Undergraduate Course: Persian 2 (IMES08007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course is designed to lead on from Persian 1 and provides a further development of linguistic skills in the modern language. Grammatical structures and oral skills are further developed. The course is intended not only to lay the foundation of Honours work, but also to be a self-contained unit. Knowledge of basic grammar structures will be revised and extended. Students will begin to acquire the vocabulary of educated reading and conversation.
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| Course description |
This course provides deeper understanding of grammar and linguistic skills in modern Persian. Detailed grammatical structures are provided. Oral skills are further developed through covering social and everyday topics. Selected texts in Modern Persian are studied. Aural skills are further developed by use of media. Vocabulary will cover a range of different social and cultural topics. There will be weekly quizzes and exercises to enhanced language skills. Translation is an important part of this course with regular translation home works and exercises.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Persian 1a (IMES08046) AND
Persian 1b (IMES08047)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Student must pass Persian 1b or sit the entrance test before enrolling. For further information contact imes@ed.ac.uk
See Course Organiser to check level of Persian language ability. |
| Additional Costs | Course books |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | See Course Organiser to check level of Persian language ability. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 60,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
306 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
55 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Semester 1:
coursework 10%,
Oral exam December 10%,
December written exam 20%
Semester 2:
coursework 15%,
Oral exam May 10%,
Written exam May 35% |
| Feedback |
Feedback is frequently given to students in different forms for their different tasks such as home works, translations, weekly tests, compositions, oral presentations and aural exercises. Both oral and written, individual and group feedback are given for during the semester. Both summative and formative feedbacks are important. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Persian 2 | 3:180 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Persian 2 | 3:180 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Persian 2 | 3:180 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Confidently use intermediate Persian grammar to read, understand and translate straightforward texts in Persian.
- Start a conversation in Persian on topics that are familiar, describe incidents, express their feelings, give prepared presentations. They will be able to describe a variety of familiar subjects and communicate about their experiences, ideas, opinion.
- Understand main points of discussion on familiar topics and everyday subjects. They will be able to understand straightforward information on familiar everyday topics.
- Compose a text of around 150 words on different familiar topics and explain, describe and discuss the subject forming longer sentences and using a variety of grammatical constructions such as different conjunctions.
- Assimilate information about Iranian culture. They will obtain a deeper understanding of Iran's history, literature, art and culture.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Students must have passed Persian 1 or the placement test. Placement test will take place during Welcome Week, please contact imes@ed.ac.uk |
| Study Abroad |
Year abroad will be after completing this course successfully. Students will be sent to Iran to study for the year abroad. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Plus tutorials |
| Keywords | IMES Persian 2,Persian language skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Azin Mostajer Haghighi
Tel: (0131 6)50 8433
Email: Azin.Haghighi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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