Acknowledgments Introduction Lesson 1: Literature and Writers Our Journey in This Lesson Appetizers: Generating New Words and Discussing the Top of the Lesson New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary Cultural Station 1: About Some Literary Awards in the Arab World Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: [some verbs] New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: New Verb Forms and Playing with Vocabulary Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: Generating Verb Forms Like "Fa''ala" and "Tafa''ala" Reading 1: "The Algerian Writer Ahlam Mosteghanemi" Reading 2: A Passage from the Novel "Memory in the Flesh" by Ahlam Mosteghanemi Cultural Station 2: Controversial Literature Grammar 1: Uses of "Qad" and "Laqad" Grammar 2: Description and Comparison: The Unreal Addition and the Superlative "Af''al" Listening: Interview with the Iraqi Writer Dr. Sinan Antoon Grammar 3: Distinction Reading 3: A passage from the novel "Chicago" by the Egyptian writer Dr. Alaa Al Aswany Essay: Writing an article to participate in a competition Lesson 2: Contributions and Challenges in Women''s Issues Our Journey in this Lesson Appetizers: Generating New Words and Discussion on the Lesson Topic New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: New Verb Weights and Vocabulary Play Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: Example Verb: Verb whose Root Begins with "" New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: New Verb Forms and Vocabulary Play Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 4: The Relationship between Forms " III" and " VI" Cultural Station 1: Facts and Information about Arab Feminism Reading 1: "Arab Women in Politics . Décor" Cultural Station 2: Men in the History of Arab Feminism Grammar 1: Case Grammar 2: The Defective Noun Listening 1: Jordanian Nationality Law Reading 2: "The First Steps of Arab Women in Political Life" Oral Presentation: Debate on the topic of "sex work" Reading 3: "The stereotype of women in the media: impact and outcome Listening 2: "Salma''s" video on sexual harassment Written and Oral Presentation: Participation in an international conference in Arabic on women''s rights Lesson 3: Folklore in Contemporary Culture Our Journey in this Lesson Appetizers: Generating New Words and Discussion on the Lesson Topic New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 1: New Verb Forms Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 2: Conjugating the Verbs "Baka" and "Rama" and Playing with Vocabulary New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 3: New Verb Forms and Playing with Vocabulary Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 4: Conjugation of the Verb "Atamm" Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail 5: The Relationship between the Forms "Af''ala" and "Istaf''ala" Reading 1: The Tale of "The Merchant and the Jinn" from the Book "One Thousand and One Nights" Cultural Station 1: Folk Tales from the Arab Heritage Grammar 1: Waaw Grammar 2: The Imperative Grammar 3: Using (Ya) Ayyuha / Ayyuha Cultural Station 2: Andalusian Muwashshahat and the Zajal Listening 1: "Arab Folk Culture" Grammar 4: "Kan" and its Sisters and Narration Listening 2: "The Epic of Banu Hilal" Reading 2: "The hero of the Hilali epic in every country: brave, traitor or knight" Essay: "A story from your folk heritage" Lesson 4: From Arab-Islamic Civil Institutions Our Journey in This Lesson Appetizers: A tour of a historic Arab city and generating new words New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know Vocabulary and Grammar Cocktail: New Verb Forms and Playing with Vocabulary Cultural station: Aspects of Islamic History and Culture Reading 1: "Social institutions in Arab-Islamic civilization" Listening 1: "Damascus Baths and Khan Asaad Pasha" Grammar 1: The form "" Listening 2: Islamic Architecture Grammar 2: The Hollow Verb Grammar 3: The Construction "" Reading 2: "Al-Adudi Hospital in Baghdad" Grammar 3: The construction "" Listening and culture: Videos about "Old cafes in some Arab cities" Lesson 5: The World of Youth: Concerns, Interests and Hopes Our Journey in this Lesson Appetizers: Discussion of the Greatest Challenges for Arab Youth Listening 1: "Arab Youth Discuss Their Experiences and Challenges" Reading 1: "Youth in the Arab Region and the Prospects for Human Development in a Changing Reality" Grammar 1: Verb Forms Reading 2: "Graffiti is a Free Space for Youth to Protest Reality" Grammar 2: Imperfect Verbs Listening 2: Arab Youth and