Start Modern Standard Arabic: Learn MSA with the Michel Thomas Method - Digital

Start Modern Standard Arabic: Learn MSA with the Michel Thomas Method - Digital

This 1-hour digital taster course is for beginners who are new to the Michel Thomas Method. Learn over 20 essential words at the heart of Modern Standard Arabic and how to put them together to make yourself understood. From the very beginning you will be able to construct simple phrases by listening and thinking out answers for yourself. During the course, you will join Michel Thomas Method teacher Jane Wightwick, native speaker Mahmoud Gaafar and 2 students in a live lesson. The course will take about 3-4 hours to complete and is available to stream or download via the Michel Thomas Method Library app. It is the first hour of the Foundation course.

What’s included with the digital product?

• The lessons are in the form of digital audio. This can be streamed via your account from the dedicated Michel Thomas website at michelthomas.com or downloaded to the Michel Thomas Language Library App (apps available for Android and iPhones for free via the app stores).
• The key course vocabulary is provided in the subject language with English translations in an accompanying booklet. This can be downloaded to your computer via the Michel Thomas website or downloaded to the Michel Thomas Language Library.
• All Foundation and Intermediate Michel Thomas Method courses also include audio review lessons at the end of the course. These review lessons will help you determine if you have fully mastered all the course vocabulary. If you have, you’re then ready to move onto the next course; if not, don’t worry, just start the course again, or go back to the specific lessons that need attention.

How do I access the product after purchase?

• After purchase you will receive a purchase confirmation email from us with your order number.
• The order will then be validated by us in conjunction with the publisher, Hodder & Stoughton.
• You will then be sent an email from us (within a few days of purchase) with a unique product access code and instructions on how to activate your digital course.
• Once you have redeemed the access code you can use the course both through the dedicated Michel Thomas Method website and the Michel Thomas Language Library app.
• The lessons for the course can be accessed offline if using the Michel Thomas Language Library App. You will need a live internet connection if streaming the audio from the dedicated website at michelthomas.com.
• The Michel Thomas Method website is designed to work with all browsers, and devices i.e. desktop, tablet, and smartphone. The app is compatible with both iOS and android devices i.e. smart phones and tablets.
• Full instructions on how to learn using the Michel Thomas Method are explained on track one of the courses.

Start Modern Standard Arabic: Learn MSA with the Michel Thomas Method - Digital - About the Authors

Jane Wightwick is an experienced teacher of Arabic and author and publisher of Arabic learning materials.

Mahmoud Gaafar worked for the United Nations and Radio Cairo and now authors print, radio and TV resources for the Arab World.

Michel Thomas (1914-2005) had an amazing life. Born in Poland, he spent his early years in Germany and then in France, where he studied psychology at the Sorbonne in Paris. When war broke out, he fought with the Resistance and suffered imprisonment in slave labour camps. At the end of the the war he joined the US liberation army and later settled in the US where he established his world-famous language school. For more than 50 years he taught languages to the rich and famous and was the world's most sought-after language teacher.