Yawmiyat Bint Battuta fi-l-Mudun al-Masriya : Egyptian Colloquial Arabic for Advanced Learners

Through engaging and original narratives, this innovative approach to teaching Egyptian Colloquial Arabic takes students on a tour of Egypt, exploring its diverse communities and linguistic richnessEgyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA) is among the most commonly taught dialects of Arabic, reflective of Egypt being the most populous country in the Arabic-speaking world.This engaging and immersive new book is a celebration of Egypt’s rich social and linguistic culture, drawing on storytelling and narrative as a tool for language acquisition and cultural learning. Written for advanced learners, students visit six Egyptian locales: Nubia, Alexandria, Fayoum, South Sinai, and al-Sayida Zeinab in Cairo.Each of these six chapters is carefully structured around a narrative which is accompanied by online audio and exercises to spotlight grammar, vocabulary, and regional variation, and to cement comprehension and language acquisition.It includes illustrations and an appendix to highlight key terms an