IntroductionThe Arabic Teaching Profession: Current Realities and Future ChallengesMahmoud Al-Batal 1. The Teaching of Arabic in the United States: Whence and Whither?Peter F. Abboud 2. The Institutional Setting of Arabic Language Teaching: A Survey of Program Coordinators and Teachers of Arabic in U. S. Institutions of Higher LearningR. Kirk Belnap 3. Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language: Challenges of the NinetiesAlaa Elgibali and Zeinab Taha 4. Higher Level Language Skills in Arabic: Parameters and IssuesRoger Allen 5. Issues in the Teaching of the Productive Skills in ArabicMahmoud Al-Batal 6. Teaching Spontaneity in Elementary ArabicZev bar-Lev 7. The Role of Close Reading in the Elementary Arabic CurriculumMargaret Larkin 8. The Grammar Controversy: What to Teach and WhyZeinab Taha 9. Learning from Gulliver: The Teaching of "Culture" in an Advanced Arabic Language CourseSamar Attar 10. Discourse Competernce in TAFL: Skill Levels and Choice of Language Variety in the Arabic ClassroomKarin C. Ryding 11. An Integrated Curriculum for Elementary ArabicMunther A. Younes12. Computer-Assisted Language Learning for Arabic: Rationale and Research PotentialMahdi Alosh 13. Computers and Proficiency Goals: Facing FactsDilworth B. Parkinson14. Incorporating Video in Teaching ArabicAhmed Ferhadi15. The Arabic Speaking Proficiency Test and Its ImplementationRaji Rammuny Index