Persian

Persian Courses

Faculty and Staff List

Program Coordinator – Languages
To be announced
Maanjiwe nendamowinan, 4th floor (Room TBA)
lan.pc.utm@utoronto.ca

Undergraduate Program Assistant
Jester Manansala
Maanjiwe nendamowinan, Room 4186
905-569-4321
info.langst@utoronto.ca


Persian Courses

PRS210H5 • Introductory Persian I

This course is for students who have minimal or no prior knowledge of Persian. The course provides students with basic information about the Persian language with the special focus on literacy skills, i.e. reading and writing. Students start by learning how to write and pronounce the alphabet and how to connect letters to form new words. Then, they learn basic vocabulary in Persian in order to express basic ideas orally and in writing. By the end of the course, students should be able to write simple sentences to express basic information, and they should be able to conduct basic conversations in Persian.

Exclusions: PRS210Y5 or NML260Y1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/24P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

PRS211H5 • Introductory Persian II

This course is for students who passed PRS210H or demonstrate commensurate Persian skills. As a continuation of introductory Persian I, this course continues to develop students' language comprehension, expand their vocabulary and grammar, and improve their skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation at an intermediate low level. 

Prerequisites: PRS210H5
Exclusions: PRS210Y5 or NML260Y1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/24P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

PRS310H5 • Intermediate Persian I

This course is for students who passed PRS211H or demonstrate commensurate Persian skills. As a continuation of introductory Persian II, this course continues to develop students’ language comprehension, expand their vocabulary and grammar, and improve their skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation at an intermediate high level.

Prerequisites: PRS211H5 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusions: PRS310Y5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/24P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

PRS311H5 • Intermediate Persian II

This course is for students who passed PRS310H5 or demonstrate commensurate Persian skills. As a continuation of intermediate Persian I, this course continues to develop students’ language comprehension, expand their vocabulary and grammar, and improve their skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation at an advance level.

Prerequisites: PRS310H5 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusions: PRS310Y5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/24P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

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