Learn Arabic as a Second language
Language learning products for Arabic
Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world with approximately 200 million native speakers in around 24 countries across the globe. It is the official language of most North African countries and is the predominant language across most of the Middle East. Being the offical language of Islam, it is also spoken widely as a second language by millions of muslims worldwide and is one of the six official languages of the UN. With Islam as one of the fastest growing religions in the world and the middle east playing an important role in world economies, Arabic is fast becoming one of the most important languages to learn and is in great demand.
Reviewed Language Learning Products - The major Arabic language products reviewed by Lingualogue
Tell Me More Arabic 92% in our Review
A huge software program with over 950 hours of Arabic learning. Includes an excellent voice recognition software which is used in an excellent dialogue section using pictures and questions to involve you in verbal dialogue with the computer. It checks your vocabulary and your pronunciation at the same time. Expensive but comprehensive. Possibly the best choice for those who are serious about learning eveything about a language.
TELL ME MORE Arabic Language Learning Software
Linguaphone Arabic Comprehensive or Arabic PDQ 86% in our Review
A choice of either a comprehensive and in-depth 'Complete Course' with hours of audio and several books of transcripts and conversations, or the light PDQ course concentrating on simple travel vocabulary and possible situational conversations. We have not reviewed these Linguaphone courses yet (we have only done the 'allTalk' as shown) but we hope to soon
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Pimsleur Arabic 84% in our Review
An Arabic language audio course that concentrates on listening to conversations and repeating vocabulary to build sentences and phrases. Uses graduated interval recall (vocabulary is reintroduced continually at increasing intervals)to help cement memory. Possibly the quickest way to get started at learning to speak Arabic.
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Rosetta Stone Arabic 84% in our Review
An Arabic language software program that uses a multiple-choice style of studying involving images of objects or actions accompanied by phrases spoken and written in Arabic. The aim at the beginning is to listen to the sentence or phrase and choose the most appropriate image. As you continue, the phrases begin to combine and add more vocabulary to make more complicated sentences. Buy Rosetta Stone
Michel Thomas Arabic 84% in our Review
An Arabic language audio product that places you as the third student in the classroom with Michel Thomas. You and the other two students must answer the questions and translate the sentences when asked by Michel. A lot of vocabulary can be learned that is similar to English and Michel has many techniques to shortcut the learning process.
Transparent: Learn Arabic Now 82% in our Review
The software portion of the Transparent family of products—they also have an Arabic audio and an Arabic flashcard course. The software uses voice recognition to check pronunciation and concentrates on building situational conversations with as few or as many prompts as you need. Also has historical passages in Arabic. Buy Learn Arabic Now
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Language International - Learning Arabic on location
Learn Arabic in Egypt in Cairo with Language International. Immerse yourself in the language and the culture: The food, history, the hospitality, and the conversation—by far the ultimate way to learn the Arabic language. If you have the time, the money, and the inclination you will find no better or faster way to learn Arabic. A sure-fire language learning method Learn More!
Podcasts
Arabicpod101
A comprehensive site which allows you to learn Arabic at your own pace through whichever medium suits you best. They offer audio podcast lessons, video, written lessons and flashcards. New lessons daily keep it fresh and relevant and fun enough to keep you interested long enough to learn. The best thing is you can join for free. ArabicPod101.com - Learn Arabic with Free Podcasts
Arabicpod.net
A quality and content rich podcast site with free Arabic podcasts. Membership can be gained for a small fee and gives access to more language material. Click Here!
The Arabic podclass
Free podcast blog. Click here
Arabic Language Learning Books
Other Arabic Products
Breaking the Arabic Codes
A 10 book language course aimed at demystifying the Arabic language and making learning the language as easy as possible. Click Here!
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BBC New in Arabic
Madinah Arabic - free Arabic language course
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