Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners is an intermediate text designed for students continuing to develop overall proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. The approach is highly functional, with a focus on guiding students toward acquiring language skills that serve practical uses in daily life. Features of the programme include: an innovative approach that combines theory and practice, emphasizing the development of skills such as listening, speaking, and writing; a 33-page grammar review that provides a smooth transition from beginning to intermediate level study and allows students to review what they have already learned; a variety of new drills and exercises for classroom use, an audio programme that contains listening comprehension passages by native speakers, and authentic reading passages offering insight into the target cultures.