Comprehensive Arabic (Eastern) includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading.
Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to:
*initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations,
*deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family,
*communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations,
*avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements,
*satisfy personal needs and limited social demands,
*establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries,
*begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.
