From Reading to Writing, Volume 1

Abbas Al-Tonsi was senior lecturer and director of the Arabic Language Program at Georgetown University Qatar from 2007 to 2019, where he founded the Arabic Language and Culture for Heritage Learners program in 2008. He is author or co-author of several books, including the Al-Kitaab fii Ta‘allum al-‘Arabiyya series (1995–2001), Kalaam Gamiil: An Intensive Course in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, vols. 1 and 2 (AUC Press, 2010 and 2013); and Umm al-Dunya: Advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (AUC Press, 2013).Mahmoud Al-Ashiri is professor in Arabic at Georgetown University Qatar and a specialist in Arabic language acquisition and literary criticism. He planned, supervised, and participated in authoring Arabic language learning books for the Ministry of Education in Qatar for Grades 1 to 10 (2018–2019). He is the author or co-author of several books, including most recently al-‘Arabiya min ajl al-kafa’a (Arabic for Proficiency, 2022).

• الدرس الرابع: ماذا في ذاكرتك عن يومك الأول في المدرسةالدرس الخامس: مدرستي الأولىالدرس السادس: أنا والكمبيوترالدرس السابع: ما أجمل الصداقةالدرس الثامن: يوم صليت الفجر للمرة الأولى لأنني أخشى الرسوبالدرس التاسع: طالما كتبت على دفاتري الخاصة، ولكنني عدت فمزقتهاالدرس العاشر: حلم الوحدةالدرس الحادي عشر: كرة القدمالدرس الثاني عشر: أجيال لا تفكرالدرس الثالث عشر: من رسائل طه حسينالدرس الرابع عشر: طقوس الكتابة عند الروائيينالمستوى الثانيالدرس الخامس عشر: الجامعاتالدرس السادس عشر: صناعة الشوكولاتةالدرس السابع عشر: المسيحية في العالم العربيالدرس الثامن عشر: كنا جيلًًا محظوظًاالدرس التاسع عشر: ظاهرة الانتشار الثقافيالدرس عشرون: خرائط الفقر والثراء في العالم العربيالدرس الحادي عشرون: الأم مرفتالدرس الثاني عشرون: آيباد ونانيالدرس الثالث عشرون: الصديق الحقيقي كنز في عصر المتغيراتالدرس الرابع عشرون: ليبراليون إلا في الثقافةالدرس الخامس عشرون: السياسة بين العواطف والمصالحالدرس السادس عشرون: الفضائيات وثقافة الاستهلاكالدرس السابع عشرون: العرب بين الديمقراطية والثروة والثورةالدرس الثامن عشرون: محاضرة نوبل

“This textbook includes a plethora of thought-provoking and intellectually engaging texts that will appeal to both students and teachers. The authors have made a beautiful job of designing a variety of vocabulary-building activities and they present grammar in a way that is easy to digest. A unique textbook that caters to Arabic heritage learning in a variety of educational contexts.” —Laila Familiar, NYU Abu Dhabi"Three attributes come to mind for this book: comprehensive, well-designed, and timely. For quite some time, Arabic teachers have complained about the lack of instructional materials suited to the growing number of Arabic heritage learners, whose mastery of the standard language (fusha) is incomplete. This book does an excellent job filling that gap."—Munther A. Younes, Cornell University"From Reading to Writing is a much-needed book for teaching and learning Arabic and can be used as a coursebook or as a valuable supplementary resource for any B1+, B2, C1, or C2 content-based syllabus. It aims at enriching students’ vocabulary and deepening their knowledge and understanding of Arab culture, while developing their critical-thinking strategies. This book offers both students and teachers a wide range of exercises that teachers can customize to suit their schedule and students’ interests and learning styles."—Iman Soliman, The American University in Cairo