Windows on Arabic and Its Culture with CD

Due to economic, strategic, and historical factors, Arabic will always be a critical and important language for communication with, dealing with, and understanding the Arab World. Windows on Arabic and Its Culture: For College Students and Adults is a complete learning package intended to immerse the reader into the enchanting world of Arabic. Designed to be used in a structured learning classroom with a trained native instructor, the material may also be used for self teaching. Arabic and Its Culture, a complete learning package: Uses a combination of conversational and narrative-based texts, with content related to everyday situations and real-life issues. Simultaneously teaches all language-related skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking, based on a preconceived priority scheme. Is packaged with a CD with Arabic conversation exercises. Introduces basic greetings, courtesy expressions, and getting acquainted linguistic constructions needed for initial and basic communication. Introduces the reader to a large variety of Arabic and Islamic cultural themes and values through linguistic idioms, proverbs, maxims, and adages. Contains large sections on drills and exercises reinforce the material learned.