Drawing on her years of experience as an Arabic instructor and course developer, Samia Louis has used a functional approach to create a bright, innovative set of coursebooks for the study of
Egyptian colloquial Arabic the spoken dialect most frequently studied and most widely understood in the Arab world. Now three new books, for beginner, early advanced, and higher advanced
students, have been added to the series. Designed according to the ACTFL guidelines for teaching Arabic as a foreign language, each book of Kallimni 'Arabi trains students through highly
structured lessons in the crucial skills, with particular emphasis on listening and speaking, using real-life situations and expressions. The accompanying audio CD carries recordings of the
dialogs and exercises in each chapter, made by Egyptian native speakers. "The books in the Kallimni 'Arabi series altogether present the best Arabic textbooks available . . . miles ahead of
most others. David Wilmsen, American University of Beirut.
