The program is structured to take students from absolute beginners to superior proficiency levels through three main textbooks:
: A prerequisite volume that introduces the Arabic alphabet, phonetics, and basic handwriting.
(The Book for Learning Arabic) is an influential and widely used series of Arabic textbooks published by Georgetown University Press. Created by Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi, it is known for pioneering an integrated approach that teaches Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha) alongside colloquial dialects. Core Series Components
: Designed for beginning Arabic, focusing on foundational daily life skills across 13 lessons. It covers roughly 150 contact hours of instruction.
: Geared toward intermediate learners, it emphasizes complex sentence structures, roots and patterns, and authentic cultural and historical texts.