NES 1322 - Intermediate Persian I

(CA-AS)

Fall. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: one year (two semesters) elementary Persian or permission of instructor.

I. Gocheleishvili.

The course is designed with strong integration of modern colloquial Persian. Only colloquial is used for all speaking and listening activities, while reading and writing tasks are performed in formal Persian. Authentic material drawn from Persian language TV, radio and movies is introduced regularly in accordance with the topic and vocabulary of given week. By the end of the semester students will be able to communicate on a variety of topics ranging from general to culturally specific to the target country, utilize authentic media in Persian and understand colloquial Persian on the advanced elementary-intermediate level.