Do you want to develop, enhance and refine your Arabic media language, translation and analytical skills? Then this is the book for you. It gives you a broad range of exercises on reading ...comprehension, speaking, writing and listening, based on a wide variety of media texts and audio materials. You can also equip yourself with journalistic skills such as giving presentations and writing media articles. Focusing on the style of Arabic media language, you are guided through a series of topics: * Diplomacy * Elections * Violence and Anarchy * War and Military Action * Economy * Law and Order * Trade and Industry * Reports on Language and Culture * Natural Disasters * Revolutions * 'War on Terrorism' * Arabic Radio and TV Extracts Each module includes a section for discussion and debate as well as an explanation of Media Arabic issues. The book includes: * Authentic texts and listening materials gathered from a wide range of Arabic media * 60 minutes of audio material available as a free download * Vocabulary list * Key to exercises New to this edition: * Brand new texts and listening materials * New module on reports on Language and Culture * New module on Revolutions * New drills throughout * Now includes radio as well as TV
Gives you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages for modern concepts in media Arabic
What is the Arabic for 'the UN'? How does the Arabic media say 'rogue state'? Or 'Arab Spring'?
This ...short, accessible vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of key terms in media Arabic for translating both from and into Arabic.
Divided into 8 key areas:
General (reports, statements, sources, common media idioms) • Politics & Government • Elections • Military • Law and Order • Economics • Trade & Industry • Aid & Development
This second edition has been revised and updated throughout and now includes an English-Arabic index as well as audio and elearning materials.
Key Features:Terms are grouped in thematic sections so that you can learn all of the vocabulary for a specific subject at the same timeEasy-to-learn lists help you to test your translation skillsAudio files so that you can check your pronunciationOnline interactive audio-visual e-Flashcards - test yourself and consolidate your knowledge
Kawsay Vida is a course book and interactive multimedia program on DVD for the teaching and learning of the Quechua language from beginner to advanced levels. The course book is based on contemporary ...Bolivian Quechua, while the multimedia program contains a section on Bolivian Quechua (beginner to intermediate levels) and a section on southern Peruvian Quechua (advanced level). The book provides a practical introduction to spoken Quechua through the medium of English, while the multimedia program offers a choice of English or Spanish as the medium of instruction. The video clips introduce us to Quechua speakers in the valleys of Northern Potosí (Bolivia) and Cuzco (Peru), giving a sense of immediacy that the printed page cannot achieve, and highlighting the social and cultural settings in which the language is spoken. The DVD is available for both PC and Macintosh platforms. The book contains twenty-two units of study. As students work through these, cross-references take them to relevant sections of the DVD. The Bolivian and Peruvian Quechua sections of the multimedia program are divided into thematically and grammatically ordered modules, which introduce users to different aspects of Andean life, while progressing language learning in a structured way. Users engage with the audio, video, and visual material contained in the DVD through a range of interactive exercises, which reinforce listening and comprehension skills. Once familiarity with the language is acquired, the multimedia program may be used independently from the book.
Portuguese Sheila R. Ackerlind; Rebecca Jones-Kellogg
10/2011
eBook
An essential, comprehensive guide for all who are interested in learning the Portuguese language and mastering its complexities, Portuguese: A Reference Manual supplements the phonetic and ...grammatical explanations offered in basic textbooks. While the Manual focuses on Brazilian Portuguese, it incorporates European Portuguese variants and thus provides a more complete description of the language. Accessible to non-linguists and novice language learners, as well as informative for instructors of Portuguese and specialists in other languages, this guide incorporates the Orthographic Accord (in effect since 2009–2010), which attempts to standardize Portuguese orthography. The Manual reflects the language as it is currently taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by providing detailed explanations of the sound and writing systems and the grammar of the principal Portuguese dialects. A reference guide rather than a textbook, the Manual also provides extensive verb charts, as well as comparisons of Portuguese with English and Spanish.
This book is designed to enable non-native English speakers to write science research for publication in English. It can also be used by English speakers and is a practical, user-friendly book ...intended as a fast, do-it-yourself guide for those whose English language proficiency is above intermediate. The approach is based on material developed from teaching graduate students at Imperial College London and has been extensively piloted. The book guides the reader through the process of writing science research and will also help with writing a Master's or Doctoral thesis in English.
Easy Indonesian Oey, Thomas G; Davidsen, Katherine
2013
eBook
Indonesia is the hot new Asian destination, a country where lively conversation, good humor and warm human interaction are integral parts of daily life. Easy Indonesian brings the language and ...culture of Indonesia alive, giving you all the basics you need to start speaking Indonesian immediately. The opening chapters introduce the essentials of pronunciation and sentence construction, with each subsequent chapter moving you forward in gradually building up your knowledge for specific situations and activities, such as making new acquaintances, going shopping, traveling around, and much more. Every chapter contains helpful information on the customs and culture of this warm and friendly country, so that you'll soon be able to talk about everything from the weather to your job and home and family with ease. An extensive glossary at the back and a section on verb and noun forms are included to help you build your vocabulary and understand the different forms that Indonesian words take. The accompanying audio CD gives you a solid foundation in correct pronunciation and helps you get a feel for the spoken language, so you'll be able to understand what people are saying-and participate in conversations!.
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