Alam Simsim (Arabic:عالم سمسم) is an Arabic language Egyptian-made adaptation of the format used in the children's television series Sesame Street. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Alam Simisim is Arabic for "Sesame World".
The show, funded by the U. S. Government's U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID,) is a cooperative project between Egypt's Karma Production and the US's Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop). The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the United States federal government organization responsible for most non- military Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's This effort is one of several such cooperative projects funded by USAID in countries such as Russia and South Africa. The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the United States federal government organization responsible for most non- military Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
Satellite broadcaster Future Television of Lebanon picked up the show in November 2005, expanding possible viewership to more than 200 million viewers in the Arab States. Future Television ( Arabic: تلفزيون المستقبل Televiziyon Al Mustaqbal) a television station broadcasting from Lebanon. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
The show is set in the imaginary Alam Simsim (Sesame World) neighborhood in Egypt. This area is Medieval-looking like Old Cairo except perhaps more rural and green. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. It consists of a small public square surrounded by a park; a store owned by 'Am Gherghis; the carpenter's shop owned by 'Am Hussein with apartments above occupied by 'Am Hussein's family, 'Ama Kheireya his wife, Mona his teenage daughter and Kareem his young son. A bookstore or library (the same word is used for both in Arabic so it is hard to tell which is intended) is run by a young woman named Nabila. [1] The humans are referred to as 'Am and 'Ama, which are "Uncle" and "Aunt" in Egyptian Arabic. These titles denote familiarity common in Egyptian neighborhoods[2].
Characters
The show also includes three main Muppet characters who interact with the humans in the neighborhood just as they do on the original American program. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Nimnim (tiny) is a large green furry character who wears a cap from upper Egypt and a patterned vest. He is a somewhat gentle and naive creature who enjoys gardening. Khokha (peach) is a furry pinkish orange colored puppet with long black hair. She is a very inquisitive, imaginative and confident character whose main message is to encourage young girls. Filfil (pepper) is a bearded furry purple puppet who often gets carried away with himself. He is a bit egotistical and loves to eat honey-sesame sticks[3], [4]
Alam Simsim reuses many of the sketches from other versions of Sesame Street, dubbed into Egyptian Arabic. Some of these include segments using American Muppets, however some names are changed. Ernie and Bert are known as Shadi and Hadi, Elmo is called Tohfa (antique), Telly is named Mosaad while Grover is Antar. Since 1969 Ernie has been one of the stars of PBS 's long-running children's television show Sesame Street. Elmo is a Muppet Grover is a Muppet character on the television show Sesame Street. Kermit is simply called Kermit. [5]
Language Learning
There is an interesting situation with the language of Alam Simsim, which has to do with early childhood education. Early childhood education regards Education in Early childhood, which are the most vulnerable stages in a persons life The letter and reading segments are taught in Modern Standard Arabic which is the language that all Arabic children will use for reading and writing. Literary Arabic (ar اللغة العربية الفصحى "the Eloquent Arabic language" or Standard Arabic is the literary and standard variety Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language However the skits are all in Egyptian Arabic dialect, that used in Egypt for regular interaction. For example, a segment on the letter Sin will show a picture of a car and call it by the Standard Arabic name, Sayara. However, cars that appear in skits will be called by the word 'Arabiya, as they are commonly known in Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. In this way, children learn that there are two words for the object depending on the context and therefore are not confused when learning to read Modern Standard Arabic. This is the same way that a bilingual child learns words in different languages at the same time.
External links
- USAID Announcement
- Future TV article on Alam Simsim
- Video clip of Alam Simsim from the Karma company
- Al-Ahram (Egyptian newspaper) article on Alam Simsim
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