Arabic Folktales for Language Learners (eBook)

Traditional Stories in Arabic and English (Free Bilingual Online Audio)

Sarah Risha (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
256 Seiten
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4629-2516-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn about Arabic culture while improving your language skills!This fascinating book presents 28 traditional Arabic tales in parallel English and Arabic versions on facing pages.The stories all have charming black & white illustrations, and include:The Blue-Eyed Yamamah: The story of a legendary blue-eyed woman who has the amazing ability to see far into the distanceLayla and the Wolf: The story of a little girl who faces grave danger and learns the true importance of familyThe Judge and the Talking Tree: A greedy man who, through the teachings of a wise judge, learns to appreciate what he has This Is Life: A man learns through experience that what is good for him might not be good for his neighbor And many more interesting tales from Arabic-speaking cultures!Each story is accompanied by a vocabulary list, cultural notes, and exercises to help beginning students. The stories increase in length and complexity as the book progresses, and free online audio recordings of the Arabic and English versions are available online.This book is not only an accessible language resource for self-study, but also a wonderful book for anyone who wants to learn about Arabic culture through charming folktales!

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.5.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Stories for Language Learners
• Zusatzinfo: 28 stories in Arabic and English text; 26 b&w illustrations; Free online Audio Recordings
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: bilingual language reading book middle eastern short stories tales folklore fairy tales culture traditions history religion muslim islamic american translated english study vocabulary discussion prompts educational classroom teacher home school
• ISBN-10: 1-4629-2516-2 / 1462925162
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-2516-2 / 9781462925162