In each quiz, there are between 10-20 spelling teasers. Each word has three different spellings, but which is the correct one? Tick the correct spelling and write it down.
We have a small collection of Audio Courses and Audiobooks available to borrow for a short period of time. These audiobooks are mainly to help you improve your knowledge of vocabulary and speaking skills in Arabic.
Audio Material Available
VocabuLearn: Arabic, Level 1 & 2 (Audiobook)
Authors: Penton Overseas
Description: VocabuLearn is the only audio language learning system designed to teach the way you learn best…concentrating on vocabulary and helpful expressions. This three-hour program contains over 1,500 commonly-used words and expressions, the building blocks of language. This audio flash-card system will have you communicating effectively in the shortest time possible.
Description: Earworms mbt(c) is a revolutionary accelerated technique that takes the hard work out of learning. By listening a few times to these specially composed melodies, with their rhythmic repetitions of Arabic and English, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will not just be on the tip of your tongue but burnt deeply into your long-term memory in next to no time.
Berlitz Language: Arabic In 60 Minutes Audio CD[2007]
Authors: Berlitz
Description: This brand new, all-audio course provides a quick start to learning basic, everyday words in a foreign language. It uses 250 of the most commonly used words and phrases to provide students and travellers with all the core words they will need. Each word and phrase is repeated so the listener can commit it to memory and the 16-page booklet includes all the words presented on the CD to help associate the written word with the audio. You’ll be able to start speaking the language within just one hour! It is compatible with iPod and MP3 devices so you can learn on the move!
Keep Talking Arabic Audio Course – Ten Days to Confidence: (Audio pack) [2013]
Authors: Jane Wightwick , Mahmoud Gaafar
Description: If you already have the basics and want to learn more Arabic, this advanced beginner audio course will boost your confidence to understand and speak Arabic.
Get Started in Arabic Absolute Beginner Course: (Book and audio support) (Teach Yourself) [2013]
Authors: Frances Smart & Mairi Smart
Description: If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding Arabic in no time. Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will learn the Arabic you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations – from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family.
Arabic Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Middle-Eastern Tales in Arabic and English (2013)
Authors: Hezi Brosh, Lufti Mansour
Description:“Arabic Stories for Language Learners a language learning experience for beginner to intermediate students. The traditional stories of a country are invaluable at providing insight into understanding the culture, history and language of a people.
Display of CRC new purchases, in the Viewing Room, 5th floor, Main Library, 18th September 2012.
Main collections (monographs, journals and DVD films)
The University Library has a good collection of printed resources on Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, ranging from monographs, journals, manuscripts and electronic databases. There are over 23,000 monographs on a wide range of subjects about the whole region and various countries.
The bulk of the collections are mainly in English and some in other Western languages. Importantly, there are about 9,000 printed books in Arabic, 2,600 in Persian and 1,500 in Turkish.
There are about 180 journal titles on various subjects of the area, of which 80 are in electronic format (titles like country reports from Business Source Premier included). Current subscriptions consist of 11 titles in print and 10 in electronic format.
Arabic Manuscripts
The Library has over 650 manuscripts in oriental languages.
A large part of the Oriental Manuscript Collection consists of Arabic and Persian manuscripts, of which there are 429 in the Special Collections in the Main Library, and 102 in the New College Library.
Arabic manuscripts include commentaries on the Koran; traditions of the Prophet and Imam; prayers; law, general history and biography; medicine, mathematics, philosophy and ethics; and, grammar, rhetoric, poetry, prose, tales, dictionary, and controversy.
The Collection includes two of the significant treasures of the Library, namely the World history of the Mongol vizier Rashid Al-Din, which illustrates parts of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, and the chronology of ancient nations of Al-Biruni, both of which were written in Arabic in Tabriz in Persian circa 1307 A.D.
A detailed description of the Arabic and Persian manuscripts is found in Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful, et al., A descriptive catalogue of the Arabic and Persian manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Printed for the University of Edinburgh by S. Austin & sons, Ltd, 1925. viii, 454p ; 23 cm, while R. R. Serjeant’s A handlist of the Arabic, Persian and Hindustani MSS. Of New College, Edinburgh (London: Luzac & Co., 1942) contains a detailed list of the manuscript holdings in the New College Library.
