Which books are part of the Third Edition?
For information on the books available, see the Product Guide.
What is the sequence of the Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program? Where do students start and how long will it take them to complete each level?
The program is designed for college-level use and can be paced according to your program. It begins with Alif Baa with Website: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, which introduces the basic skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and cultural understanding, as well as introducing Egyptian and Levantine dialects alongside Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and provides the first 20 to 25 contact hours of instruction. To see the table of contents and preface, see the book’s page on http://press.georgetown.edu.
Students then proceed onto Al-Kitaab fii TacAllum AlcArabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One with Website. This volume covers approximately 130-150 contact hours of instruction in which students should achieve an intermediate-mid to intermediate-high level of proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The book provides vocabulary activities, introduces students to grammar using spiraling and inference, and exposes students to Egyptian colloquial Arabic (Levantine colloquial Arabic is added in the third edition) through exercises and a number of short video clips. Accompanying audio and video (available through the companion website) present dialogues, vocabulary, and cultural situations for learning. To see the table of contents and preface, see the book’s page on http://press.georgetown.edu.
Al-Kitaab fii TacAllum AlcArabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic: Part Two with Website is the next volume in the series. Covering 150 contact hours of instruction, Part Two brings students to the advanced level of proficiency–stressing various skills–and introduces learners to facets of Arab culture and societies. There is a companion website to accompany this textbook, with all audio and video, as well. To see the table of contents and preface, see the book’s page on http://press.georgetown.edu.
All audio and video needed to complete the exercises in Alif Baa, Part One, and Part Two are available here at AlKitaabTextbook.com until September 30, 2021, after which they will only be available through the companion websites.
In the final volume in the program, Al-Kitaab fii TacAllum AlcArabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic: Part Three, students begin to focus more on literacy and the book aims to take students to the advanced-high level of proficiency. Part Three covers 125-150 contact hours of instruction. This textbook does not have a companion website and is visually similar to the Second Edition books. Audio and video are available here. To see the table of contents and preface, see the book’s page on http://press.georgetown.edu.
Where can I find Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al-cArabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Three, Third Edition?
A third edition of Al-Kitaab Part Three has not been released. The original edition is available with a cover that matches the second edition textbooks and follows a similar methodology as the second edition books. You can find out more here.
Where can I find the multimedia (audio and video) for the Third Edition textbook?
All audio and video needed to complete the exercises in the books is available via the companion websites. Information on how to access the companion websites is available on the Companion Websites page on this site; a website access code is available with the purchase of a new book or to purchase separately.
While the multimedia was temporarily made available here at AlKitaabTextbook.com as we prepared the current companion websites, these were removed after December 31, 2021, once the companion websites were available.
What is included in a new Third Edition textbook?
Each printed textbook is sold with an access code for its accompanying companion website. The companion websites include all audio and video, as well as interactive exercises that are designed to help students learn Arabic efficiently. To learn more about what products are available, see the Product Guide. To learn more or view a demo of the companion websites, visit the Companion Websites page.
All audio and video needed to complete the exercises in the books is also available here at AlKitaabTextbook.com until September 30, 2021, after which it will only be available through the companion websites.
The Al-Kitaab Third Edition textbooks used to be sold with DVDs. Can I still purchase a DVD?
No. As of August 2019, Georgetown University Press no longer sells the companion DVDs. All of the audio and video that used to be on the DVDs and that students and instructors need to complete the exercises in the books is included within the companion websites and all textbooks are now sold with an access code to the accompanying companion website. The audio and video is available here on AlKitaabTextbook.com until September 30, 2021, after which time it will only be available through the companion websites.
I have misplaced one of my DVDs. Can I still purchase any DVDs?
No. As of August 2019, Georgetown University Press no longer sells the companion DVDs. All of the audio and video students and instructors need is included within the companion websites and all textbooks are sold with an access code for their accompanying website. Audio and video also is available here on AlkitaabTextbook.com until September 30, 2021, after which time it will only be available through the companion websites.
Is the multimedia keyed to the text? Or does it stand alone as supplemental material?
All of the audio and video is keyed to the text. There are icons throughout each textbook indicating when students should listen to or watch something. All multimedia is included in the companion websites and all textbooks are sold with an access code for the accompanying website. Audio and video also is available on AlKitaabTextbook.com until September 30, 2021, after which it will only be available through the companion website.