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Syllabus Elementary Modern Standard Persian - 38126
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Last update 08-10-2023
HU Credits: 8

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Islamic & Middle East Stud.

Semester: Yearly

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Julia Rubanovich

Coordinator Email: yarin.keidar@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours:

Teaching Staff:
Mr. Yarin Keidar

Course/Module description:
During the course, the students will become acquainted with the basics of standard Modern Persian, including grammar, syntax and vocabulary.

Course/Module aims:
Acquaintance with the basics of Modern Persian in order to read texts.
Acquaintance with the basics of colloquial Persian.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Reading basic texts in Persian, translating from Hebrew to Persian and from Persian to Hebrew, having basic conversations in Persian.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures

Course/Module Content:

A full list of topics will be given along the school year.

Required Reading:
texts given out in class.

Additional Reading Material:
Letters:
Jabbari, Ahmad. A practical guide to the Persian alphabet. Costa Mesa, Calif.: Mazda, 1983.

Grammar:
נצר, אמנון. דקדוק לפרסית מודרנית. ירושלים: האוניברסיטה העברית. המכון ללמודי אסיה ואפריקה, 1971.

Thackston, W.M. An Introduction to Persian. Teheran: Soroush Press, 1978.
Dictionaries:
Haïim, Sulayman. New Persian-English dictionary. Teheran: Farhang Moaser, 1990. (different editions may be used).

Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 50 %
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 25 %
Active Participation / Team Assignment 25 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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