Information on these manuscripts can also be found in the Archives Hub’s oriental manuscript collection.
Lynda.com online courses for staff and students in digital, technology, creative and business skills.
Lynda.com is an online skills development service offering an extensive library of high quality video courses in digital, technology, creative and business skills. The University has recently procured a three-year campus-wide licence for use by staff and students.
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The University’s Islamic and Middle Eastern subject area (within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures) has a good class library called the Islamic Library, located on the first floor of 19 George Square. It is generally for the use of postgraduates and staff, as most of its holdings are in Arabic, Persian and Turkish, or else are advanced research, on such topics as modern and classical literature, Islamic history, religious studies, modern Middle Eastern politics and history. There are a fair number of canonical texts in original language editions. There is a reasonably large collection of textbooks, dictionaries, novels and academic references for students of Arabic as a foreign language. Please check the [Arabic Language] section.
VidCat is the Languages and Humanities Centre’s directory containing a full listing of the films we have available, some of which can be streamed through our MyEd channel. There are a number of Arabic Film and Documentary DVDs that you can watch at (or borrow from) the centre.
Description: Salma, a Palestinian widow, has to stand up against her new neighbour, the Israeli Defense Minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. The Israeli security forces are quick to declare that Salma’s trees pose a threat to the Minister s safety and issue orders to uproot them. Together with Ziad Daud, her young Palestinian lawyer, Salma goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court to try and save her trees. Her struggle raises the interest of Mira Navon, the Defense minister’s wife, who is trapped in her new home and in an unhappy life. Despite their differences and the borders between them the two women develop an invisible bond, while forbidden ties grow stronger between Salma and Ziad. Salma s legal and personal journey lead her deep into the complex, dark and sometimes funny chaos of the ongoing struggle in the Middle East, in which all players find themselves alone in their struggle to survive.
United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Arabic ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Hebrew ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Salma, a Palestinian widow – living there for de…
Description: Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name, The Yacoubian Building in the city of Cairo embodies every aspect of Egypt’s capital, from its architecture and history, to its complex labyrinth of stories exploring love and power, sex and politics. Crossing a spectrum of classes, characters, families and narratives, debut director Marwan Hamed’s beautiful adaptation of Dr Alaa Al Aswany’s novel, turns one of Cairo’s oldest buildings into an intricate depiction of the city at broad-reaching levels of the social and emotional scale. Tackling everything from Islamic fundamentalism to homosexuality and corruption, ‘The Yacoubian Building’ gives us a lively, sometimes harsh and often funny look at modern Egyptian society.
Description: In 1975, Beirut is split into two factions in the war between the Christian militia and the Lebanese Muslims. Teenager Tarek’s parents fight over whether to stay or go, while he journeys through the ruins of the city on excursions with his friend Omar and May, a young Christian girl. Together they film the scenes of destruction on a Super-8 camera, learning much about life along the way.
Write Down, I am an Arab tells the story of Mahmoud Darwish, The Palestinian national poet and one of the most influential writers of the Arab world. Darwish Grew up under military law which prevented freedom of movement for Arab citizens of Israel.
Write Down, I am an Arab tells the story of Mahmoud Darwish, The Palestinian national poet and one of the most influential writers of the Arab world. Darwish Grew up under military law which prevented freedom of movement for Arab citizens of Israel.
Write Down (Soundtrack for the Documentary “Write Down I’m an Arab”)
The Exam Papers Online page provides access for students of the University of Edinburgh to the collected degree examination papers of the University from 2004 onwards, They may be used by students as a study aid only. You will be prompted for your EASE username and password.
Printed exam papers
Bound volumes of older sets – up to academic year 2004/2005 – have now been removed to the Library Annexe and may be retrieved upon request. Further information on accessing material stored in the Library Annexe is available here: Accessing material in the Library Annexe
Exam Papers Online is available on and off-campus. Follow the link to the exam papers you require. You will be prompted for your EASE username and password. Remain within the same browser window and access should be seamless.
Exam Papers Archive
Alternatively, you can download past papers from the links below:
