CULP: Persian (Farsi) Pre-Intermediate 1

PrerequisitesNew£

The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. This course is the continuation of our introduction level. The focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication and grammar points are analysed in context.

• University staff and students
• Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available

Introduction to Persian (Farsi)

Number of sessions: 8

Topics covered: The course introduces students to the following functions and notions:

• Introducing oneself
• Talking about routine day
• Giving orders and instructions
• Asking/Giving address
• Shopping, understanding the price
• Talking about holidays
• Making request, rejecting and accepting
• Hotel check in
• Describing cities and countries

Objectives: By the end of the Course students will be able to:

• Listening/Speaking: Understand basic instructions or take part in a basic factual conversation on a predictable topic. Express simple opinions and maintain conversation in a familiar context. • Reading: Understand straightforward information within a known area. Understand a set of basic notices, instructions or information. • Writing: Complete forms, write a whole sentence and extend it to a short paragraph or text. Write a diary, or a brief letter or e-mail on an every-day predictable topic or related to personal information.

Aims:

• To further develop a basic understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features; • To establish the learner as a fairly confident language user in a range of every-day predictable situations; • To introduce students to the cultural background of the Iranians within the context of language teaching.

• Presentations, practicals and online learning

• Raven access is required
• Further information regarding Raven is available

• Students Fee: £160 to be paid online. For the link to make a payment please contact CULP Administrator on culp@langcen.cam.ac.uk
• Staff Fee: £180 to be paid online. For the link to make a payment please contact CULP Administrator on culp@langcen.cam.ac.uk
• Please select ‘All charged’, not ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking (the ‘Concessionary ’option is not applicable to CULP courses).
• Links to the online store will be provided by CULP Administrator (please see above).
• Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
• Refunds available after the first lesson only.
• Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
• Course materials can be found on Moodle (http://www.student-systems.admin.cam.ac.uk/moodle) (Raven log in), once the course has started.

• Three times per year (subject to demand)