PR3001 Higher Intermediate Persian 1

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 9

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

1.00 pm Mon and 4.00 pm Thu

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr P Mozafari

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Module Staff

Dr Parmis Mozafari

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Module description

This is a core language module for all students of Persian in the first year of the Honours programme. It builds on the work covered in the first and second level Persian Language modules. The module will include translation from and into Persian; analysis of more advanced texts; practice in reading and discussing texts; and more advanced Persian conversation. By the end of the module the students are expected to be competent in conversation at a higher intermediate to advanced level on a variety of topics (modern events and Iranian culture), in discussing a range of specific topics; for example, history, contemporary politics and literature, and in reading and translating modern standard Persian texts from newspapers, short stories, etc.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS PR2002

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 60%, Written Exam = 40%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

All our language classes are in the form of brief lectures combined with discussions and doing oral and written exercises and vocabulary work. 3 seminars (X10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

30

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

121

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.