The emphasis of this advanced course is on reading, writing, listening, speaking and translation of mostly modern texts. After successful completion of this course students should be able to follow upper-intermediate, lower-advanced modern Persian texts unaided and to comprehend news items, interviews, prose narratives and short literary prose texts with the help of a dictionary. They should also be able to produce written material in Persian such as everyday correspondence.
Spoken language is taught as part of the course, students can expect to improve their oral and aural competence through classroom activities, access to films, media related audio/visual material on the net or the BLE, and conversational exchanges.
We look forward to seeing you in class at the following times & locations:
Tuesdays: 9-11 a.m. (Narguess) room SG31
Thursdays: 11- 13:00 p.m. (Shabnam) room SG31
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of high-intermediate (CRL C1) Persian grammar.
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of nuanced Persian vocabulary at high-intermediate level for everyday work, travel, and social and cultural interactions.
3. Show the ability to understand passages in written Persian of length relating to current affairs, societal discussions as well as every day and familiar topics with the occasional help of a dictionary.
4. Produce passages in written Persian of reasonable length on a wide range of topics.
5. Understand Persian spoken at normal pace and to engage in spoken discourse of relative complexity on a wide range of relevant and familiar topics.
