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Vocabulary Words: Nature and Weather
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal with nouns and verbs that describe natural habitats, geography, and weather conditions. The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The nouns and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: Places, Cities, Countries, and Geography
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal with categories of geography and places, including the names of cities and countries, as well as directional indicators. The list also contains verbs and nouns relevant to finding specific regions or countries on a map.

The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: Places and Household Items
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal with particular places and common household items, including ordinary places of residence, floor plans, and items such as faucets, blankets, and soaps.

The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
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Reading
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: Politics and Governance
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that broadly deal with politics and governance. The words including verbs and nouns that deal with topics such as political parties, political ideologies, and citizenry/public officials. The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
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Reading
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: School and Career
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal with categories of education career fields, including subjects of study, university and school focused nouns and verbs, and additional words relevant to teaching, learning, and studying.

The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: Seasons, Days of the Week, Months, and Calendars
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This webpage presents a list of vocabulary words associated with seasons, days of the week, months, and the different types of calendars used in the Arabic-speaking world. The words are presented in chart format, and list the word in Arabic, English translation, and English transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Hani Deek
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: Sports, Hobbies, and Activities
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal with the categories of global sports and various hobbies and outdoor activities. The words include both nouns and verbs relevant to playing sports, board games, and visiting areas of leisurely interest.

The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: The Human Body
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal the human body, including verbs and nouns that address body parts like the eyes, arms, and legs, as well as actions done on the human body, including combing one's hair. The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian colloquial Arabic. All of the words feature Arabic text and transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
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Activity/Lab
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
Vocabulary Words: Travel and Places
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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal with categories of travel and places, including travel and tourism, as well as nouns and verbs relevant to urban spaces, such as roads and airports.

The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Arabic Desert Sky
Date Added:
09/17/2013
We Love Arabic - Resources for Learners and Teachers of Arabic
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This blog is devoted to providing resources to teachers and students of Arabic. The website is run by an Arabic-English-Russian teacher and translator living in the U.K. This blog aims to share cultural and topical resources with lots of ideas for Arabic lessons or for studying alone. It also contains reviews of online resources and books, details of Arabic-language events, recommendations of novels, films, music, and so forth. The author also occasionally posts information about jobs. The blog is searchable.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Literature
World Cultures
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
We Love Arabic
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Wictionary in Arabic
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Wictionary is a free dictionary that gives definitions in 170 different languages. The dictionary only gives definitions within the language, not from language to language. Intended as a lexical companion to the encyclopedia project Wikipedia, Wictionary includes etymologies, pronunciations, quotations, synonyms, and antonyms where appropriate. Users can add definitions by creating an account. Certain words for Arabic also include masdars. An audio component is included for certain languages, Arabic not among them.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Wikimedia Foundation
Date Added:
10/14/2013
WikiBooks - Formal Arabic
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This page presents a very basic and brief description of some of the most fundamental aspects of Arabic grammar, including noun gender, word order, verb conjugation, and the most common pronouns. The page covers the parts of speech and provides examples in English and Arabic.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Wikibooks
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Wikibooks - Arabic/Appendix
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This appendix is a compilation of various lists of words and phrases, some of which are quite brief, and some of which, like the "useful words" list, are quite extensive. Some of the materials rely on transliteration alone and therefore require no knowledge of Arabic script while others are written in Arabic. The word lists are focused on common words such as professions, greetings, common expressions, and also include a fictional dialogue of two people greeting each other.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Wikibooks
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Wikibooks - Arabic/More links
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This page contains links to an assortment of 29 articles on a wide range of grammatical topics, although there is some overlap; for example there are two articles on the idafa structure. The articles are brief as opposed to in-depth and meant to give the reader a basic understanding or review of the issues discussed.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Wikibooks
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Wikibooks - Wikijunior:Languages/Arabic
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This site provides a description of Arabic aimed at a younger audience which includes the language's history, its famous authors, where it's spoken, common phrases and traditional expressions. The text emphasizes general information over language instruction.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Wikibooks
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Word by Word Translation of the Qur'an
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This website links to a document that is a dual translation of the Qur'an into English, first word by word and then sentence by sentence. Such a translation clearly shows where each word and its meaning is placed in the Arabic text if there is any confusion about the English translation of a particular verse. The document is available separately chapter by chapter under the 'lughat' button of this website and also for sale via Amazon, although downloading is permissible via this website.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
eMuslim
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Writing Proficiency Test
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The ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test is designed to rate students' writing skills and is offered for various languages, including Arabic. The exam can be administered to students at the ACTFL Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Superior proficiency levels who are in grades K-12 schools, college, or to those who are adults. The length of the exam is 90 minutes and it is available on-demand via the internet or in booklet form. It is rated by ACTFL Certified WPT Raters.

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Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Assessment
Provider:
Language Testing International
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Writing Proficiency Test in Arabic (WPTA)
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The Writing Proficiency Test in Arabic (WPTA) measures Arabic reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills. The WPTA exam is in intended for the use of college students as well as to professionals and other adults. It can be administered to anyone at any level of ACTFL proficiency level. The length of the exam is 1-2 hours.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Assessment
Provider:
Mahdi Alosh
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Yamli Editor
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Yamli Editor is a "smart keyboard" that allows users to type using a Roman-alphabet keyboard and transliterates the words into Arabic text. Users can type with letters, but also the numbers that are often employed in modern Arabic texting as substitutes for some Arabic letters (such as 3 for 'ein or 9 for SaD). Under the "quick tips" icon, Yamli offers a list of all the substitutions for Arabic letters that do not have exact equivalents in English.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Interactive
Provider:
Language Analytics LLC
Date Added:
08/27/2013