Persian in Use: An Elementary Textbook of Language and Culture (Leiden University Press - Iranian Studies) (Iranian Studies Series) - Softcover

Anousha Sedighi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9087282176 ISBN 13: 9789087282172

Publisher: Leiden University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Persian in Useis an elementary Persian language and culture textbook designed for first-year language students at a university level and specifically focused on teaching contemporary Persian as it is actually used. With its colorful and lively design, the textbook offers an integrative approach combining new vocabulary summarized thematically and lexically, interactive dialogues, straightforward explanations of grammatical features, engaging classroom and homework exercises, and samples of literary and popular writings.
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About this title

About the Author

Anousha Sedighi is associate professor of Persian and the coordinator of the Persian program at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.

From the Back Cover

'Persian in Use' is an elementary Persian language and culture textbook designed for first-year Persian language students at college level. It offers a thematically organized and integrative approach to help students achieve proficiency in Persian language and culture.

Features:
*Colorful and lively design
*New vocabulary is summarized thematically/lexically
*Interactive dialogues from everyday life
*Straightforward explanations of the grammatical features
*Includes samples of literary texts, poems, plays, film scripts, and pop songs
*Engaging classroom activities and homework exercises
*Companion website www.persianinuse.com

Anousha Sedighi is Associate Professor of Persian at Portland State University. She has been teaching elementary Persian for more than a decade and serves as the current president of the American Association of Teachers of Persian.

"With a steady stream of relevant dialogues, a series of pithy passages of reading material, glimpses of Persian culture and literature, and plenty of engaging exercises, all creatively conceptualized and methodically presented, 'Persian in Use' is bound to find a prominent place in the increasingly professionalized field of Persian language pedagogy." - Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Professor of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Maryland

"To be forthright, teaching Persian as a second language is still far from an established field. Sedighi's 'Persian in Use' with its fresh approach, tasteful design, and engaging methodology is a welcome publication in response to this perpetual need. The book indeed is designed to improve students' language and cultural fluency, delightfully and systematically." - Kamran Talattof, Professor of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona

Edition details

• Publisher: Leiden University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 9087282176
• ISBN 13: 9789087282172
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400