Write Arabic Now!

Learning to write fluidly in Arabic takes practice. With this short workbook, beginning learners practice writing each letter in all its forms by tracing a selection of Arabic words. The words, handwritten by a native Arabic speaker, present a model of clean writing organized in a natural flow.
Learners practice writing each letter formation on tracing paper bound into the book.
Audio of the practice words is freely available on the Georgetown University Press website (press.georgetown.edu) as downloadable MP3s. Listening to the words while tracing the handwriting facilitates acquisition of the Arabic writing and phonetic system, which strengthens reading comprehension skills.
Write Arabic Now! can be used independently or alongside a textbook, giving beginning learners a proven, effective means of improving their Arabic handwriting.

Barbara Romaine currently teaches Arabic at Villanova University and translates Arabic literature. She received an NEA fellowship in 2007 to work on Spectres, which was a runner-up for the 2011 Banipal Prize. A second NEA fellowship was awarded to her in 2015 for her work on Mohamed Mansi Qandil's novel, A Cloudy Day on the Western Shore.