Arabic (Urban Hijazi Dialect) is spoken in Peninsular Arabic & understood by other Arabic speakers. This course is a Arabic basic-level language program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). The course has been used for over thirty years by United States government diplomats and officers for learning the Arabic language. Other popular language programs (including Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur) rely heavily on the methods pioneered in this exclusive course. The course contains over 30 hours of educational audio. The program is designed to help students reach a level of proficiency which will enable them to participate effectively in most formal and informal.