Advanced Persian B
UndergraduateANU-PERS30062025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Advanced Persian B
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skill to:
- Comprehend concrete and abstract topic presented in different medium using knowledge of linguistic and cultural content to a proficient level.
- Apply grammar, pronunciation and intonation accurately in a written and spoken medium for different contexts.
- Write and translate texts of high difficulty between Persian and English with control of correct morphology, syntactical structures and punctuation in a legible and stylistically correct grammar.
- Comprehend and engage in extended-length conversations using Persian at an advanced level.
- Lesson 1 The Story of Zal and Simorgh داستان زال و سیمرغ
- Lesson 2 Cuisine Persian سفره ایرانی
- Lesson 3 Asylum Seeking from Different Prospective پناهندگی از چند نگاه
- Lesson 4 Contemporary Persian Poetry شعر معاصر فارسی
- Lesson 5 The Government حکومت و دولت
- Lesson 6 Fiction in Persian Literature ادبیات داستانی
- Lesson 7 Clothing پوشاک
- Lesson 8 Rumi مولانا
- Lesson 9 Transportation and Communication حمل و نقل و ارتباطات
- Lesson 10 Economy and Capital اقتصاد و سرمایه
- Lesson 11 Reading Shahnameh: Rostam and Sohrab (1) شاهنامه خوانی: داستان رستم و سهراب 1 ))
- Lesson 12 Reading Shahnameh Rostam and Sohrab (2) شاهنامه خوانی: داستان رستم و سهراب2))
This course builds on Advanced Persian A. It will develop various skills such as the capacity to use some idiomatic and conversational forms and ability to use them freely in speech; proficiency in written structures of advanced complexity and the capacity to use such structures clearly and accurately; interpreting messages of an advanced level of complexity occurring in a variety of audio-visual media and individual and group spoken forms. Students should become conversant in some aspects of advanced Persian syntax and morphology, the historical development of Persian language and literature up to the modern period including some examples of literary writing and translation of sophisticated classical and modern poetry and prose.
Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences.
- Two five-minute recording of a reading passages on the suggested topics. (30%)
- Online final exam (30%)
- Preparation and participation in the weekly conversation classes. Students engage in an online conversation with the tutor and/or other students. (10%)
- Weekly written assignments on the topics provided based on weekly lessons (30%)
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Entry requirements
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
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This is a fast paced academic course at a University level.
The students who have not taken Intermediate Persian B with ANU, can take placement test for evaluating their eligibility to take Advanced Persian A.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - To successfully engage in this course students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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