Bachelor of Arts in Persian

The Australian National University

Persian language (Farsi) is the mother tongue of more than 150 million people in the Middle East and Central Asia, spoken today primarily in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, with speakers in a number of other countries in the region. Persian was widely understood from the Mediterranean to India, and has a rich historical and cultural legacy, and includes the work of Ferdousi, Khayyam, Saadi, Rumi and Hafiz. Persian literature influenced the works of European writers such as Victor Hugo, Voltaire, Lamartine, Maeterlinck, Goethe and F. Scott Fitzgerald, as well as many Arabic, Turkish and Urdu writings, and many Persian words are retained in those language.Learning Outcomes write texts in Farsi in the appropriate genre, withcorrect grammatical structures and thematic vocabulary relevant to the level ofthe studentread, comprehend and infer authors' meanings innewspapers, magazines, literary and critical texts written in Farsiengage with authentic media such as Persian news,movies or music by analysing and evaluating their contentcommunicate verbally in a variety of settings withproficient Farsi speakers andidentify and differentiate aspects and issues of thecultures and societies associated with the Farsi language.

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