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PERS3005
<p>This course builds on the Introductory and Intermediate levels of Persian language. This subject will develop various skills such as the capacity to use some idiomatic and conversational forms and ability to use them freely in speech; proficiency in written structures of moderate to advanced complexity and the capacity to use such structures clearly and accurately; interpreting messages of a medium level of complexity occurring in a variety of audio-visual media and individual and group spoken forms. Students should become conversant in some aspects of advanced Persian syntax and morphology, the historical development of Persian language and literature up to the modern period including some examples of literary writing in the modern period, and translation of texts of moderate difficulty from Persian to English and English to Persian.</p>
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false
13202
<p>Weekly assignments (10%), quizzes (10%), attendance (10%), class performance (10%), mid-semester test (written 20%), final exam (oral 10% and written 30%).</p><p> </p>
1
1
<p>At the conclusion of the course, students will have achieved language competency in the following skills:</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Reading Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Demonstrate sufficient comprehension to understand most factual material in </p><p> relatively technical prose as well as some discussions on concrete topics related </p><p> to personal and social interests</p><p>(2) Demonstrate ability to separate main ideas and details from lesser ones and use</p><p> that distinction to advance understanding</p><p>(3) Demonstrate use of linguistic context and real-world knowledge to make </p><p> sensible guesses about unfamiliar material</p><p>(4) Possess an active reading vocabulary demonstrating the ability to identify main</p><p> ideas and to distinguish these from subsidiary ideas</p><p>(5) be able to comprehend the influence of long-term cultural background on</p><p> current social and political situations </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Speaking Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Initiate and maintain predictable face-to-face conversations and satisfy</p><p> unlimited social demands </p><p>(2) Use fairly accurate grammatical relations</p><p>(3) Exhibit various forms of verb tenses</p><p>(4) Demonstrate accurate pronunciation and intonation</p><p><strong><em>Writing Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Demonstrate ability to write and translate texts of moderate difficulty from Persian to English and vice versa using a dictionary </p><p>(2) Demonstrate control of the most common formats and punctuation conventions</p><p>(3) Demonstrate good control of morphology of language and of the most</p><p> frequently used syntactic structures</p><p>(4) Writing, particularly in Nastaliq, is legible to native readers</p><p><strong><em>Listening Proficiency:</em></strong></p><p>(1) Comprehend conversations of personal, social topics at upper-intermediate </p><p> level </p><p>(2) Demonstrate flexibility in understanding of a range of circumstances beyond</p><p> immediate survival needs when listening to audio-visual facilities</p><p>(3) Understand and distinguish without difficulty various application of syntax and </p><p> word order</p>
3
Advanced Persian A
6
6
<p>Saffar-Moghaddam, Ahmad. Vol. 4, <strong><em>Persian Language: History, Culture and Civilization of Iran, </em></strong>Tehran: Council for Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, 2007</p>
6
<p>Intermediate Persian B (or equivalent prior knowledge, with permission of the lecturer)</p>
Advanced Persian A
Band 1
Persian
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3
<p>Four hours of lectures per week (may include language laboratory sessions).</p>
2010