Convenor name: Mehrbod Khanizadeh and Almut Hintze
Convenor email: mk116@soas.ac.uk; ah69@soas.ac.uk
Office room: Mehrbod: Room 334, Almut: Room 329
Office hours: By email appointment
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
On successful completion of this Module the learner will be able to:
LO1 Comprehend basic features of the original Avestan script and its transliteration in Roman letters
LO2 Identify Avestan grammatical categories and their function
LO3 Identify and describe the morphological structure of an Avestan word
LO4 Analyse and comprehend the syntactic structure of an Avestan sentence
Assessment 1: Name: Test 1 (TS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 31 October 2025
Assessment 2: Name: Test 2 (TS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 12 December 2025
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Jotika Khur-Yearn
Librarian email: jk53@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
