This volume consists of ten lessons covering the fundamentals of the phonological and the writing systems of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Objectives include the ability to: (1) read fully vocalized Arabic script; (2) write in an intelligible manner; and (3) distinguish and produce the sounds of MSA. The phonological system used is that of the literary language, and not of any particular colloquial dialect. However, MSA contains most of the sounds found in the dialects, and so constitutes a useful introduction to dialectal Arabic as well. Material is presented in the following way: pronunciation drills introduce the feature to be learned; reading drills present the printed symbol; and writing drills present the written feature. (Author/AM)