Arabic Conversation Guide

Arabic Conversation Guide’s creative features include its inclusion of classic and slang vocabularies of the language, both of which are used in the streets of the Arab world, thus making the book ideal for the L2 Arabic learner who wants to use the language in real-life contexts. The structures, the phrase constructions and the lexis that are presented are part of common linguistic expressions, which one would find useful for the common and basic needs whether in streets and public offices of Damascus, Cairo, Riyadh, or Beirut or even in L2 Arabic classrooms else where in the world. The book includes a pronunciation guide, which represents an added value as it makes it accessible both for individual study and reference purposes. This last feature is emphasized in the book when we find that Prof. Ali Ismail Alqaffaass decided to present linguistic content using a context-based approach, examples of which include situations involving introductions, greetings, making friends, transports, tourism, going to the restaurant, going to the market, among many others. I believe that the features outlined above make this edition of the Arabic Conversation Guide a resource book that all L2 Arabic learners will find useful.