Modern Persian, Elementary Level

Iago Gocheleishvili, PhD, is a senior lecturer of Persian Studies at Cornell University. He has been designing and teaching university-level courses in less commonly taught languages since 2003. Gocheleishvili designed the Persian language section at Cornell University, and has been in charge of curriculum design and teaching Persian language at the university’s Department of Near Eastern Studies since 2006. He has also been teaching courses on state, society and culture of modern Iran.

• Acknowledgements; Introduction to the Persian Language Spoken in Iran; About the Textbook; To the Student; To the Instructor; Image Credits; 1. Hello! ; 2. My Family; 3. Occupation and Profession; 4. My Daily Activities; 5. My University; 6. My House and Home ; 7. My Home Town and Country; 8. Shopping; 9. Review; 10. Weather; 11. Personality Traits; 12. Traveling in Iran, the Taãrof; Appendix A Understanding Persian Verbs: Why Do “They All Appear Alike”?; Appendix B High Frequency Base Verbs in Present, Past and Subjunctive Forms; Appendix C High Frequency Composite Verbs in Present Tense, Past Tense, and Subjunctive; Appendix D A Guide to High Frequency Verb Categories in Persian (with examples); Appendix E A Quick Guide to Differences Between Spelling and Pronunciation in Persian; Appendix F Grammarian’s Corner; Appendix G Answer Key; Appendix H Instructor’s Resources; Appendix I Searchable Persian-English and English-Persian Dictionary with Pronunciation Audio for Each Entry.

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