Undergraduate Course: Intensive Persian (IMES10070)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
Summary | The course is an intermediate level Persian language course for Honours students pursing a single or joint honours degree in Persian. It is worth 40 credits. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 70,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
316 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
30 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
On-campus semester assessment: Coursework 20%, Oral Exam 10%, and a Written Exam 30%.
Digital semester assessment: Coursework 30% and an Oral Exam 10%. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Read and understand texts from newspapers and news websites with familiar topics and texts on subjects of personal interests. Translate a paragraph (around 100 words) from and into Persian on familiar topics related to lifestyle, social issues and culture.
- Understand information about everyday related topics, follow clear speech directed at them, and follow some TV programmes on familiar topics.
- Write text to explain the main points relating to an idea, social issue, or form a reasonable argument.
- Describe social situations, personal experiences, opinions and can develop an argument. They can prepare presentations and answer questions. Understand and acquire sufficient range of vocabulary to describe a variety of situations and to express opinions and thoughts on abstract, social and cultural topics.
- Obtain a deeper understanding of Persian civilization and culture through their reading, aural and oral class material.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Azin Mostajer Haghighi
Tel: (0131 6)50 8433
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Course secretary | Ms Monique Brough
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
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