A GUIDE TO MODERN STANDARD ARABIC GRAMMAR FOR THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Laila Al-Sawi Iman Saad The American University in Cairo Press Cairo New York ily ginal lly 2 Intoeueton Adapt Ssh ead () ee eal IM el (1) ae ad SI al SREY eLaad CN al al Lead 2g eal jbl! Lag y Su! lag ced al peal yatta ye al ¥ BS gad all ¥ BS sot Ge all cate Gl Ly GIS Stal sl Nadia te apt on ll pi pay al pel rH ul ce Bbal Jat 20 Jat 1 LY goat a pte all 291 Ge agg alll 2 a al ete esl a adil pea Jel! Gu Eubdaal Gall) gol 3h Guat seal ig siya gical Gall 9 Gaal al op alg fetal al 3 2) yh Sg hall gta Ja 2 aS og lg seca a ga el Seal shen Dal al eee spinal gta ull uel oa kcal pp Jpall gall Jal lal oul Be cp gj p jute Da ssp ull ea cpg all gta all all AN) Sed sul at oad pi Sul stat Jul apnea Baa SM el Bain Jad 420 all Sad) ol si equal Gaal A 38 I oa oo eo Cia LA al i Gaal aL ly Al 3 SEN Ge atl hl y CURT 5 cet eal yes ell ball suet ell vw ABH 53) seal sl el ila cl Aa i cl ol wy Das os le Anal reall Gl wa PAN cya dsl sth ual va pl ply Je pal NT Vae GS pal tl a at van Doc igh gl Ju eget Jaa Bll Sand SN Gel aS pill 58 Gel te Dall 22 Gel hey Seal gl Soc ms ceed pul cyte ga Jus ne eal sake lll ah mw gag pet: ye Ca ua) ves yl gghad ge bt eal we cai LY te geil) Jaa) ye shal tre Ua plane ys ih al ane Gade ya ye ver ves vey A gs pl pel TY Gale Sal al a Ulin ga Gale ia sheen Sa! oll sf Sale Snell paca ail Sly eaSill ese ces 10 Gale ES iy any pb Hal ee 2 ale fag yall a geslitly Sa Mine pac ce IS aly SAT te oh a BN Sy aS Ahm all ly iE SB An SUS Suna Sl pn Sang ae is SG daly Sy pl TA ages aga Up at Sigh Sa gay gle ane SEADN lis Salata sisal y ges a Sp aay = DIS ce 2 fl pis SS alan I INTRODUCTION ‘There has been considerable convoversy about the importance of teaching foreign-language grammar. In the early twenties, the ‘grammar-transiatcn method was daminant, while other aspects fof a foreign language were not considered as important. It was believed that a knowledge of grammar would erable a learner fa ‘easily and correctly cormmun cate in the targot language. Havaver, ith he rise ofthe communicatve approach in the eary sevantios, this approach was sirong'y challenged. The communicative aspects becarne the foc. of language inetruction, while grammar instruction \vas parialy, or sometimes completely, ecipsed In recent years, the leaching of gremmar as pert of foreign: lang age instruction hes begun to regain its importance. Accordingly, the question now is not "Should grammar be taught?" as much ast 's "What Is the most atfetiva way to teach grammar?" Grammar is nota kiln ane a iss its a supolement to, or even the backbone of, each ofthe four major sks of language aptude— reading, weitng, Istoaing, and speaking. Grammar, tagether with ther elements ofthe languago, isthe tol thal enables learners to ‘comprehend and produce a language effectively: However, grammar should not be tau as.a set gi ues in isolation tor be language: rathar i should ba assacated with mearing andl function. Avfursbid:A Guide lo Modern Standard Arabic Grammar forthe Intermediate Lovelisintonded to bo aratarence lor Arabic grammar Jn general, or & supplement to any basic Modern Standard Arabic course. Each lassan begins with a briet explanation in English of 2 grammar rule, in adlion to examples ofthis rule acing apples in comex, This is folowed by vaslous types of drils that begin ‘with controled, mechanical til, and end with wring activiies ‘that are based on the rules introduced inthe lessans. The book is also accomganied by a CD that includes animated presentations ilustrating the grammar rules explained in the lessons, and intoractve dels SY) dueaith ‘dag PM \ dant Gag — Rbeall ences: aN! Hee, which starts with a noun, ae Arabi has wa types uf set “al Aad, hich stars witha verb. “The subject of Su “Sul andthe predicate 83) heal has to he a denier, Hag! is called JA + Gp) SA) Has aad subjecs (definite) + predicate ~ Y pau diag! oat canbe une of the following 0 (2A viola chy . cos ES sith ul ba prepositions plrase or adverbial phrase (as. 42), e. . -OMGD Ga gh verb (hd A}, og See 6 yah ays Complete to form sentences: das Ua (9 Pea Redd ay x
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