Press Release - 4/07/2003

First Iraqi Arabic course on CD
In line with recent events overseas, Lucas Language announces the publication of the first intensive course for learning Iraqi Arabic on audio CD. Based on the popular Foreign Service Institute Course that is successfully used by thousands of students to learn Iraqi Arabic, the Multilingual Books Iraqi Arabic Course on audio CD is a thorough and structured method for complete beginners and experienced language students alike.

This is the latest in a series of CD Courses published by Lucas Language and distributed by Multilingual Books. The others include French Levels 1 and 2, Mandarin, Saudi Arabic, Tagalog, Thai, Spanish, and Portuguese.

This course was originally created by the Foreign Service Institute to teach diplomats the skills necessary to converse in Iraqi Arabic quickly and efficiently. The Iraqi Arabic course features over 3 hours of audio listening practice and a textbook script of the audio with many useful drills and supplemental exercises. This course meets the needs of language students who are seeking a thorough and programmed approach to learning Iraqi Arabic in a high quality audio CD format. In addition to providing this Iraqi Course on both audio CD and cassette, Lucas Language has also improved the overall sound quality of the course.

Multilingual Books Iraqi Arabic CD course goes for $79 (ISBN: 1582141983) and is available from multilingualbooks.com or by calling 1-800-218-2737.

Phone: (253) 353 2761
Fax: (206) 400 1156