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PERS1002
<p>This course extends from Introductory Persian A. Students will develop their skills in writing and conversation and undertake translation from and into Persian at higher introductory level.</p><p> </p>
1
false
13199
<p>Weekly assessment (10%) quizzes (10%) attendance (10%) class performance (10%), mid semester written test (20%) and final exam (oral 10% and written 30%) </p>
<strong>Learning Resources, Prescribed Texts and Readings:</strong> <p>Saffar-Moghaddam, Ahmad. Book 2, <strong><em>The Capital of Iran, </em></strong>Tehran: Council for Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, 2007</p><p><a href="http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Rafiee%2C%20Abdi">Rafiee, Abdi.</a> <strong><em>Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners</em></strong>, New York: Routledge, 2001, (Lessons 5-9)</p><p><strong>On-Line Learning Resources</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.persian-language.org/">http://www.persian-language.org/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.irib.ir/radio/adab/shaer.htm">www.irib.ir/radio/adab/shaer.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.iranianshouse.org/">http://www.iranianshouse.org/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.farsidic.com/">http://www.farsidic.com/</a> on-line dictionary</p>
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1
At the conclusion of the course, students will have achieved language competency in the following skills: <p><strong><em>Reading Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Demonstrate ability to read simple written material in a usual printing form or typescript</p><p>(2) Demonstrate ability to read simple language and passages containing frequent structural forms, patterns and vocabulary</p><p>(3) Demonstrate ability to read and understand known language elements that have</p><p>been recombined in new ways to achieve different meanings at a similar level </p><p><strong><em>Speaking Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Articulate more developed courtesy requirements and maintain simple face-to-face conversations on familiar topics </p><p>(2) Formulate and respond to questions of basic communications and social demands</p><p><strong><em>Writing Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Demonstrate sufficient control of the writing system to meet social demands </p><p>(2) Create sentences and short paragraphs related to social and cultural activities </p><p>(3) Express main tenses with fair accuracy. </p><p>(4) Demonstrate good control of higher elementary vocabulary and syntactic patterns</p><p>(5) Write simple descriptive passages on matters of place, location, culture and history with fair accuracy</p><p><strong><em>Listening Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Demonstrate sufficient comprehension to understand utterances about basic</p><p>familiar topics.</p><p>(2) Understand simple to medium questions and answers and non-complicated statements and simple face-to-face conversations in a standard dialect.</p><p>(3) Comprehend and engage in conversation about simple personal and social matters </p>
2
Introductory Persian B
6
6
<p>Study materials to be provided by lecturer. </p>
6
<p>Introductory Persian A (or equivalent prior knowledge, with permission of the lecturer)</p>
Introductory Persian B
Band 1
Persian
u4380123
2
<p>Four hours of lectures per week (may include language laboratory sessions).</p>
2010