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Persian Courses
Undergraduate
PERS 101: Elementary Persian I (3 Credits)
For students with no prior experience studying Persian. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Persian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: PERS 101 and PERS 102 must be taken in sequence. PERS 110 is the combination of PERS 101 and PERS 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Persian
PERS 102: Elementary Persian II (3 Credits)
Continuation of PERS 101. For students with prior experience studying Persian. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Persian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: PERS 101 and PERS 102 must be taken in sequence. PERS 110 is the combination of PERS 101 and PERS 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Persian
PERS 110: Intensive Elementary Persian (6 Credits)
Combination of PERS 101 and PERS 102. Intensive introduction to Persian for students with no prior experience studying the language. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Persian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Persian
PERS 201: Intermediate Persian I (3 Credits)
Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Persian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: PERS 110, or permission of department.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Persian
PERS 202: Intermediate Persian II (3 Credits)
Continuation of PERS 201. Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Persian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: PERS 202 fulfills foreign language requirement. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: PERS 201, or permission of department
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Fulfills Frgn Lng requirment, Taught in Persian
PERS 330: Advanced Persian I (3 Credits)
Development of cultural and linguistic competency in written and spoken Persian at the low advanced level, with attention to reading, writing, listening and speaking, grammar and vocabulary pertaining to Persian social, political and cultural issues. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: PERS 202 or equivalent.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Persian
PERS 331: Advanced Persian II (3 Credits)
Development of cultural and linguistic competency in written and spoken Persian at the advanced level, with attention to reading, writing, listening and speaking, grammar and vocabulary pertaining to Persian social, political, and cultural issues. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: PERS 330, equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Persian