Learn Farsi 2024 in Yerevan
Learn Persian for 8 weeks, from Jul 04, 2024, to Aug 30, 2024
Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian School of Languages and Cultures - ASPIRANTUM organizes a Persian language summer school in Yerevan. The 8-week Persian language summer school will start on July 7, 2024, and will last till August 30, 2024. Applicants may also choose to participate in the 4, 5, 6, or 7 weeks' program.
How to learn Farsi?
2024 Persian language summer school will help the participants master written and oral modern Persian skills, read and interpret Persian texts from different periods, and rapidly deepen their knowledge in colloquial Persian.
Every day the participants will receive Persian language instruction for 4 hours and after class lectures and extra training. The classes start in the mornings, and the schedule is the following:
09:00 - 10:00 - Persian language class
10:00 - 10:10 - Coffee Break
10:10 - 11:10 - Persian language class
11:10 - 11:20 - Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:30 - Persian language class
12:30 - 12:40 - Coffee Break
12:40 - 13:40 - Persian language class (fourth and final class)
Once a week, the Persian language classes will be followed by a Persian language lecture about Iranian linguistics, literature, political realities, and history.
During the Persian language summer classes, the following components will be covered every day to foster the Persian language knowledge of participants:
Grammar: Everyday class will cover the main grammatical concepts of modern Persian language and parallels with classical Persian.
Vocabulary: During the 8 weeks course, it is anticipated that the participants will learn around 1500 new Persian words from literary language and words used in everyday life.
Listening: The classes are scheduled so that participants, with the guidance of an experienced instructor, learn the Persian language through songs and movies and watch and listen to the news and other short videos about interesting and sometimes funny topics and stories about Iranian realities.
Speaking: Every day, the Persian language classes will push the students to exercise their speaking abilities through discussions, conversations, and role plays about different texts and topics.
Writing: Each day, the Persian language class participants will have assignments and homework to complete for the next day, and the homework will primarily involve writing assignments.
Reading: Every day, students will read and discuss political texts, prose and poetry, conversations, and news. The corpus of texts to be read and discussed during the classes comprises different prominent Persian authors, daily conversations, and news of the day.
The students will receive a detailed syllabus of each day's class. Currently, only 4 weeks of the main program are available on the website https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/persian-intermediate-syllabus, and the full programs of the "Learn Persian through the Shahname" course https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/learning-persian-through-shahname-syllabus and "Learn Persian through Rumi's Masnavi" course https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/learn-persian-through-rumi-masnavi-syllabus that may be included in the 8 weeks school. During the coming weeks, the syllabus of all 8 weeks will be available on the website.
For more details please visit: https://aspirantum.com/courses/persian-language-summer-school