This introduction course uses materials and focuses on developing proficiency in the standard written Arabic language, as well as formal spoken Arabic understood by educated speakers across the Arab world. The course begins with learning the script and the sound system using Alf-Baa as a core text. The course simultaneously introduces vocabulary so that students can begin performing dialogues and other activities from the first week. After the alphabet is covered, students will be introduced to more grammar and vocabulary that are introduced at a faster rate to build the foundation for general communicative competence and greater cultural awareness. Students strive in this course to develop a stronger foundation in all four skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing the course will meet five days a week.