Important note: Prior to beginning study with the second edition of the Ahlan wa Sahlan textbook, students must complete the Sound and Script Workbook (ISBN: 978-0-300-14048-4). The new 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 a DVD video, filmed in Syria; expanded communicative activities; an updated audio program; and material designed according to proficiency principles. Features of the New Edition include: *DVD video, filmed in Syria *expanded communicative activities *updated audio program *material designed according to proficiency principles Components of the New Edition include: *A full-color Student Textbook with DVD and audio program included *Annotated Instructor’s Edition *Sound and Script Workbook *Online, interactive exercises

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.