Peter F. AbboudPeter F. Abboud is Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Throughout his fifty years of teaching, research, and service, Professor Abboud has been a true pioneer, founding the nationally renowned Aabic program at the University of Texas at Austin and shaping the field of Arabic studies in the US His leadership of the team that developed the famous EMSA and IMSA Arabic textbooks revolutionized instructional materials that trained generations of students. He founded the Arabic School at Middlebury College which set national standards of excellence and trained scores of Arabic teachers, worldwide. He has received many awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from AATA. Read More Read Less