One of the best ways to learn a language is by studying the media that native speakers listen to. Here, Cairo-based Arabic teacher Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama presents twenty songs in Egyptian Arabic performed by popular singers from Umm Kulthoum to Mohamed Mounir and builds a variety of language lessons around them, with notes on vocabulary, grammar, and usage, and communicative exercises in listening, writing, and speaking. The songs are graded from easiest to most difficult, and each lesson includes a link to a performance of the song on YouTube, the lyrics, and notes on the songwriter, the compos... Read More
One of the best ways to learn a language is by studying the media that native speakers listen to. Here, Cairo-based Arabic teacher Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama presents twenty songs in Egyptian Arabic performed by popular singers from Umm Kulthoum to Mohamed Mounir and builds a variety of language lessons around them, with notes on vocabulary, grammar, and usage, and communicative exercises in listening, writing, and speaking. The songs are graded from easiest to most difficult, and each lesson includes a link to a performance of the song on YouTube, the lyrics, and notes on the songwriter, the compos... Read More
One of the best ways to learn a language is by studying the media that native speakers themselves listen to and read, and popular songs can also reveal much about the culture and traditions of a country where the language is spoken. Egypt, as one of the great cultural production centers of the Arab world, enjoys a particularly rich musical scene, with songs in many styles in both Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic.
Here, Cairo-based Arabic teacher, Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama, presents twenty songs in Egyptian Arabic performed by popular singers from Umm Kulthoum to Mohamed Mounir and builds a variety of language lessons around them, with notes on vocabulary, grammar, and usage, and communicative exercises in listening, writing, and speaking. The songs are graded from easiest to most difficult, and each lesson includes a link to a performance of the song on YouTube, the lyrics of the song, and notes on the songwriter, the composer, and the singer. An illustration by cartoonist, Okacha, accompanies each song, adding not just a touch of humor but an additional departure point for classroom discussions.
Students using this unique book will not only improve their Colloquial Arabic skills but will also gain an insight into the cultural landscape of Egypt. The book can be used in the classroom or for self-study.
Includes songs by: Ali al-Haggar, Dalida, Farid al-Atrash, Laila Murad, Latifa, Medhat Saleh, Mohamed Abd al-Wahab, Mohamed Fawzi, Mohamed Mounir, Nagat, Riham Abd al-Hakim, Sabah, Samira Said, Shadia, Suad Hosni, and Umm Kulthum.
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Price: $24.95
Pages: 244
Carton Quantity: 20
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 5th February 2016
Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
ISBN: 9789774167089
Format: Paperback
BISACs: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Speech LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic
Author Bio
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama teaches Arabic to foreign learners in Cairo. He has a BA degree in Greek and Latin from Cairo University, and has translated works by Ovid from the Latin to Arabic.
Okacha is an Egyptian illustrator and cartoonist.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Preface for Students
List of Songs in Chronological Order
Introduction (English)
1. He Told Me, Shadia
2. One Thousand and One Nights, Samira Said
3. I Love You Instead of You, Latifa
4. You're Beautiful, My Country, Dalida
5. Shica Bica, Suad Hosni
6. The Navy-Blue School Uniform, Mohamed Munir
7. The Night Was Over, Mohamed Fawzi
8. I Hate You, Sabah
9. Love Is Beautiful, Leila Murad
10. I Love You, Shadia
11. He Lives Next Door, Nagat
12. Oh My Darling, You Philosopher, Suad Hosni
13. With My Hands in My Pockets, Mohamed Munir
14. I Love You More Than My Soul, Latifa
15. Tomorrow, She Said, Farid al-Atrash
16. You’re My Lifetime, Umm Kulthum
17. Honey and Tears, Ali al-Haggar
18. By Paper and Pen, Riham Abdel-Hakim
19. Another Planet, Medhat Saleh
20. The Lover of the Soul, Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab
English Translations of the Songs
Biographies of the Musicians, Composers, and Poets
References
Links to the Songs on YouTube
Links to the Songs on SoundCloud
One of the best ways to learn a language is by studying the media that native speakers themselves listen to and read, and popular songs can also reveal much about the culture and traditions of a country where the language is spoken. Egypt, as one of the great cultural production centers of the Arab world, enjoys a particularly rich musical scene, with songs in many styles in both Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic.
Here, Cairo-based Arabic teacher, Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama, presents twenty songs in Egyptian Arabic performed by popular singers from Umm Kulthoum to Mohamed Mounir and builds a variety of language lessons around them, with notes on vocabulary, grammar, and usage, and communicative exercises in listening, writing, and speaking. The songs are graded from easiest to most difficult, and each lesson includes a link to a performance of the song on YouTube, the lyrics of the song, and notes on the songwriter, the composer, and the singer. An illustration by cartoonist, Okacha, accompanies each song, adding not just a touch of humor but an additional departure point for classroom discussions.
Students using this unique book will not only improve their Colloquial Arabic skills but will also gain an insight into the cultural landscape of Egypt. The book can be used in the classroom or for self-study.
Includes songs by: Ali al-Haggar, Dalida, Farid al-Atrash, Laila Murad, Latifa, Medhat Saleh, Mohamed Abd al-Wahab, Mohamed Fawzi, Mohamed Mounir, Nagat, Riham Abd al-Hakim, Sabah, Samira Said, Shadia, Suad Hosni, and Umm Kulthum.
Price: $24.95
Pages: 244
Carton Quantity: 20
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 5th February 2016
Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
ISBN: 9789774167089
Format: Paperback
BISACs: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Speech LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama teaches Arabic to foreign learners in Cairo. He has a BA degree in Greek and Latin from Cairo University, and has translated works by Ovid from the Latin to Arabic.
Okacha is an Egyptian illustrator and cartoonist.
Introduction
Preface for Students
List of Songs in Chronological Order
Introduction (English)
1. He Told Me, Shadia
2. One Thousand and One Nights, Samira Said
3. I Love You Instead of You, Latifa
4. You're Beautiful, My Country, Dalida
5. Shica Bica, Suad Hosni
6. The Navy-Blue School Uniform, Mohamed Munir
7. The Night Was Over, Mohamed Fawzi
8. I Hate You, Sabah
9. Love Is Beautiful, Leila Murad
10. I Love You, Shadia
11. He Lives Next Door, Nagat
12. Oh My Darling, You Philosopher, Suad Hosni
13. With My Hands in My Pockets, Mohamed Munir
14. I Love You More Than My Soul, Latifa
15. Tomorrow, She Said, Farid al-Atrash
16. You’re My Lifetime, Umm Kulthum
17. Honey and Tears, Ali al-Haggar
18. By Paper and Pen, Riham Abdel-Hakim
19. Another Planet, Medhat Saleh
20. The Lover of the Soul, Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab
English Translations of the Songs
Biographies of the Musicians, Composers, and Poets
References
Links to the Songs on YouTube
Links to the Songs on SoundCloud
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