How to Write in Arabic
Developing Your Academic Writing Style
2nd Edition
Published on 28. February 2021
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-4744-5737-8 (ISBN)
Description
How to Write in Arabic teaches intermediate and advanced learners how to use the Arabic linguistic features that are key to achieving written fluency. Each unit contains carefully selected exercises where students practise their vocabulary and grammar in a wide range of registers and contexts - such as writing a CV, a short story, a love letter, an essay and many more. In addition to brand-new drills and vocabularies, this second edition also features three new units. The unit on Arabic expressions and vocabulary provides learners with a variety of phrases in context. The unit on media writing focuses on themes such as diplomacy, elections, the economy, the environment and revolutions, amongst others. And the unit on writing errors helps learners spot and correct common mistakes, especially in punctuation and tense.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-5737-8 (9781474457378)
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Person
Professor El Mustapha Lahlali is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Media at the University of Leeds. He is the author of several books, including: Arabic Media Coverage of Pandemics: Discourse, Strategy and Impact, Routledge, 2023; Arabic Political Discourse in Transition, Edinburgh University Press, 2022; How to Write in Arabic: Developing Your Academic Style, (2nd edition), Edinburgh University Press, 2021; Arabic Media Dictionary, Routledge, 2019; Essential Skills in Arabic: from the Intermediate to the Advanced Level, Edinburgh University Press (co-authored), 2020; Advanced Media Arabic, Edinburgh University Press, 2nd edition, 2017; Advanced English-Arabic Translation: A Practical Guide, Edinburgh University Press, 2014 (co-authored); Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media, Edinburgh University Press, 2011; Ibn al-Tayyib: the Forgotten Journey of an 18 Century Arab Traveller, I.B. Tauris, 2010 (co-authored); How to Write in Arabic, Edinburgh University Press, 2009 (1st edition); Advanced Media Arabic, Edinburgh University Press, 2008 (1st edition); Critical Discourse Analysis and Classroom Discursive Practices, Lincom Europa, 2007.
Content
Unit 1: Connectors Addictive conjunctionContrastive conjunction Temporal conjunctionListingCausalityResult ComparisonStart and end phrases Summaries Expressing opinionsSimilarityProbabilityExpressions for commenting on textsExpressing certainty and insistence Expressing your sentimentsWriting paragraphs
Unit 2: LettersPersonal lettersCongratulation lettersResponding to a congratulations letterLove letterCondolence letterletter of apology Responding to a letter of apologyWriting a Curriculum Vitae Resignation Letter
Unit 3: Stylistic expressions and vocabulary Care and attention to detail Expressing hard work and efforts Expressing emotion Expressing progressFailure and disappointment Time and ageEconomy and tradeElectionsGratitude Doubt and uncertainty Admiration
Unit 4: Free Writing How to write a precis Writing an introduction and conclusion Writing a news report Writing an essay in Arabic Punctuation Introducing a TV show
Unit 5: Creative Writing What is a short story in Arabic? Rhetorical features of the Arabic short story
Unit 6: Arabic Expressions and Vocabulary in Context Diplomatic expressions Environment-related expressions Expressions of corruption Expressions of war and conflict Election expressions Economic expressions Law and orderExpressions of power and authority Connecting expressions
Unit 7: Arabic Media Writing Diplomacy Elections Economy Environment and Natural Disasters Revolutions and law War and Peace
Unit 8: My Writing Errors Phonetical errorsMorphological errors Grammatical errors Errors of expression Errors of vocabulary Key
Unit 2: LettersPersonal lettersCongratulation lettersResponding to a congratulations letterLove letterCondolence letterletter of apology Responding to a letter of apologyWriting a Curriculum Vitae Resignation Letter
Unit 3: Stylistic expressions and vocabulary Care and attention to detail Expressing hard work and efforts Expressing emotion Expressing progressFailure and disappointment Time and ageEconomy and tradeElectionsGratitude Doubt and uncertainty Admiration
Unit 4: Free Writing How to write a precis Writing an introduction and conclusion Writing a news report Writing an essay in Arabic Punctuation Introducing a TV show
Unit 5: Creative Writing What is a short story in Arabic? Rhetorical features of the Arabic short story
Unit 6: Arabic Expressions and Vocabulary in Context Diplomatic expressions Environment-related expressions Expressions of corruption Expressions of war and conflict Election expressions Economic expressions Law and orderExpressions of power and authority Connecting expressions
Unit 7: Arabic Media Writing Diplomacy Elections Economy Environment and Natural Disasters Revolutions and law War and Peace
Unit 8: My Writing Errors Phonetical errorsMorphological errors Grammatical errors Errors of expression Errors of vocabulary Key