Ahlan Wa Sahlan: Intermediate Arabic: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners (Yale Language Series)

Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners is an intermediate text designed for students continuing to develop overall proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. The approach is highly functional, with a focus on guiding students toward acquisition of language skills that serve practical uses in daily life.Features of the program include:• An innovative approach that combines theory and practice, emphasizing the development of skills such as listening, speaking, and writing• A 33-page grammar review that provides a smooth transition from beginning to intermediate level study and allows students to review what they have already learned• A variety of new drills and exercises for classroom use, an audio program on 3 included CDs that contain listening comprehension passages by native speakers, and authentic reading passages offering insight into the target cultures

MAHDI ALOSH is associate professor and director of the Arabic Language Program at The Ohio State University.