RapidRote Files - 1000 Media Words
Elisabeth Kendall compiled a book called The Top 1,000 Words for Understanding Media Arabic. The entire book is simply vocab lists. I was originally skeptical of the value of mere wordlists, but I've memorized about half the words now, and I'm amazed at how frequently the vocabulary turns up in the Arabic news. The selection of words in this book is awesome.
My class at DLI has undertaken a massive project: typing the entire thing into RapidRote and having a native speaker record the pronunciation of each word. We've finally finished, and are pleased to share the results. The sound quality isn't great--I tried two or three different microphones with the same results--but the sound is still very usable. Follow this link: 1000 Media Words for RapidRote. If you use these, please buy the book to support the author.
My strategy for learning these: I drill in RapidRote every evening, then skim articles on BBC Arabic to look for the words I know in context. I try to learn one new list every few days, and spend a lot of time reviewing what I know.
My class at DLI has undertaken a massive project: typing the entire thing into RapidRote and having a native speaker record the pronunciation of each word. We've finally finished, and are pleased to share the results. The sound quality isn't great--I tried two or three different microphones with the same results--but the sound is still very usable. Follow this link: 1000 Media Words for RapidRote. If you use these, please buy the book to support the author.
My strategy for learning these: I drill in RapidRote every evening, then skim articles on BBC Arabic to look for the words I know in context. I try to learn one new list every few days, and spend a lot of time reviewing what I know.
posted by Reach 364 at
6:41 PM
1 Comments:
wow. thanks, Sir!
Your class has done a remarkable job. Thanks for putting this out there for all of us.
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