Course Description
Continuation of Elementary Persian I and II. Oral fluency and development of writing and reading skills in Persian (Farsi). Taught by the use of vocabulary in simulated settings through repetition drills, frequent use of vocabulary, acting, and reading aloud. Augmented by reading, translation, and discussion of Persian texts.
Athena Title
INTERMED PERSIAN I
Prerequisite
PERS 1002
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to help students to: 1- read texts of intermediate level I difficulty. 2- communicate and converse in Persian on a variety of topics and understand spoken Persian in everyday situations. 3- write intermediate narrative style paragraphs coherently and with reasonable accuracy. 4- develop cultural awareness through additional readings and class discussions. Communicate Effectively through Writing To strengthen skills in written composition, analysis, and presentation by means of projects such as essays, papers, reports, and examinations. 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
Weeks one and two: Review of materials covered in Elementary Persian I and Elementary Persian II Week three: The infinitive, the command form (Imperative), the Polite Command Form, the imperative singular (the familiar command form) Week four: Present progressive and indefinite pronouns, Quatrains of Omar Khayyam Week five: Simple Past Tense, Negative Forms, Iranian educational system Week six: Verbs of motion with destination and direct objects; Gestures and communication Week seven: The noun phrase and the ezafe; Paired and coordinating conjunctions; Iranian geography I Week eight: Informal and intimate forms of address; Polite phrases Week nine: Verbs requiring prepositions; Iranian Geography II Week ten: Ta'arruf (polite discourse); the Arabic element in Persian Week eleven: Prepositions, Indefinite noun phrase, types of adjectives, the subjunctive I. (introduction). Iranian Geography III Week twelve: if-clauses, the Subjunctive II: a) automatic uses and b) forms of the subjunctive Week thirteen: Tense forms of compound verbs formed with dasht, khod (self), Iranian Geography IV Week fourteen: To become: intransitive and transitive; indirect verbs. Reading in Ahmad Shamlu. Week fifteen: Sound and broken plurals, The Subjunctive III: additional notes Week sixteen: Review
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus