Frequently Asked Questions – Second Edition

Al-Kitaab Second Edition will remain in print for the indefinite future.

For more information, see the Product Guide.

The second edition program is designed for college-level use over four years. The program begins with Alif Baa, which introduces the basic skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and cultural understanding and provides the first 20 to 25 contact hours of instruction. Previously available only on DVDs but now available for free here, the accompanying multimedia present dialogues, vocabulary, and cultural situations for learning.

Students then proceed onto Al-Kitaab fii Ta^cAllum Al^cArabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One. This volume covers approximately 130-150 contact hours of instruction in which students should achieve an intermediate-mid to intermediate-high level of proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The book provides vocabulary activities, introduces students to grammar using spiraling and inference, and exposes students to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic through short video clips. Previously available only on DVDs but now available for free here, the accompanying multimedia present dialogues, vocabulary, and cultural situations for learning.

Al-Kitaab fii Ta^cAllum Al^cArabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic: Part Two is the next volume in the series. Covering 150 contact hours of instruction, Part Two brings students to the advanced level of proficiency. Part Two stresses the various skills and introduces learners to various facets of Arab culture and Arab societies. Previously available only on DVDs but now available for free here, the accompanying multimedia present dialogues, vocabulary, and cultural situations for learning.

The final volume in the program, Al-Kitaab fii Ta^cAllum Al^cArabiyya with DVD and MP3 CD: A Textbook for Arabic: Part Three continues the same approach used in Part Two and aims to take students to the advanced-high level of proficiency.  Part Three covers 125-150 contact hours of instruction. Previously available only on DVDs but now available for free here, the accompanying multimedia present dialogues, vocabulary, and cultural situations for learning.

The multimedia for the second edition, which is available for free on alkitaabtextbook.com, is designed to fully integrate with the content of the book. The multimedia content includes the audio and video needed to complete exercises in the book. Previously this content was available on DVDs sold with the textbook. If you purchased a book with DVDs, you can either use the DVD or find the same content on alkitaabtextbook.com.

No, there is only one edition. Part Three follows the same approach and is visually similar to the second edition books.

Teachers can request digital desk and exam copies here; click on Faculty Sampling at the top to find your book. Teachers can request print desk and exam copies here. Please note that you will need the book’s ISBN to request print copies.

In order to successfully complete the second edition textbooks, learners need audio and video content that fully integrates with the textbook’s content, including exercises and drills. Prior to August 2020, the multimedia content was available on DVDs sold with the textbook. If you purchased a book with DVDs, you can either use the DVD or find the same content on AlKitaabTextbook.com.

The books and multimedia form a unified whole that cannot be used separately without affecting the quality of the overall program. All parts of the audio and video are keyed to the text, with icons appearing in the textbook and the multimedia files including the lesson and section to which they correspond. You can find all of the audio and video for the second edition textbooks on AlKitaabTextbook.com. Follow the prompts in the textbook and locate the chapter and section of text or exercise to match the audio or video file. You may listen or watch as many times as you would like.

We no longer produce, sell, or have stock of the DVDs. All of the audio and video that you need is available on AlKitaabTextbook.com.