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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 3 left in stock, order soon! | | | Comprehensive Arabic II includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Level I. Increased spoken and reading language ability.Level II will double your vocabulary and grammatical structures while increasing your spoken proficiency exponentially. Upon completion of a Level II, you will be able to: * engage in fuller conversations involving yourself, your family, daily activities, interests and personal preferences, * combine known elements into increasingly longer sentences and strings of sentences, * create with language and function in informal situations, * deal with concrete topics in the past, present, and future, * meet social demands and limited job requirements, * begin reading for meaning. Note: In order for the Pimsleur Method to work correctly, you must first complete the Level I language program before proceeding to the Level II language program. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Pimsleur | | Publisher: | Pimsleur | | Publication Date: | February 06, 2007 | | ISBN: | 0743544900 | | Package Length: | 12.7 inches | | Package Width: | 11.2 inches | | Package Height: | 1.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 3 reviews |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 A STEP FORWARD Feb 10, 2008
This was an overdue release of a much needed course. Learning Arabic is challenging because in all Arabic countries two languages are used: Colloquial and Standard Arabic. There are many varieties of Colloquial Arabic such as Egyptian, Syrian, Gulf, and Yemeni among other forms of the spoken language. For business, educational, and literary purposes Modern Standard Arabic (or Fus-Ha) is the primary choice. If you want to communicate with friends, relatives and people in the streets, the Colloquial is the best way to go. Deciding upon where to start and what to learn is a challenge in itself. This second level of the Pimsleur Eastern Arabic is a great continuation to the excellent level one. Some of the dialogues are of questionable usefulness such as spending a lot of time on the issue of playing cards. Of course, one can always generalize the skill acquired in a less than useful linguistic situation to better master the mechanics of a language. Once the Comprehensive Arabic I is completed, I would suggest to download the book and mp3 files from the "Syrian Arabic" website for a more traditional introduction to the Syrian Arabic. The "Syrian Arabic' website method is well designed and free (although I suggest a donation to maintain the site running). For those interested in Lebanese Arabic, I suggest the purchase of "Arabic You Need" by Hadia Harb (CD's and text). Syrian and Lebanese colloquials are close enough to use the Pimsleur course for conversations with Lebanese people. A teacher eventually is a must. A serious student of Arabic will eventually have to take the plunge and study Modern Standard Arabic, but this is a different story. For now, let's pray that the folks at Pimsleur will take less time to release the level III course than they took to release level II. Despite its minor flaws, the level II follows the steps of level I and deserves five stars.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Awesome immersion - limited vocab. Apr 05, 2007
I have been given this entire course, Levels I and II, by my partner as a gift. I have to admit it gives you a kick off, helps you improve your accent considerably, and makes you start thinking in Syrian Arabic. For me this is an effortless and fun way to get started and get to quite a level, provided you have some supplementary material to build your Syrian Arabic vocab. To be honest, if I had a suggestion to make to Pimsleur for this course it would be to release level III, make the dialogs a bit longer, and ease it on the price. Other than that this course is AWESOME, at least for Syrian Arabic it is, on the contrary the Egyptian Arabic level I, which I got to hear from a friend is not as good. So, if any of you want to learn Syrian Arabic, get the Comprehensive Pimsleur Eastern Arabic I, II (and hopefully III) course, get the excellent Syrian Arabic grammar and dictionary by Georgetown University Press also on sale at amazon, and once you complete all three levels, also in between, get a hold of a native speaker and you'll be set to discover the beauty of Syrian Arabic, my favorite colloquial. I give this course 4 stars because of the length of the dialogs and the price, quite pricey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
TOP OF THE LINE!!!! Feb 23, 2007
This is part II of Pimsleur Arabic I (Eastern Arabic), CD VERSION
The dialect used here is the one of Damascus, Syria. Very clear pronunciation from the speakers. The best method, hands down!!!
If you are going to Egypt, you need to get Pimsleur Egyptian Arabic.
PIMSLEUR is working on their Arabic III (Eastern Arabic)
It was long due, because Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in the world, and one of the six official languages of the UN.
Kudos to the Pimsleur Team :)
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