Admission requirements
Persian Language and Culture 2, Media Persian.
Description
Iran, a country with a population of approximately 82 million, is a short-term society meaning that the society and all its aspects, such as culture, religion, politics, etc, are changing rapidly. These changes happen first of all through the language; new words and terms enter Persian. This new vocabulary either come from other languages in the form of loan words, or they existed before in the language as obsolete words and have now been revived. There are also a group of words and phrases that are completely brand-new. For a researcher who works on Iran’s history, society, and culture, it is vital to understand this vocabulary and the milieu where they appeared. This course investigates various aspects of culture, such as political culture, religious culture, social culture, etc, with an emphasis on the type of the language used in each case. The students will be given various materials from written sources, such as novels, newspapers, and magazines, as well as other sources, like movies, shows, and videos. These materials will be discussed, analyzed, and translated.
Course objectives
Students taking this course will:
Be able to read and understand specialized Persian materials with regard to their cultural contexts
Grasp an understanding of how Iranian cultural thinking was developed over the centuries
Gain a knowledge about the Persian sources and how to access them
Be able to follow and hold a conversation about advanced cultural and political topics in Persian
Timetable
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Mode of instruction
Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment and weighing
| Partial Assessment | Weighing |
|---|---|
| Coursework (2 x 10%) | 20% |
| Mid-term | 30% |
| Final written exam | 50% |
Resit
A resit exam will be available for 80%, replacing the grades for mid-term exam and final written exam.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
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Registration
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Contact
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Remarks
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