Academy of Persian Language and Persianate Culture
Our Courses
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Elementary Persian Course
In this course, we cover fundamental aspects of the Persian language, focusing on building essential skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This includes alphabet and pronunciation, greetings and introductions, vocabulary building, grammar basics, common phrases and expressions, listening comprehension, speaking practice, and reading comprehension, as well providing cultural insights of Persian speaking people around the world.
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Intermediate Persian Course
This course builds upon the foundation laid in the basic level course and delves deeper into the language's intricacies. We cover expanded vocabulary, complex grammar structures, reading and listening comprehension, speaking practice and fluency, grammar review and reinforcement, and cultural understanding of Persian-speaking people around the world.
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Advanced Persian Course
In this course, we aim to refine language skills to a high level of proficiency, preparing students to engage in complex communication and to understand nuanced aspects of the language. Advanced vocabulary expansion, mastery of complex grammar, reading, and listening comprehension of complex texts, and cultural understanding of Persian-speaking people around the world, are among the main goals of this course.
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Persian for Heritage Learners (Beginner to Intermediate)
This course is designed for second or third-generation Persian-speaking people living abroad who want to reconnect with their Persianate heritage. It focuses on conversational Persian used in everyday family settings and cultural contexts.
What You'll Learn:
Basic conversational Persian for home and social settings.
Reading and writing simple texts such as letters and stories.
Persian proverbs, idioms, and cultural traditions.
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Persianate Studies: Research Institutions, Reference Works and Digital Sources
In this lecture, a large number of websites, databanks, search engines, online material, and research institutions with digital services that can assist learners do their research are discussed. This workshop will not identify these crucial research tools, but will also equip the student with the practical knowledge to effectively navigate Persian databases — both archival and modern — and locate rare, primary sources.
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“Persian Need-Based Course”
As humanities and social sciences, students and researchers have different interests and goals in learning Persian, it is possible to define a need-based course with a special focus on the learner's dissertation projects or research.