Admission requirements
Attendance of the Persian writing course in the week before the start of the semester.
Description
This course provides an introduction to the grammar of Persian. Students are introduced to the script, phonology, morphology and syntax of the Persian language and learn the accompanying terminology. The course is taught with reference to a number of Persian grammar books and accompanying exercises.
The exercises are prepared by the students in advance of each class and are the primary means through which the grammar is brought into practice during class. There are three two-hourly classes each week. The course requires active preparation and participation. Attendance of the classes is compulsory.
At the end of the course students have an overview of the basics of the grammatical system of Persian and are able to translate and analyze simple Persian texts.
Course objectives
Working knowledge of the grammar of Persian
Knowledge of the accompanying terminology and the transliteration system
Ability to translate simple texts from Persian into English, and simple sentences from English into Persian
Acquiring elementary vocabulary of Persian
Timetable
Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Attendance and participation are obligatory. Classes missed for a good reason (to the discretion of the conveners and to be discussed BEFORE the class takes place) will have to be made up with an extra assignment. Being absent without notification can result in a lower grade or exclusion from the term end exams and a failing grade for the course.
Course Load
Total: 140 hours
Hours spent on attending lectures and seminars: (6 hrs per week) 36
Time for weekly preparation and reviewing: (8 hrs per week) 48
Time for exam preparation: 56
Assessment method
Exam: 100%
Resit: 100%
Blackboard
Reading list
Saeed Yousef and Hayedeh Torabi, Basic Persian. A Grammar and Workbook. Routledge, London & New York, 2013
Anousha Sedighi, Persian in Use: An Elementary Textbook of Language and Culture, Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2015
Further reading will be announced or distributed via Blackboard
Registration
Students of the MA program Middle Eastern Studies are required to send an email to the study co-ordinator including their name, student ID number and course title.
Other students are also requested to send an email to the study co-ordinator including their name, student ID number and course title.
Depending on the availability of places, the study co-ordinator will register these students after August15. By September 1 at the latest the student will be able to see in uSis whether (s)he is registered or not.
Not registered, means no permission to attend this course. See also the ‘Registration procedures for classes and examinations’ for registration deadlines and more information on how to register.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Contact
Mw. Dr. G.R. v.d. Berg
Dhr. K. Parsi
Remarks
Students with disabilities
The university is committed to supporting and accommodating students with disabilities as stated in the university protocol (especially pages 3-5). Students should contact Fenestra Disability Centre at least four weeks before the start of their courses to ensure that all necessary academic accomodations can be made in time conform the abovementioned protocol.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to be familiar with Leiden University policies on plagiarism and academic integrity. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you submit any work with your name affixed to it, it is assumed to be your own work with all sources used properly indicated and documented in the text (with quotations and/or citations).