This course extends from Introductory Persian A. Students will develop their skills in writing and conversation and undertake translation from and into Persian at higher introductory level.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Read Persian texts in simple and calligraphic styles containing frequent structural forms and patterns with confidence
- Speak with understandable pronunciation and initiate and maintain predictable face-to-face conversations on personal, everyday and cultural topics with a demonstrated knowledge of social courtesy demands
- Write independently with full control of the Persian script with minimal grammatical and syntactical error (including in the present, past and future tenses) in handwriting and/or typing on social and cultural topics
- Comprehend medium-length conversations and questions beyond survival needs and meet social requirements in the present, past, and future tenses as well as the imperative
- Compose extended text on a sophisticated topic of personal or academic interest with advanced introductory writing style beyond that normally expected at introductory level correctly employing formal Persian style with minimal error.
Indicative Assessment
On-campus Mode of Delivery:
- Short-Response Homework Assignments of 200-300 words (10%), [LO 1, 3, 4]
- 30-minute In-Class Review Quizzes (20%: 2 / 10% each) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
- Class Participation (10%), [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
- 1-hour In-Class Mid-semester Test (written - 10%), [LO 1, 3]
- 2-hour Final Exam in Exam Period (30%: oral 10% and written 30%) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
- 500-word extended written text in Persian on topic agreed with lecturer; submit in last week of Semester (20%) [LO 1, 3, 5]
Online Mode of Delivery:
- Short-Response Homework Assignments of 200-300 words (10%), [LO 1, 3, 4]
- 30-minute In-Class Review Quizzes (20%: 2 / 10% each) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
- Class Participation (10%), [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
- 1-hour In-Class Mid-semester Test (10%: written), [LO 1, 3]
- Final Exam in Exam Period (30%): 1.5-hour written (20%) [LO 1, 3, 4]; 5-10 minute oral component conducted after completion of written exam (10%) [LO 1, 2, 4]
- 500-word extended written text in Persian on topic agreed with lecturer; submit in last week of Semester (20%) [LO 1, 3, 5]
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Workload
On-Campus Mode of Delivery:Four hours of lectures plus six hours of homework, assessment and personal study per week.
Online Mode of Delivery:
Three hours of online lessons including completion of practice exercises and activities, one-hour online class seminar per week plus six hours for completion of homework, assessment and personal study.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Learning Resources, Prescribed Texts and Readings:
Saffar-Moghaddam, Ahmad. Book 2, The Capital of Iran, Tehran: Council for Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, 2007
Rafiee, Abdi. Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners, New York: Routledge, 2001, (Lessons 5-9)
On-Line Learning Resources
http://www.persian-language.org/
www.irib.ir/radio/adab/shaer.htm
http://www.farsidic.com/ on-line dictionary
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1542 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3618 |
| 2014 | $3762 |
| 2013 | $3756 |
| 2012 | $3756 |
| 2011 | $3756 |
| 2010 | $3750 |
| 2009 | $3618 |
| 2008 | $3618 |
| 2007 | $3618 |
| 2006 | $3618 |
| 2005 | $3618 |
| 2004 | $3618 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6218 | 21 Jul 2014 | 08 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | In Person | N/A |