Sahlan Alphabet practice, including how the characters are drawn. Developed in 1988 and revised several times since then, the course has helped hundreds of students learn Arabic in the Arabic Individualized Instruction program at the Ohio State University. Ahlan wa Sahlan is also used as a supplement to traditional classroom instruction. The computer based materials of Ahlan wa Sahlan form the foundation of the Arabic Individualized Instruction program.
Students access the software at the Arabic Individualized Instruction Center.
Students are also exposed to vocabulary and rudimentary dialogues on greetings, self-identification, introductions, objects and possession. They see a sketch of each situation and, by clicking their mouse on the Arabic words, they can hear a line of dialogue, see the English translation, and hear a response.