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Persian 1 (IM0005)

? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : LLC-1-IM0005

An integrated course in spoken and written modern Persian. All the common grammatical structures are studied, translation done both from and into Persian, and a basic vocabulary and set of idioms are built up. Particular attention is paid to oral work.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
18/09/2007 10:00 10:50 1/10, 1st floor, 19 George Square

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Monday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Tuesday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Thursday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Friday 10:00 10:50 Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus tutorials

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The student is expected to be able to master grammatical structures, basic translation from and into Persian, and aquire a basic vocabulary and set of idioms and some speaking ability.

Assessment Information

Regular written exercises and occasional class tests will be set and marked (15% of final mark); 1 two-hour interim examination plus oral examination at end of first semester (25% of final mark); 1 three-hour examination plus oral examination at end of second semester (60% of final mark).

Students who have attended fewer than 80% of the classes will not be eligible to sit the end-of-semester exams.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)
1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)
2ND August 1 - 3 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rhona Cullen
Tel : (0131 6)50 4182
Email : Rhona.Cullen@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Kamran Rastegar
Email : Kamran.Rastegar@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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