Module ARA1013 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1013: Elementary Persian
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
• Introduction to Persian Language, Literature, Culture and Civilization (lectures)
• Basic structure of the Persian Language (text-based study)
• Elementary Persian grammar (text-based study)
• Basic vocabulary
• Review of module
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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44 | 106 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 44 | Teaching varies between lectures and commentary on the main textbook (Thackston), in-class readings, translation and discussion of Persian texts; translation (Persian-to-English) exercises done collectively by the whole class; regular vocabulary reviews; the reading of poetic and prose texts aloud together. Study materials are provided regularly, including sheets that discuss difficult points of grammar, and literary texts (prose and poetry) to illustrate aspects of Persian language. |
Guided Independent study | 106 | Homework assignments, research. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Wheeler Thackston, An Introduction to Persian (Ibex Publishers)
Anne Lambton, Persian Grammar (Cambridge U. Press)
L. Elwell-Sutton, Elementary Persian Grammar (Cambridge U. Press)