تعليم الإنجليزية

i don't know if any of my readers are studying arabic, but the other night my tutor told me about this site run by the BBC to help arabs learn english.

if you click on any of the stories, they give the full story half in arabic and half in english, with an explanation of some of the harder english words explained at the bottom in arabic. even though it was designed for people doing the opposite of what i am trying to do, it really is helpful to work my way through the arabic with english text nearby to provide a helpful context when i get stuck. it's also funny to see what english words are thought to be hard for arabs to figure out.

i realize not all of you will find this site as amusing as i do, but i thought i'd throw it out there anyway just in case.