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The Intensive Beginner Persian I course at Georgetown University is designed for students to learn basic Persian language skills through immersive activities. The course includes daily participation, weekly quizzes, and various assignments, with a grading scale based on participation, presentations, and exams. Required materials include the textbook 'Persian In Use' and supplementary resources for enhancing listening and comprehension skills.

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PERSian

The Intensive Beginner Persian I course at Georgetown University is designed for students to learn basic Persian language skills through immersive activities. The course includes daily participation, weekly quizzes, and various assignments, with a grading scale based on participation, presentations, and exams. Required materials include the textbook 'Persian In Use' and supplementary resources for enhancing listening and comprehension skills.

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Intensive Beginner Persian I Summer 2022

Georgetown University
Persian Studies Program

COURSE SYLLABUS
PERS-011-10 Intensive 1st level Persian I Number of Credits: 5
Days of the Week/Time: MTWR 9.00-12.15 AM
Prof. Azin Behzadi
Ab3531@georgetown.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

COURSE INFORMATION
Course Description
This course is intended for student comprehension of Persian beginners level I.
Classes will be conducted entirely in the target language. All aspects of the Persian
language will be studied and practiced, to include: writing, speaking, listening
comprehension and reading comprehension.
The course incorporates a variety of activities and drills including dialogues, reading
texts, role plays, language games, grammar and phonetic exercises, dictations,
translations, interviews and discussion of topics.

By the end of this course, students will be able to participate in a basic conversation (
up to 5 minutes) as well as write simple text (100 to 150 words)."

Required Textbook
Title: Persian In Use
Autor: Anousha Sedighi
LEIDEN University Press
ISBN: 9789087282172

Supplementary Course Materials


Iranian movies via Canvas
Audio and video materials via canvas
A bilingual dictionary:
The concise English-Persian dictionary, Aryanpur Kashani, Abbas, Tehran, Iran :
Amir Kabir Publishing Corp.,1981.

Online Persian Dictionaries:


Online English - Persian Dictionary
Persian Online Dictionary (Links to an external site.)
FarsiDictionary (Links to an external site.)

Supplementary materials will also be presented to further enhance student


Listening and comprehension

Description of Instructional Methods


Course Requirements:
Daily oral participation is essential to succeed in this course.
There will be weekly quiz of 30/45 minutes (Thursdays) the quizzes and exams are
cumulative and include all vocabulary, grammar, and other material presented in class.
On each Friday, you will turn in an oral recording or a written assignment. All
composition assignments will be written in class, unless otherwise indicated by the
instructor. Grammar exercises and other assignments (such as oral presentations) are
to be prepared at home; they must be the individual student’s work without any outside
help in any form other than dictionaries and grammar books.
Georgetown University’s Honor System must be adhered to under all
circumstances.
STUDENT FEEDBACK AND GRADING PROCEDURES

Grading Scale

Letter Grade Percentage

A 95-100

B 80-89

C 70-79
D 60-69

F Below 60

Assignment Contribution Towards Grade

Assessment grading

Active Participation and homework 25% Class Participation and HW


Oral Presentations 15% Oral Presentation
oral recordings 15% Oral Recordings
Quizzes, audio recordings 20% Quizzes and exams
Final Exam 25% Final Exam

Total: 100%

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Attendance
This language course requires students to attend class regularly and be on time. Four
unjustified absences will result in the reduction student’s final grade by 10%. Six
unjustified absences the reduction student’s final grade by 30%.
Successful completion of this course requires students to be punctual, actively
participate in class, finish assignments on time and complete all quizzes and exams.
Make-up dates may be arranged only under exceptional circumstances or with an
official letter from the Dean or a doctor.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Dictionaries:
Aryanpour Dictionary (Links to an external site.): a simple online dictionary that
provides Persian to English and English to Persian translation. This source is not
always accurate.
Farsi Dictionary (Links to an external site.): almost identical to Aryanpour Dictionary.
Francis Joseph Steingass Persian-English Dictionary (Links to an external
site.): in use since the 1870's, it is the most complete and concise Persian dictionary.
The collection of definitions is exceptional and has yet to be surpassed. Persian
language and literature scholars retain this dictionary as a principal source for
information.

Other Resources:
University of Texas, Austin's Persian in Texas: a unique and extensive resource for
Persian language learning. Search through it in your spare time. Of particular interest
are the Persian Verb Conjugation and Joining and Disjoining Persian Letters, both
found in "Archived News" on the home page.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/rfpit/ (Links to an external site.)
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/persian_teaching_resources/ (Links to an external site.)
Useful Links:
Persian Calendar (Links to an external site.)
BBC Persian News (Links to an external site.)
VOA Persian News (Links to an external site.)
Persian Culture (Links to an external site.)
A Day in Rostamabad of Shemiran: Persian text of the story with English word by word
translation and grammar (Links to an external site.)
Persian (Farsi) Language Tutorial (Links to an external site.)
Interesting website

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