Intermediate Persian B

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  • Demonstrate sufficient reading comprehension to understand factual material in nontechnical prose as well as most discussion on concrete and abstract topics using relevant knowledge of linguistic and cultural context, including with unfamiliar material;
  • Speak with understandable pronunciation and initiate and maintain predictable face-to-face conversations to satisfy both regular and uncommon social demands with fundamentally correct grammar, accurate and suitable use of verbs and tenses, and suitable vocabulary, including both in formal, standard, and colloquial Persian;
  • Write correspondence and compositions on academic topics as well as about daily situations, current events and describe surroundings and causation with good control of morphology, punctuation and grammatical conventions at an upper-intermediate level; and
  • Comprehend and engage in medium-length conversations and trade questions about personal, social, cultural, and historical issues with flexibility in understanding a range of circumstances beyond basic survival needs in all tenses.

  In order to achieve these learning outcomes, each week students are expected to study 10 hours per week, as follows:

  • preparation for the weekly class, studying the written and audio materials for the week;
  • online lesson/tutorial per week;
  • memorising the written and spoken forms of that week’s class content; and
  • individual study practising the week’s lesson, including written and spoken language forms, and vocabulary, and reviewing feedback on their work.

  Please note that timezone differences may apply for those based internationally.

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• About Australian National University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• ANU-PERS2003-Intermediate Persian A

Others

If you have prior experience in learning this language, you may be required to take a placement test.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - To successfully engage in this subject students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone
• Other requirements - This is a fast-paced course at an academic level. Please note students need to be available for the face-to-face video conference at a set time prescribed by the University, during the 12-week teaching period.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.