Persian Courses
Our Persian program is small and we do not offer Persian courses regularly (If you are looking to fulfill the FLPR with course work, sign up for any of our other languages we teach). We generally offer first-year and second-year Persian courses every other year.
Academic Year 2018-2019: First-year Persian / Second-year Persian
Academic Year 2019-2020: Second-year Persian
Academic Year 2020-2021: First-year Persian
Academic Year 2021-2022: Second-year Persian
Academic-Year 2022-2023: No Persian scheduled
PERSIAN 111-1/2/3 Elementary Persian
This introductory Persian three-quarter sequence aims to produce conversational speakers after a single year of study. Emphasis is placed on the modern Tehrani dialect of Persian, but students learn to read, write, and speak more formal Persian as well. The Perso-Arabic alphabet is used from the beginning. In the first
Textbook
Atwood and Shahsavari, Persian of Iran Today, Books 1 and 2. Yousef and Torabi, Basic Persian. Other materials provided by
PERSIAN 121-1/2/3 Intermediate Persian
This intermediate Persian three-quarter sequence reviews and practices the grammar introduced in first-year Persian through an array of intermediate cultural texts and literary excerpts. The class uses a communicative approach, meaning that group work and language production are emphasized in class. Students are expected to memorize vocabulary and grammar structures at home, and come to class prepared to use those language patterns in communicative situations. Reading, speaking and writing will be emphasized; each week will involve some combination of written responses, formal presentations, and informal discussion in response to provided materials. By the end of the
Textbook
Saeed Yousef and Hayedeh Torabi, Intermediate Persian: A Grammar and Workbook; a suitable Persian-English dictionary, such as that of Aryanpur-Kashani. Other materials provided by