Course Description
Continuation of Elementary Tajiki I, emphasizing oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. 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
Elementary Tajiki II
Prerequisite
PERS 1051
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students to are expected to achieve the following abilities: • Ability to speak Tajiki using correct grammar and pronunciation and in a variety of topics that appear in everyday life, such as ordering food in a restaurant, visiting the doctor, and living in a university dormitory. • Ability to write Tajiki words, sentences, and paragraphs coherently and accurately using a variety of verb tenses and moods. • Ability to read Tajiki paragraphs, dialogs, and longer texts on Tajiki life, culture, and custom. • Ability to understand communications in Tajiki and respond verbally and nonverbally in a variety of social and personal situations.
Topical Outline
Week 1 Introduction to the course and to the Tajiki Language Introduction, Tajik language Review of Tajiki 1 (speaking activities) Review of Tajiki 1 (reading activities) Week 2 Chapter 1 - Sports and other activities Sport equipment Developing listening and reading skills Grammar - Present continuous tense Week 3 Chapter 1 - Sports and other activities What are you doing? Developing speaking skills Grammar - Use of the infinitive Week 4 Chapter 2 - Foods Foods and amounts Grammar - Future present tense; adverbs of necessity Week 5 Chapter 2 - Foods Meals and cooking Developing reading and writing skills Grammar - present participle Week 6 Chapter 2 - At the restaurant Ordering in a restaurant Developing listening and speaking skills Grammar - Verb “to want” with infinitive Week 7 Chapter 3 - Clothing Months, seasons, and holidays Developing listening and speaking skills Grammar - Adverbs - already, yet, now Cultural Activity - traditional Tajiki foods and clothing Week 8 Chapter 3 - Have you ever been to Tajikistan? Clothing and Travel Experiences Developing writing and reading skills Grammar - Present perfect tense; Adjectival prefixes and suffixes Week 9 Chapter 4 - At the hospital Body parts; pains and illnesses; visiting the doctor Developing listening and speaking skills Grammar - Plurals; present subjunctive Week 10 Chapter 4 - At the hospital Traditional Tajiki medicine Developing reading and writing skills Grammar - Present and past conditionals Week 11 Chapter 5 - At the university University locations and majors Developing listening and speaking skills Grammar - Colloquial future with future participle Week 12 Chapter 5 - In the dormitory Places of residence and amenities; class schedules Developing reading and writing skills Grammar - Verbs “to want” and “to be able to” with present subjunctive Week 13 Chapter 6 - City and village life City life and transportation Developing listening and speaking skills Grammar - Passives, causatives, and personal possessive markers as object markers Week 14 Chapter 6 - City and village life Village life and houses Developing reading and writing skills Grammar - Verbal adverbs and the simple future Week 15 Chapter 7 - Regions and religions of Tajikistan Grammar - Diminutive suffixes and reportative equivalents for all tenses Cultural activity - exploring regional Tajiki culture (art, music, and dance)
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture