How to Write in Arabic : : Developing Your Academic Writing Style / / El Mustapha Lahlali.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Lahlali, El Mustapha,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

A one-stop shop for developing your Arabic writing skills, packed with practical exercises and drillsDesigned for intermediate and advanced learners of Arabic who are looking to develop and refine their writing skillsGives students theoretical and practical guidelines on how to make their writing flow by using connectors and cohesive devicesHelps students to expand their vocabulary with new words, phrases and idiomsChallenges learners with a variety of practical writing exercises in different registers, such as correspondence, academic articles, creative writing and reporting for mediaHow to Write in Arabic teaches intermediate and advanced learners how to use the Arabic linguistic features that are key to achieving written fluency. Each unit contains carefully selected exercises where students practise their vocabulary and grammar in a wide range of registers and contexts – such as writing a CV, a short story, a love letter, an essay and many more.In addition to brand-new drills and vocabularies, this second edition also features three new units. The unit on Arabic expressions and vocabulary provides learners with a variety of phrases in context. The unit on media writing focuses on themes such as diplomacy, elections, the economy, the environment and revolutions, amongst others. And the unit on writing errors helps learners spot and correct common mistakes, especially in punctuation and tense.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Unit 1: Connectors -- Unit 2: Letter Writing -- Unit 3: Stylistic Expressions and Vocabulary -- Unit 4: Free Writing -- Unit 5: Creative Writing -- Unit 6: Arabic Expressions and Vocabulary in Context -- Unit 7: Arabic Media Writing -- Unit 8: My Writing Errors -- Answers -- References