Ahlan Wa Sahlan

Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners

Alosh Mahdi, Clark Allen

The second edition of this widely used text 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. In diaries, letters, and postcards, the two students describe their thoughts and activities, revealing how a non-American views American culture and how the Arabic culture is experienced by an American student. This new edition features online video, filmed in Syria; expanded communicative activities; an updated audio program; and material designed according to proficiency principles. Features of the New Edition include:
- video, filmed in Syria
- expanded communicative activities
- updated audio program
- material designed according to proficiency principles

Components of the Second Edition include:
- A full-color Student Textbook with included online audio and video access
- Annotated Instructor's Edition
- Sound and Script Workbook
- Online, interactive exercises

About the Author

Mahdi Alosh is associate dean for international affairs at the United States Military Academy.

Allen Clark is an Arabic instructor and the director of the Arabic program at the University of Mississippi.

Reviews

"'Ahlan wa Sahlan', in its newly enhanced form, will continue to be what it has already been: an excellent syllabus with which Arabic-language programs and individual courses can introduce learners to the language, creating a user-friendly environment within which both teacher and learner can operate with comfort and profit" – Roger Allen, University of Pennsylvania

"The appealing presentation and the variety of approaches to learning are commendable... I found this course package to be both rich and enriching" – Mohammad Al-Masri, The University of Oklahoma, The Modern Language Journal

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