{"product_id":"book-cp22","title":"Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, learning Modern Standard Arabic will expand your horizons and immeasurably enrich your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best part is that it doesn’t have to be difficult or take years to master. Thirty minutes a day is all it takes, and we get you speaking right from the first day. Pimsleur courses use a scientifically proven method that puts you in control of your learning. If you’ve tried other language learning methods but found they simply didn’t stick, then you owe it to yourself to give Pimsleur a try.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Pimsleur?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProven Method – Works when other methods fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-Paced – Go fast or go slow; it’s up to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorks for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat’s Included?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 30-minute audio lessons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e60 minutes of reading instruction to provide you with an introduction to reading Modern Standard Arabic designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn total, 16 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea Reading Booklet and a User’s Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You’ll Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilds upon skills taught in Pimsleur’s Arabic (Modern Standard) Levels 1 and 2. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the first 10 lessons, you will expand your vocabulary and increase your fluency to an even higher level. You’ll gain experience participating in many informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and semiprofessional topics. You’ll skillfully form longer, more complex sentences, and most importantly, you’ll find yourself being understood, even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners. You’ll be able to join in conversations eagerly, confident of being understood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the next 10 lessons, your skills will demonstrate ever-increasing mastery of Modern Standard Arabic. Speaking with grace and complete naturalness, you’ll enjoy fluid conversations on many new subjects. Delving deeper into cultural norms and situations, you’ll find yourself responding effortlessly, and able to choose from a wide accumulation of vocabulary and structures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the final 10 lessons, you’re nearing fluency with agile responses, and a natural sounding, near-native accent. You’re able to utilize the language in subtle ways, and speak using past, present, and future tenses. Self-confidence soars as you no longer experience the language and culture as a foreigner, but as someone with a deepening insight into the Modern Standard Arabic-speaking world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reading Lessons are included at the end of Lesson 30. These lessons, which total about one hour, are designed to give you practice reading Arabic (Modern Standard), to provide vocabulary and improve pronunciation. Before you know it, you’ll be reading Modern Standard Arabic with the ease and flexibility of a native speaker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pimsleur Method\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe make no secret of what makes this powerful method work so well. Paul Pimsleur spent his career researching and perfecting the precise elements anyone can use to learn a language quickly and easily. Here are a few of his “secrets”:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Principle of Anticipation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nanosecond between a cue and your response, your brain has to work to come up with the right word. Having to do this boosts retention, and cements the word in your mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCore Vocabulary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords, phrases, and sentences are selected for their usefulness in everyday conversation. We don’t overwhelm you with too much, but steadily increase your ability with every lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraduated Interval Recall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminders of new words and structures come up at the exact interval for maximum retention and storage into your long-term memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrganic Learning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou work on multiple aspects of the language simultaneously. We integrate grammar, vocabulary, rhythm, melody, and intonation into every lesson, which allows you to experience the language as a living, expressive form of human culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning in Context\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch has shown that learning new words in context dramatically accelerates your ability to remember. Every scene in every Pimsleur lesson is set inside a conversation between two people. There are no drills, and no memorization necessary for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eActive Participation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pimsleur Method + active learner participation = success. This method works with every language and every learner who follows it. You gain the power to recall and use what you know, and to add new words easily, exactly as you do in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Modern Standard Arabic Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern Standard Arabic (MSA), also known as Standard Arabic or Literary Arabic, is the variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech. MSA is spoken by an estimated 300 million people world-wide. It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Modern Standard Arabic is the official language of all Arab countries, and is the only form of Arabic taught in schools at all levels. Because of this, MSA is the lingua franca of all educated Arabic-speakers, regardless of nationality or spoken native dialect. It is used in the news, schools, official documents, and courts of law. MSA bears great resemblance to Classical Arabic; the language of ancient poetry and the Qur’an. The Arabic alphabet contains 28 basic letters and is read from right to left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTech Talk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCDs are formatted for playing in all CD players, including car players, and users can copy files for use in iTunes® or Windows Media Player®.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347275161904,"sku":"70cp22","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/149476-cp22-Square.jpg?v=1734199387","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cp22","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}