Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3145: Advanced Persian Language II

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

This module aims to actualize your active and passive command of the Persian language acquired in ARA3144 (Advanced Persian I) through a wide range of written and pedagogical materials, that is, by study of classical and modern Persian texts, both prose and poetry, using films and other media where appropriate. It aims to give you mastery of most all aspects of higher Persian grammar, with a deeper knowledge of its grammatical and syntactical structures, as well as to perfect further your writing and listening skills. Emphasis will also be given to enabling you to write modern Persian at an advanced level and the develop the capacity to carry on conversations in Persian to the level of semi-fluency. You will develop your reading skills to an advanced level for both modern and classical Persian, using texts of various genres and historical periods.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the grammatical and syntactical features of written Persian and spoken Persian; 2. Read various genres of classical and modern Persian texts, to write in modern Persian, as well as to translate from both classical and modern Persian;
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. Speak modern Persian semi-fluently; 4. Decipher and translate classical Persian texts with minimal use of a dictionary;
Personal and Key Skills	5. Demonstrate time management skills and ability to conduct independent study; and 6. Demonstrate written and oral communication skills in a foreign language.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Writing, reading, dictation and translation assignments	40 minutes per week	1-4, 6	Verbal
Conversation and dialogue	varies class to class	1, 3, 6	Verbal
Listening comprehension study	20-30 minutes per week listening to radio and TV	1, 3, 6	Verbal

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
30	50	20

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Assessed homework	30	Weekly homeworks throughout term: approx. 4 hours homework per week	1,2,4,5,6	Written and verbal
Written examination	50	2 hours	1,2,4,6	Written
Oral, grammar, listening and dictation tests	20	40 mins per week	1-5	Verbal
	0
	0
	0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Assessed homework	Written examination (1.5 hours; 30%)	1,2,4,5,6	August/September reassessment period
Written examination	Written examination (2 hours; 50%)	1,2,4,6	August/September reassessment period
Oral, grammar, listening and dictation tests	Written examination (1 hour; 20%)	1-5	August/September reassessment period