Mahmoud Al-Batal is a professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin and coauthor of the Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program books, as well as the editor of Arabic as One Language.Peter Glanville is an associate professor at the University of Maryland, where he directed the Arabic program for several years. He is author of The Lexical Semantics of the Arabic Verb.Ghada Housen is an assistant professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches all levels of Arabic.Zehad Sabry is an assistant professor in Arabic and the study abroad coordinator at the University of Oslo.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Lesson 1: Literature and WritersOur Journey in This LessonAppetizers: Generating New Words and Discussing the Top of the LessonNew Vocabulary 1: From the DictionaryCultural Station 1: About Some Literary Awards in the Arab WorldVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: [some verbs]New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We KnowVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: New Verb Forms and Playing with VocabularyVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: Generating Verb Forms Like "Fa'ala" and "Tafa'ala"Reading 1: "The Algerian Writer Ahlam Mosteghanemi"Reading 2: A Passage from the Novel "Memory in the Flesh" by Ahlam MosteghanemiCultural Station 2: Controversial LiteratureGrammar 1: Uses of "Qad" and "Laqad"Grammar 2: Description and Comparison: The Unreal Addition and the Superlative "Af'al"Listening: Interview with the Iraqi Writer Dr. Sinan AntoonGrammar 3: DistinctionReading 3: A passage from the novel "Chicago" by the Egyptian writer Dr. Alaa Al AswanyEssay: Writing an article to participate in a competition Lesson 2: Contributions and Challenges in Women's IssuesOur Journey in this LessonAppetizers: Generating New Words and Discussion on the Lesson TopicNew Vocabulary 1: From the DictionaryVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: New Verb Weights and Vocabulary PlayVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: Example Verb: Verb whose Root Begins with ""New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We KnowVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: New Verb Forms and Vocabulary PlayVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 4: The Relationship between Forms " III" and " VI"Cultural Station 1: Facts and Information about Arab FeminismReading 1: "Arab Women in Politics . . . Décor"Cultural Station 2: Men in the History of Arab FeminismGrammar 1: CaseGrammar 2: The Defective NounListening 1: Jordanian Nationality LawReading 2: "The First Steps of Arab Women in Political Life"Oral Presentation: Debate on the topic of "sex work"Reading 3: "The stereotype of women in the media: impact and outcomeListening 2: "Salma's" video on sexual harassmentWritten and Oral Presentation: Participation in an international conference in Arabic on women's rights Lesson 3: Folklore in Contemporary CultureOur Journey in this LessonAppetizers: Generating New Words and Discussion on the Lesson TopicNew Vocabulary 1: From the DictionaryVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: New Verb FormsVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: Conjugating the Verbs "Baka" and "Rama" and Playing with VocabularyNew Vocabulary 2: From Roots We KnowVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: New Verb Forms and Playing with VocabularyVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 4: Conjugation of the Verb "Atamm"Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 5: The Relationship between the Forms "Af'ala" and "Istaf'ala"Reading 1: The Tale of "The Merchant and the Jinn" from the Book "One Thousand and One Nights"Cultural Station 1: Folk Tales from the Arab HeritageGrammar 1: WaawGrammar 2: The ImperativeGrammar 3: Using (Ya) Ayyuha / AyyuhaCultural Station 2: Andalusian Muwashshahat and the ZajalListening 1: "Arab Folk Culture"Grammar 4: "Kan" and its Sisters and NarrationListening 2: "The Epic of Banu Hilal"Reading 2: "The hero of the Hilali epic in every country: brave, traitor or knight"Essay: "A story from your folk heritage" Lesson 4: From Arab-Islamic Civil InstitutionsOur Journey in This LessonAppetizers: A tour of a historic Arab city and generating new wordsNew Vocabulary 1: From the DictionaryNew Vocabulary 2: From Roots We KnowVocabulary and Grammar Cocktail: New Verb Forms and Playing with VocabularyCultural station: Aspects of Islamic History and CultureReading 1: "Social institutions in Arab-Islamic civilization"Listening 1: "Damascus Baths and Khan Asaad Pasha"Grammar 1: The form ""Listening 2: Islamic ArchitectureGrammar 2: The Hollow VerbGrammar 3: The Construction ""Reading 2: "Al-Adudi Hospital in Baghdad"Grammar 3: The construction ""Listening and culture: Videos about "Old cafes in some Arab cities" Lesson 5: The World of Youth: Concerns, Interests and HopesOur Journey in this LessonAppetizers: Discussion of the Greatest Challenges for Arab YouthListening 1: "Arab Youth Discuss Their Experiences and