"The Quick-Start Guide to Spoken Arabic"
ENThe Quick-Start Guide to Spoken Arabic
""The Quick-Start Guide to Spoken Arabic" is an innovative and simplified educational curriculum published by the Abdulla Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center, affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in the State of Qatar. It is specially designed as a practical self-study guide targeting absolute beginners and non-native Arabic speakers. The book primarily focuses on enabling the reader to grasp "everyday conversational language" and direct interactions related to daily life without getting into complex grammatical rules or requiring the mastery of the Arabic alphabet in the initial stages. It relies on a clever "transliteration" method to allow learners to pronounce and interact instantly with their Arabic surroundings easily and quickly."
"The Quick-Start Guide to Spoken Arabic" officially sponsored by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in the State of Qatar and prepared by the Abdulla Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center, represents a qualitative leap in breaking the psychological and conventional barriers associated with the difficulty of learning Arabic for non-native speakers. The educational philosophy of this book stems from a purely practical vision aimed at enabling expatriates, visitors, and self-study enthusiasts to speak and engage in rapid social interaction during daily life situations such as greetings, shopping, ordering needs and dealing in public spaces rather than the traditional focus on the complexities of grammar and morphology in the early stages. The book primarily targets absolute beginners who have no prior background in the language and have not yet mastered the alphabet. It follows a modern, interactive pedagogical methodology that relies on simplified Modern Standard Arabic close to everyday use. This methodology is characterized by integrating a "transliteration" technique, where Arabic phrases are written in Latin letters to enable learners to pronounce words correctly instantly upon sight. Furthermore, it simplifies sentence structures by omitting complex forms like the dual pronoun and replacing them with flexible, common vocabulary, all supported by cheerful, illustrative visual graphics that help cement vocabulary in memory, making this edition a valuable cultural and civilized contribution that opens doors to positive integration and human coexistence within the Arabic-speaking community.
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in the State of Qatar
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The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in the State of Qatar is the official government entity responsible for publishing and overseeing this book. The ministry is tasked with managing religious and Islamic cultural affairs in the country, with a strong focus on promoting moderate Islamic thought and fostering values of coexistence and cultural communication. The ministry's role extends beyond the local scope, as it places great emphasis on building bridges of communication with residents and visitors from diverse cultural backgrounds. Hence, it directly supervises and supports its specialized centers, such as the Abdulla Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center. Believing that the Arabic language is the primary vessel of Islamic civilization and culture, the ministry sponsors the funding, printing, and distribution of innovative educational curricula, making them available both digitally and in print to enable non-Arabic speakers to learn, interact quickly, and smoothly integrate into society. The official website of the ministry can be visited via the following link:
https://www.islam.gov.qa/?hl=ar-EG
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