exercises, the Assimil method will bring you to a level where you can converse comfortably.
In just a few months, you will be able to speak effortlessly and naturally, without hesitation.
Strengths
How to use your Assimil course
Passive phase
Active phase
Once you are halfway through the course, you will know enough to go on to the active phase. As you learn each new lesson, you will also review an earlier one, following our instructions, and translate the dialogue from English into Arabic. You'll be delighted at the results!
With regular study, in just a few months you will be able to speak Arabic fluently and naturally!
After studying Arabic, Persian and Turkish at the School of Oriental Languages in Paris and Islamic art at the École du Louvre, Dominique Halbout travelled in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey, where she lived for a decade. She then obtained a PhD in Oriental Languages and Civilizations, and has taught as well as written courses in Turkish, Persian and Arabic, in the belief that knowledge of another's language and culture is the key to understanding.
Born and raised in Morocco, Jean-Jacques Schmidt went on to study at the School of Oriental Languages in Paris. He is the author of numerous works on Arabic culture and language, including French-Arabic dictionaries and translations of Arabic poems. His goal is to contribute to an open dialogue between the Western and Arabic world, particularly through encouraging the learning of Modern Standard Arabic.
William Phelps was born in Boston, Massachusetts. After university, he backpacked for a year through the Middle East, Africa and India, a trip that was the catalyst for a lifelong fascination with Middle Eastern culture. On returning to the US, he earned a PhD in Modern Middle Eastern History and Arabic language and literature, studies he put to good use in the 16 years he spent working in Saudi Arabia. Today, William continues to find Arabic an absorbing language that can be learned more easily than many might suppose.