Challenges"Reading 1: "Youth in the Arab Region and the Prospects for Human Development in a Changing Reality"Grammar 1: Verb FormsReading 2: "Graffiti is a Free Space for Youth to Protest Reality"Grammar 2: Imperfect VerbsListening 2: Arab Youth and Rap MusicVocabulary StudyNew Vocabulary 1: From the DictionaryNew Vocabulary 2: From Roots We KnowEssay: "The Burdens of University Education Debt"Oral Presentation: Debating "Who is Responsible for the Suffering of Youth?" Lesson 6: Arabic Language: Present Challenges and Future ProspectsOur Journey in this LessonAppetizers: Discussion of the Topic of the LessonReading 1: "A Survey of Arab University Students' Opinions on the Arabic Language and Their Attitudes Towards It"Cultural Station 1: Topics Related to the Arabic LanguageListening 1: Interview with Dr. Hanada Taha Tamir on the Arabic Language and its TeachingTextual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsGrammar 1: A Traditional Grammar Lesson: The UndeclinableReading 2: "Establishing a New Future for the Arabic Language"Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsCultural Station 2: Poetry Written in Colloquial ArabicGrammar 2: The Subjunctive - Remember and ExpandGrammar 3: The Absolute ObjectGrammar 4: The Form of "Infa'ala" and the Form of "Itfa'ala" in Syrian and Egyptian ColloquialEssay: "My Experience in Studying the Arabic Language"Listening 2: "The Arabic Language: A Language Crisis or a Human Crisis"Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsOral Presentation: A Debate on "The Arabic Language between Two Perspectives" or "Teaching Sciences in Arabic or in a Foreign Language" Lesson 7: Islam and Politics: Visions and PositionsOur Journey in this LessonAppetizers: Discussion on Islam and SecularismReading 1: "Political Islam": The dialectic of terminology and visionTextual study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrasesCultural Station: Islamic concepts, terms, and groupsReading 2: "Islam and modernity: clash or coexistence"Textual study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrasesGrammar 1: Negation and GenderGrammar 2: Passive voice with the hollow verbListening 1: "Who killed secularism in the Arab mind?"Textual study: vocabulary harvestReading 3: "Why do young "Islamists" find the jihadist model more attractive"Textual study: vocabulary harvest, phrases and delving into the language of the textEssay: An article expressing your opinion on a topic related to Islam and politicsListening 2: "Lebanon in a Hundred Years: The Triumph of Sectarianism"Oral Presentation: Debate: "Does the law banning religious symbols support French secularism?" or "Islam religion and worship or state and politics?" Lesson 8: Globalization and its effects on culture and societiesOur journey in this lessonAppetizers: Discussion on globalizationReading 1: "The culture of globalization"Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrasesGrammar: Quadriliteral verbListening 1: "Globalization and cultural identity" by Moroccan thinker Dr. Abdelilah BelkezizText study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrasesOral Presentation: Debate "Globalization: Its positives and negatives"Cultural Station: About Arab cuisinesReading 2: "Globalization in Moroccan and Lebanese cuisines"Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrasesListening 2: "The lie of globalization" by Dr. Abdel Salam Abu QahfText study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrasesEssay: "Interview and article on the effects of globalization on world cultures" Lesson 9: Citizenship, Pluralism and Social CohesionOur Journey in this LessonAppetizers: Discussion on the Lesson TopicListening 1: "Citizenship and Pluralism"Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsReading 1: "Internal Conflicts and the Crisis of Pluralism in the Arab World"Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsGrammar 1: The Object of PurposeGrammar 2: Verbs of InitiationThe Form of "": Deepen and ExpandListening 2: ""Reading 2: Report "Boldness in the Face of Risk: The Struggle of the LGBT Community in the Middle East and North Africa"Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsListening 3: "Racism in the Arab World"Essay: "The Present and Future of Some Minorities in the Middle East" Lesson 10: Environmental and Sustainable Development IssuesOur Journey in this LessonAppetizers: Video and Discussion on the Lesson TopicReading 1: "Environmental Degradation in the Arab World: The Challenge to Sustaining LifeText Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsListening 1: "Climate Change in the Arab World"Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsReading 2: "The Impact of Overfishing on Fish Resources"Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsListening 2: "Solar Energy in Morocco"Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and ExpressionsOral Prsentation: Oral Report on a Lecture on the Topic "Environmental Degradation and the Future of the Arab World"Essay: Writing a Speech to Deliver at a UN Conference on Climate Change About the Authors