Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3144: Advanced Persian Language I

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 6
Credits 15 ECTS Value 7.5
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

Mr Ali Mossadegh (Convenor)

Pre-requisites

ARA2151 Intermediate Persian II or equivalent competence

Co-requisites

None

Available via distance learning

No

This course is intended for advanced students of Persian (prerequisite: Intermediate Persian II [ARA 2151]), focusing on developing advanced Persian language skills – spoken, listening, reading and writing. You will read and discuss selections from advanced classical Persian texts, such as Sa‘di’s Gulistan, and the poetry of Umar Khayyam, Rumi, Hafiz and Parvin Etesami. You will also read from selections from modern Iranian literature, poetry and media, and listen to the Persian-language media. You will also study higher Persian grammar and advanced sentence syntactical constructions. By taking this course, the language skills acquired during your study of elementary and intermediate Persian, in respect to listening, speaking, translating and writing Persian, will be greatly expanded.

Module created

01/07/2013

Last revised

13/01/2021