Course Description
Continuation of Intermediate Persian I. Oral fluency and development of writing and reading skills in Persian (Farsi). Taught by vocabulary use in simulated settings through repetition drills, frequent vocabulary use, acting, and reading aloud. Augmented by reading, translation, and discussion of Persian texts drawn from news articles and Persian literature.
Athena Title
INTERMED PERSIAN II
Prerequisite
PERS 2003
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to help students to: 1- read texts of intermediate level II 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.
Topical Outline
Topics: Week 1 Reading and Discussion: Namayandegan-e Alman; Rumi, (Masnavi, first two couplets) Grammar: Indefinite, Personal and demonstrative pronouns Week 2 Reading and Discussion: Entekhabat-e Majles-e Shura; Sa'di (Geli khoshbu'i) Grammar: Noun plurals, ezafe, possessive adjectives and pronouns, interrogative pronouns Week 3 Reading and Discussion: Mutale'at-e Na'eb-e Nukhust Vazir; Hafez (Del meravad, pt. 1) Grammar: Infinitive, past tenses, adjectives Week 4 Reading and Discussion: Namayande'ye Iran bi-Yunesko; Hafez (Del meravad, pt. 2) Grammar: Present tenses, pronominal suffixes Week 5 Reading and Discussion: Khat-e Jadid-e Havapayma, Sa'di (Golestan-opening paragraph) Grammar: Numerals Week 6 Reading and Discussion: Hay'at-e Dawlat be-Gilan and Eftetah-e Karkhana (Rumi, Masnavi, 3-8) Grammar: Passive voice Week 7 Reading and Discussion: She'r-e Bad; Hafez (Tork-e Shirazi) Grammar: Impersonal verbs, subjunctive after ta and ke Week 8 Reading and Discussion: Kham Tam'I; Sa'id (Bi-jahan khorram) Grammar: Compound verbs Week 9 Reading and Discussion: 'Ar'ar-e Khar; Rumi (Hilat raha kon) Grammar: Word formation, types of nouns, suffixes, compound nouns and adjectives Week 10 Reading and Discussion: Mordan-e Molla; Jami (selections Divan) Grammar: Prepositions Week 11 Reading and Discussion: Maskh; Attar (selections from Tazkirat al-awliya) Grammar: Various uses of, use of the ezafe, use of, use of plural, vocative Week 12 Reading and Discussion: Khoda ra shokr, Ansari (selections from Munajat) Grammar: Usage: Infinitive and short infinitive, past participle, present participle, noun of agent Week 13 Reading and Discussion: Hile-ye Esfahani, Khayyam (selected quatrains) Grammar: Use of tenses I (Preterite, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, present) Week 14 Reading and Discussion: Tark-e 'Adat, Rumi (Man mast-o taw divane) Grammar: Use of tenses II (Subjunctive present and past, future, imperative, negative, continuous with dashtan. Week 15 Reading and Discussion: Namayesh'name-ye Muzakhkhraf, Hatef-I Esfahani (Tarji' band): Polite speech Week 16 Review and Final
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus