A TEACHING MANUAL FOR AN ELEMENTARY (FIRST LEVEL) COURSE IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE IS PRESENTED. THE COURSE USES AN AUDIOLINGUAL-TO-GRAPHIC APPROACH OF INSTRUCTION, DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR PARTS. THE FIRST PART EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL SKILLS IN PREREADING INSTRUCTIONAL EXERCISES. PART TWO CONSISTS OF A SYSTEMATIC PRESENTATION OF THE ARABIC ALPHABET AND THE ESSENTIALS OF THE ARABIC WRITING SYSTEM. PART THREE DEALS WITH THE APPLICATION OF GRAPHIC SKILLS TO THE ORAL MATERIAL OF PART ONE. (TEXTS ACCOMPANYING THE TEACHING MANUAL ARE ED 003 861 AND ED 003 862.) (JH)