- Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds (third edition), by Brustad, Al-Batal, and Al-Tonsi. Includes DVDs. We will use that for the first six weeks of the semester.
- Al-Kitaab: A textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part I (third edition), by Brustad, Al-Batal, and Al-Tonsi. Includes DVDs. We will use that over the last seven weeks of the semester.
- The textbook’s online companion website (instructions are on the handout given in class): https://www.alkitaabtextbook.com/books/
- Supplementary materials prepared by the instructor.