The Madinah [Medinah] Arabic Course for Children: Textbook Level Three

THE MADINAH [MEDINAH] ARABIC COURSE FOR CHILDREN:

TEXTBOOK LEVEL THREE

This is 'Textbook Level Three' of the 7-book series 'Madinah Arabic Course for Children' aimed for third year elementary school children. The series contains three textbooks, three workbooks and a calligraphy skills book. ('Arabic Calligraphy Made Easy')

It has been developed, modified, improved and tested over a period of several years to make it as suitable as possible for children learning Arabic for the first time (specifically non-native speakers) and particularly for those who are just able to recognize Arabic letters and sounds.

It is a full-color, A-4 sized book filled with pictures, illustrations, and large sized fonts appropriate for children, as well as extra pages for dictation at the end of the book. Additionally, it has been printed on non-glossy paper and therefore can be written on in pencil, and allows for easy erasing.

'Textbook Level Three' is so easy that virtually anyone with basic Arabic skills can teach it. This is especially true for those who have undergone Dr V. Abdur Rahim's famous 'Madinah Arabic Course' (the adult series) or taught 'Levels One and Two' of the Children's series.

It contains 14 chapters, and is 88 pages long.

PLEASE SEE: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM FOR THE FOLLOWING:

• Discounts for large orders of this series (the children's set) of 'Madinah Arabic Course for Children'.
• A complete teacher's module.
• Highly effective PowerPoint downloads (in flash format) for the months preceding the children's books.
• Additional material and tips relating to calligraphy, the Arabic language, and overall teaching methodology.
• Samples of the other books in this series.
• Samples of the latest new-edition printing of Dr V. Abdur Rahim's adult 'Madinah Arabic Course'.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Dr V. Abdur Rahim, a scholar of the Arabic language, has revolutionized the way non-native speakers throughout the world perceive, learn, and master the Arabic language. He has 50 years of experience teaching Arabic to non-native speakers as well as Arabs themselves. For 30 years he was Professor of Arabic at the world-renowned Islamic University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. With his knowledge of foreign languages he is acutely aware of the learning needs of non-native speakers, particularly first-time learners.

Based on precise teaching methods, a crisp writing style, and techniques that ensure that students are grounded on the fundamentals first before the details, Dr V. Abdur Rahim has successfully authored many books teaching classical and modern Arabic to a range of audiences; children, students, teachers, professionals and laymen. His books are currently being used in schools, colleges and universities all over the world.

Dr V.'s website is: WWW.DRVANIYA.COM

ABOUT THE REVISER/CO-AUTHOR:

Muhammad Taha Abdullah is an American convert to Islam since 1989. He studied at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia in the early 1990's and has been teaching Arabic for almost 20 years. He has written over 25 books related to Arabic and Dr V. Abdur Rahim's revolutionary books and methodology. Muhammad Taha resides in Malaysia.

His website is: WWW.TAHA-ARABIC.COM

HOW THIS BOOK WAS MADE:

This book was created with Adobe InDesign. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (Middle Eastern versions) were used for the drawings, illustrations and pictures. The document was converted into a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Only Traditional Arabic Bold was used which I've modified using a font creator program; bold dark blue for captions, bold pink for feminine verbs, bold purple for text, bold brown for examples, and dark green for footnotes. Font size is 30 points throughout. For page numbers I've used Simplified Arabic as I've found it to be a bit easier to distinguish.

Thank you! Shukran!