AN ELEMENTARY COURSE IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE WAS DEVELOPED. THIS REPORT IS THE TEXT FOR THE FIRST TWO PARTS OF THAT COURSE. (FOR INFORMATION ON OTHER PARTS, REFER TO ACCESSION NUMBERS ED 003 860 AND ED 003 862.) THE COURSE USES THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD FOR TEACHING WHICH ATTEMPTS TO FAMILIARIZE THE STUDENT WITH ORAL SKILLS OF A LANGUAGE BEFORE READING AND WRITING EXERCISES ARE INTRODUCED. INFORMATION ON ARABIC CULTURE IS INTEGRATED IN THE COURSE CONTENT TO MOTIVATE THE STUDENT'S INTEREST TO LEARN AND TO INTEREST THE STUDENT IN PURSUING HIS STUDY OF THE LANGUAGE AND THE COUNTRIES WHERE THE LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN. PART 1 OF THE COURSE CONSISTS OF ACQUAINTING THE STUDENT WITH ARABIC SOUNDS. PART 2 COMPRISES THE PREREADING OR ORAL COMMUNICATION PHASE OF INSTRUCTION. SIMPLE DIALOGS ARE USED AS SPOKEN IN THE VARIOUS ARABIC-SPEAKING COUNTRIES. STRUCTURAL NOTES AND DRILL EXERCISES ARE INCLUDED AT THE END OF ALL LESSONS. THROUGHOUT THE FIRST TWO PARTS, NO ARABIC SCRIPT IS USED. (JH)