Arabic course materials
SOAS Language Centre Arabic courses materials
Course materials are not included in the course fee and can be purchased from the SOAS Bookshop (email: bookshop@soas.ac.uk) or any other source you can find.
Material covered in all Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) courses
| Level | Units | Course materials |
|---|---|---|
| MSA Beginners 1 | 1 to 8 | Wightwick, Jane, and Mahmoud Gaafar. Mastering Arabic 1. 4th ed. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024 (ISBN: 9781350367265)* Plus extra supporting material *A discount code for this textbook is available for students who have enrolled. This will be shared once the course has been confirmed |
| MSA Beginners 2 | 8 to 14 | Wightwick, Jane, and Mahmoud Gaafar. Mastering Arabic 1. 3rd ed Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Beginners 3 | 1 to 5 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Elementary 1 | 6, 7, 8
| Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Elementary 2 | 9,10, 11 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Elementary 3 | 12,13,14 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Pre-Intermediate 1 | 15,16,17 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Pre-Intermediate 2 | 18, 19, 20 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Pre-Intermediate 3 | 1 and 2 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Intermediate 1 | 3 and 4 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Intermediate 2 | 5 and 6 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Intermediate 3 | 7 and 8 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Upper Intermediate 1 | 9 and 10 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Upper Intermediate 2 | 1 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Upper Intermediate 3 | 2 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Pre-Advanced 1 | 3 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Pre-Advanced 2 | 4 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Pre-Advanced 3 | 5 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Advanced 1 | 6 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Advanced 2 | 7 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Advanced 3 | 8 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Proficiency 1 | 9 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Proficiency 2 | 10 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Three. Washington. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Three via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus media and supplementary materials |
| MSA Proficiency 3 | Authentic material provided by the teacher | |
| MSA Proficiency Continuers | Authentic material provided by the teacher |
Material covered in other Arabic courses
| Language | Level | Course materials |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | Beginners 1 | Wightwick, Jane, and Mahmoud Gaafar: Colloquial Arabic of Egypt: The Complete Course for Beginners. Routledge: 3rd Edition, 2015 Plus extra supporting material |
| Egyptian Arabic | Beginners 2 & 3 | Wightwick, Jane, and Mahmoud Gaafar: Colloquial Arabic of Egypt: The Complete Course for Beginners. Routledge: 3rd Edition, 2015 Plus extra supporting material |
| Egyptian Arabic | Elementary and Intermediate, 1, 2 & 3 | Louis, Samia, and A Soliman. Kallimni Arabi: An Intermediate Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2007. Print. Plus extra supporting material |
| Egyptian Arabic | Pre-Intermediate and Upper Intermediate | Louis, Samia, and Nessim Guirges. Kallimni 'Arabi Aktar: An Upper Intermediate Course In Spoken Egyptian Arabic. Cairo [u.a.]: American Univ. in Cairo Press, 2008. Print. Plus extra supporting material |
| Egyptian Arabic | Advanced and Proficiency | Tonsi, Abbas, and Heba Salem. Umm Al-Dunya. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2012. Print. Plus extra supporting material |
| Levantine Arabic | Beginners | Liddicoat, Mary-Jane, Richard Lennane, and Iman Abdul Rahim. Syrian Colloquial Arabic. Griffith, A.C.T.: M. Liddicoat & R. Lennane, 1999. Online. Plus extra supporting material |
| Levantine Arabic | Elementary | Liddicoat, Mary-Jane, Richard Lennane, and Iman Abdul Rahim. Syrian Colloquial Arabic. Griffith, A.C.T.: M. Liddicoat & R. Lennane, 1999. Online. Plus extra supporting material |
| Levantine Arabic | Pre-Intermediate and Upper Intermediate | Liddicoat, Mary-Jane, Richard Lennane, and Iman Abdul Rahim. Syrian Colloquial Arabic. Griffith, A.C.T.: M. Liddicoat & R. Lennane, 1999. Online. Plus extra supporting material |
| Levantine Arabic | Advanced and Proficiency | Materials specially created by SOAS teachers |
| Qur'anic Arabic | Beginners | Materials provided by the teacher |
| Qur'anic Arabic | Elementary | Materials provided by the teacher |
| Maghrebi Arabic | Beginners 1 | Materials specially created by SOAS teachers |
| Gulf Arabic | Beginners 1 | Materials specially created by SOAS teachers |
| Arabic for Native Speakers | Elementary 1, 2 and 3 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| Arabic for Native Speakers | Pre-Intermediate 1 and 2 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part One, Second Edition via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus extra supporting material |
| Arabic for Native Speakers | Pre-Intermediate 3 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Online audio and video materials replacing the CD/DVD: Al-Kitaab Part Two, Second Edition via Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program Plus extra supporting material |
| Arabic for Native Speakers | Intermediate 1, 2 and 3 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| Arabic Speaking Skills | Advanced | Materials specially created by SOAS teachers |
Modern Standard Arabic - accelerated courses
| MSA Accelerated Beginners 1 + 2 | 1 to 14 | Wightwick, Jane, and Mahmoud Gaafar. Mastering Arabic 1. 3rd ed. London: Palgrave Plus extra supporting material |
|---|---|---|
| MSA Accelerated Beginners 3 + Elementary 1 | 1 to 8 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
| MSA Accelerated Elementary 2 & 3 | 9 to 14 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
MSA Accelerated Pre-Intermediate 1 & Pre-Intermediate 2 | 15 to 20 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Taʻallum Al-ʻarabīyah, Part One. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
MSA Accelerated Pre-Intermediate 3 & Intermediate 1 | 1 to 4 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
MSA Accelerated Intermediate 2 & 3 | 5 to 8 | Brustad, Kristen et al. Al-Kitāb Fī Ta’allum Al-‘arabīyah, Part Two. 2nd ed. Plus extra supporting material |
