Lower-Division

PERS 1 First-Year Persian

Introduction to Persian (Farsi) and Persian-speaking culture with practice in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Intended for students with no previous study of Persian as well as heritage speakers.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mehran Esfandiari

Quarter offered

Fall

PERS 2 First-Year Persian

Introduction to Persian (Farsi) and Persian-speaking culture with practice in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Intended for students with no previous study of Persian as well as heritage speakers.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mehran Esfandiari

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): PERS 1 or comparable proficiency.

Quarter offered

Winter

PERS 3 First-Year Persian

Introduction to Persian (Farsi) and Persian-speaking culture with practice in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Intended for students with no previous study of Persian as well as heritage speakers.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mehran Esfandiari

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): PERS 2 or comparable proficiency.

Quarter offered

Spring

PERS 4 Persian 4

Continues the yearlong beginning Persian sequence, focusing on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students also study aspects of contemporary culture in the Persian-speaking world. PERS 4 develops skills for real-world language functions (e.g., complex descriptions, narrations).

Credits

5

Instructor

Mehran Esfandiari

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): PERS 3.

Repeatable for credit

Yes

General Education Code

CC

Quarter offered

Fall