Persian in Use: An Elementary Textbook of Language and Culture (Iranian Studies)Professor of Persian Anousha (Portland State University) Sedighi
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' 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
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