The book "Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Colloquial Arabic through Songs. Intermediate Level" is an anthology and textbook of Egyptian songs that allows users to explore the realm of Egyptian music, cinema and culture. The author, who teaches Arabic to foreign learners in Cairo, affirms in his introduction that songs are not only didactic tools: “they are more thanthis, they are the receptacle of a culture, people’s thoughtsand are comparable to poetry and prose”.
Facchin Andrea (2017). Review of Ossama, Bahaa Ed-Din (2015), Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Colloquial Arabic through Songs. Intermediate Level. ANNALI DI CA' FOSCARI. SERIE ORIENTALE, 53, 391-393.
Review of Ossama, Bahaa Ed-Din (2015), Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Colloquial Arabic through Songs. Intermediate Level
FACCHIN, ANDREA
2017
Abstract
The book "Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Colloquial Arabic through Songs. Intermediate Level" is an anthology and textbook of Egyptian songs that allows users to explore the realm of Egyptian music, cinema and culture. The author, who teaches Arabic to foreign learners in Cairo, affirms in his introduction that songs are not only didactic tools: “they are more thanthis, they are the receptacle of a culture, people’s thoughtsand are comparable to poetry and prose”.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
