Module course for NME7016_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Other Middle East (ORG:OMES)
Convenor name: Narguess Farzad
Convenor email: nf1@soas.ac.uk
Office room: P432
Office hours: Office Hours Mondays 1-2pm and Thursdays 4-5pm.
Additonal content:

Timetable:

Mondays, 9-11a.m. in room MB E37 (Ground Floor, Library)

Wed, 11-12 a.m., in MB RG01

For tutorial allocation please see Shabnam (Wed at 10 a.m. Room B304 OR Thursday 1pm in B302)


Module dates: Semester 1, Sept - December 2026
Intended learning outcomes:

Persian 1A is a beginner’s module created for the study of the four language skills of Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing in Persian at ab initio level, adorned with introductions to Persian culture.
The module learning outcomes are:

1

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic Persian grammar;

2

show knowledge and understanding, and use of a selected range of essential Persian vocabulary;

3

demonstrate ability to read and understand a selected range of simple Persian passages;

4

demonstrate ability to write simple sentences in Persian about selective, basic everyday topics;

5

show ability to aurally comprehend spoken sentences about selective, basic everyday topics;

6

show ability to produce spoken sentences about selective, basic everyday topics.



Assessment 1: Name: Test 1 (TS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 9th or 16th of November 2026- tbc🔺
Assessment 1: Release date: up to 2-weeks after the test is taken
Assessment 1: Format: Mid-Semester Test. Written in-class test
Assessment 2: Name: Test 2 (TS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: Last week of semester 1. Monday in class- tbc🔺
Assessment 2: Release date: up to 2-weeks after the test is taken
Assessment 2: Format: End of Semester written assessment. Written, in-class test
Page template: On campus 2026/27