This widely used workbook and textbook covers the first year of instruction in Modern Standard Arabic. It will teach students to read, speak, and write Arabic, while presenting an engaging story that involves Adnan, a Syrian student studying in the United States, and Michael, an American student studying in Cairo.

This comprehensive volume is for those immersed in the early and intermediate stages of learning Arabic. It aims to develop skills in standard Arabic while providing additional material in both colloquial and classical Arabic, and contains videos, text and exercises.

Designed for students at the intermediate level this text includes communicative activities and grammar, an audio program, companion website, and full-color design.

An introduction to Arabic letters and sounds. English-speaking students will find an innovative integration of colloquial and formal (spoken and written) Arabic.