An Introduction to Contemporary Spoken Arabic Pt. 2; A Conversational Course on DVD Shukri B. Abed

A text-and-DVD package that can be used to improve the conversational skills of second- to third-semester beginner Arabic students. It helps learners as they start to express themselves in the Arabic language, guiding them through linguistic functions such as introductions, describing people and places, and discussing typical daily activities.

Shukri Abed is chairman of the Language and Regional Studies Department at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C. He has taught at the University of Maryland and the University of Mary Washington.