Rap Music Vocabulary Study New Vocabulary 1: From the Dictionary New Vocabulary 2: From Roots We Know Essay: "The Burdens of University Education Debt" Oral Presentation: Debating "Who is Responsible for the Suffering of Youth?" Lesson 6: Arabic Language: Present Challenges and Future Prospects Our Journey in this Lesson Appetizers: Discussion of the Topic of the Lesson Reading 1: "A Survey of Arab University Students'' Opinions on the Arabic Language and Their Attitudes Towards It" Cultural Station 1: Topics Related to the Arabic Language Listening 1: Interview with Dr. Hanada Taha Tamir on the Arabic Language and its Teaching Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Grammar 1: A Traditional Grammar Lesson: The Undeclinable Reading 2: "Establishing a New Future for the Arabic Language" Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Cultural Station 2: Poetry Written in Colloquial Arabic Grammar 2: The Subjunctive - Remember and Expand Grammar 3: The Absolute Object Grammar 4: The Form of "Infa''ala" and the Form of "Itfa''ala" in Syrian and Egyptian Colloquial Essay: "My Experience in Studying the Arabic Language" Listening 2: "The Arabic Language: A Language Crisis or a Human Crisis" Textual Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Oral Presentation: A Debate on "The Arabic Language between Two Perspectives" or "Teaching Sciences in Arabic or in a Foreign Language" Lesson 7: Islam and Politics: Visions and Positions Our Journey in this Lesson Appetizers: Discussion on Islam and Secularism Reading 1: "Political Islam": The dialectic of terminology and vision Textual study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases Cultural Station: Islamic concepts, terms, and groups Reading 2: "Islam and modernity: clash or coexistence" Textual study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases Grammar 1: Negation and Gender Grammar 2: Passive voice with the hollow verb Listening 1: "Who killed secularism in the Arab mind?" Textual study: vocabulary harvest Reading 3: "Why do young "Islamists" find the jihadist model more attractive" Textual study: vocabulary harvest, phrases and delving into the language of the text Essay: An article expressing your opinion on a topic related to Islam and politics Listening 2: "Lebanon in a Hundred Years: The Triumph of Sectarianism" Oral Presentation: Debate: "Does the law banning religious symbols support French secularism?" or "Islam religion and worship or state and politics?" Lesson 8: Globalization and its effects on culture and societies Our journey in this lesson Appetizers: Discussion on globalization Reading 1: "The culture of globalization" Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases Grammar: Quadriliteral verb Listening 1: "Globalization and cultural identity" by Moroccan thinker Dr. Abdelilah Belkeziz Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases Oral Presentation: Debate "Globalization: Its positives and negatives" Cultural Station: About Arab cuisines Reading 2: "Globalization in Moroccan and Lebanese cuisines" Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases Listening 2: "The lie of globalization" by Dr. Abdel Salam Abu Qahf Text study: Harvest of vocabulary and phrases Essay: "Interview and article on the effects of globalization on world cultures" Lesson 9: Citizenship, Pluralism and Social Cohesion Our Journey in this Lesson Appetizers: Discussion on the Lesson Topic Listening 1: "Citizenship and Pluralism" Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Reading 1: "Internal Conflicts and the Crisis of Pluralism in the Arab World" Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Grammar 1: The Object of Purpose Grammar 2: Verbs of Initiation The Form of "": Deepen and Expand Listening 2: "" Reading 2: Report "Boldness in the Face of Risk: The Struggle of the LGBT Community in the Middle East and North Africa" Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Listening 3: "Racism in the Arab World" Essay: "The Present and Future of Some Minorities in the Middle East" Lesson 10: Environmental and Sustainable Development Issues Our Journey in this Lesson Appetizers: Video and Discussion on the Lesson Topic Reading 1: "Environmental Degradation in the Arab World: The Challenge to Sustaining Life Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Listening 1: "Climate Change in the Arab World" Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and Expressions Reading 2: "The Impact of Overfishing on Fish Resources" Text Study: Harvest of Vocabulary and E.