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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( 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 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 30 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 20 %
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.