mar Haba II - A Course in Levantine Arabic - Lebanese Dialect- Intermediate Level - is a companion book to mar Haba (Elementary Level) and a much requested next step in learning Levantine Arabic.
While in Beirut,. in Arabic Literature from the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon.
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He acquired his B.
El-Hage completed his elementary and secondary school education in Lebanon.
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His father was Nicolas Iskandar El-Hage and his mother was Martha Abounader El-Hage.
He was born in Mansourieh El-Metn, Lebanon in 1952. is a Lebanese-American poet, professor, linguist, administrator and writer.
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About the Author: George Nicolas El-Hage, Ph.
Many of the lessons introduce captivating subjects dealing with literature, poetry and the Arabian Nights, to name a few, yet this book remains primarily a language textbook and such topics are introduced solely for diversity and to arouse the student\'s interest.
Each lesson includes: A selected vocabulary list An explanation of grammatical features where needed Comprehension questions in English, while the response is expected in Arabic Suggested topics for conversation in English, but the discussion is expected to be carried out in Arabic mar Haba II introduces a wide variety of topics and delves deeply into subject matters that are on a higher Level (intermediate) and takes the learner another step further towards proficiency and fluency which are the ultimate goal of any successful language program.
Downloadable audio files are available for every lesson.
The dialogues and texts in mar Haba II were written and recorded by the author specifically for this book.
This book contains 28 lessons.
Furthermore, a semester or two of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is a welcome addition and will help facilitate language acquisition.
It is expected that users of mar Haba II are familiar with the content of mar Haba and that they have already learned to read in Arabic. mar Haba II builds on the vocabulary and grammar used in the first mar Haba textbook. mar Haba II - A Course in Levantine Arabic - Lebanese Dialect- Intermediate Level - is a companion book to mar Haba (Elementary Level) and a much requested next step in learning Levantine Arabic
