Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1PERS 307Intensive Basic Persian2+8+061027.10.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Lisans Dil Dersleri
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course PERS 307 is devised for students who would like acquire basic communicative competence in modern Persian. Based on elementary knowledge of grammar, lexis, and phonology, this course aims to teach how to understand and to some extent engage in everyday communication.
Course Content The course aims to develop student's their basic-level listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and to do that it incorporates a variety of activities and drills including dialogues, reading texts, role plays, language games, grammar and phonetic exercises, dictations, and translations, interviews, and discussion of topics.
Course Methods and Techniques The primary teaching method in the course will be presentation (direct instruction). In addition, various techniques and methods such as questioning, discussion, discovery (inductive learning), dramatization, and problem-solving will be used to help students apply the grammatical structures covered in the course.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor Narges Keshani
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Çarçub kitabi ve Mina kitabi
Course Notes The course is designed for students who do not have the most basic level (A1) proficiency in Persian. It has the prerequisite of PERS 306.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 4 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 10 140
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 10 140
Assignments 4 4 16
Mid-terms 1 6 6
Final examination 1 4 4
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 10 306

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understanding Basic Persian - to understand the Persian language in everyday communication
2 Speaking Basic Persian – to speak Persian to introduce his/herself and to state a basic need or problem.
3 Reading Basic Persian – to read Persian words and sentences written in elementary level

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Alphabet word learning sentence structure
2 Fiil yapısı sade geçmiş zaman metin okuma
3 Greetings Practice
4 Present tense Text reading Speaking
5 Speaking Grammar in Text
6 distant past tense text speech
7 listening reading speaking

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
All 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
C1 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
C2 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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