The complete course for a fun and effective way to learn the spoken Arabic of the Arabian Gulf. This best-selling course comprises a book and audio support which is easy to download to your MP3 player or iPod (components available separately).

Do you want to be able to understand and speak the Arabic of the Arabian Gulf confidently? This course teaches the spoken Arabic of the Gulf region through everyday real-life situations that make the grammar and vocabulary easy and memorable, with complete audio support available separately MP3 compatible.

To learn Modern Standard Arabic - used in writing and formal situations throughout the Arabic-speaking world - pick up a copy of Complete Arabic, also from Teach Yourself.

Complete Spoken Arabic (of the Arabian Gulf) is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.

By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

The course is available as a book (9781444105452), as a pack comprising the book and double CD (9781444105469) and as a double CD (978144410545276).

About the Authors
Jack Smart was Lecturer in Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Exeter before retirement.

Frances Altorfer was a modern languages teacher in secondary education.