Mastering Arabic 1 is the most accessible and carefully paced Arabic self-study course on the market. This new 3rd edition features an attractive full-color design and a wealth of illustrations and photos, access to a free website with online exercises and videos, and new conversational sections which encourage you to begin speaking Arabic right away.

Designed for both classroom use and self-study, Mastering Arabic 1: Third Edition is aimed at beginners with little or no previous knowledge of the language who want to understand, speak and read Arabic confidently.

This hugely successful beginner's course offers modern, engaging Modern Standard Arabic lessons through lively dialogues, varied exercises and fascinating cultural insights. This is the only user-friendly, accessible beginner level course on the market accompanied by audio CDs with native Arabic speakers. It suits an incredibly diverse learner base--self-study, through community college and school, to university primer/first year course. Students can continue their learning with a workbook "Mastering Arabic 1 Activity Book" and the intermediate level course Mastering Arabic 2 with 2 Audio CDs.