Course Description
Oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension of Persian (Farsi). Taught through the use of vocabulary in simulated settings through repetition drills, frequent use of vocabulary, acting, and reading aloud. Augmented by reading and grammatical analysis of texts.
Athena Title
ELEMENT PERSIAN I
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1- read texts of elementary level difficulty. 2- communicate and converse in Persian on a variety of topics occurring in everyday situations. 3- write elementary narrative style paragraphs. 4- develop cultural awareness. Communicate Effectively through Speech To strengthen skills in oral expression, analysis, style, and interaction by means such as class reports, class discussion, and oral examinations.
Topical Outline
Week 1-2 Introduction, Lesson 1 Phonology: Short a, long a; Greetings; Intonation; Alphabet 1; Connecting and non-connecting letters; d, dh, zh; numerals; Persian verb and basic sentence structure. Vocab 1 Spoken Persian Quiz 1 Week 3-4 Lesson 2 Phonology: kh, k, t, r; Greetings; Alphabet k, kh, j, ch, silent w; Syllabification; Grammar-verbs. Vocab 2 Class expressions Quiz 2 Week 5-6 Lesson 3 Phonology k, t, q; Alphabet k, g, l, q, f, 'ayn, he; Grammar: stress, pronouns, past verbal roots, negative. Vocab 3 Film Quiz 3 Week 7-8 Lesson 4, handout Phonology: final he, ya (or); Diacritics, tashdid; Grammar: parts of speech and elements of the sentence; prepositions, pronouns; -esh; meals, food. Vocab 4 Conversation Quiz 4 Week 9-10 Lesson 5 Phonology: Glottal stop and long vowels; Classroom expressions; verbalizers; consonantal waw and yay; Grammar: ezafe, noun phrase, verb phrase, infinitive, 2nd person (to), verbal endings; Food and meals-2 Vocab 5 handout Quiz 5 Week 11-12 Lesson 6 Gemination, Nationalities and place names, Colloquial transformation, noun phrase, verb phrase, "to be," Iranian money, Vocab 6 Film, handout Quiz 6 Week 13-14 Lesson 7 Phonology ' and h; Greetings and telling time; Colloquial transformations -2; -e, hast; verbs of motion; Vocab 7 Conversation Quiz 7 Week 15-16 Lesson 8 Poetry, proverbs, Colloquial transformations-3; Endings combined with roots and ending vowels; noun plurals; Shi'ite Islam. Vocab 8 Newspaper, drill Review Final Exam
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus