This book has been compiled to teach spoken Persian in a crash course. The course addresses the needs of learners interested in learning Persian, but cannot participate in long instructional programs. Thus, in compiling this book, there has been an attempt to teach some of the most frequent grammatical patterns and Persian words, as well as some idiomatic phrases in spoken Persian.

The main features of the book are as follows:

• The language taught in this crash course in standard Persian spoken in Iran.

•  Persian instruction is done without the medium of any other language.

•  Teaching is carried out without using Persian alphabet; emphasis is put on phonetic alphabet.

• The book for this crash course is not a teach-yourself one; it should be used in a classroom, and with a teacher.

The Organization of this crash course

The crash course consists of an introduction plus seventeen lessons. The introduction is intended to provide the learners with an opportunity to become familiar with both the phonological system and pronunciation patterns of Persian.
Lessons 1 through 15 consist of the following parts:
Memorize , Learn , Repeat , Read and Answer.
 

• MEMORIZE: This part includes short conversations which have been compiled to teach spoken Persian. Care has been taken to make the sentences in these dialogs short, simple and clear. This would enable learners to understand and memorize them easily.
•  LEARN: This part includes paragraphs which cover certain grammatical patterns.
•  REPEAT AND READ: These parts include exercises which consolidate the materials in the first part, and activate the vocabulary in the previous and new lessons. In the first lesson the Repeat pattern and in subsequent lessons the Read patterns are used.
•  ANSWER: This part includes various exercises through which the acquired knowledge is tested.
   

Lessons 16 and 17 have been organized differently. Teachers who wish to teach standard written language can use the contents of lesson 16. In this lesson a few grammatical patterns are also presented. Lesson 17 is devoted to presenting persian alphabet, helping learners to benefit from persian books and references more effectively.

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How to Order Our Publications:
 

To purchase our publications, you can deposit the required money to our bank account in Iran Meli Bank, Dubai branch in Kanoon Parvaresh Fekri Koodakan va Nojavanan, account: 0201020105520
You just need to send your receipt to:
1) The Persian Department, Iran Language Institute, #37 Fajr Street, Motahari Avenue,                                                                                                                                                                                               Tehran, Iran.
2) Or fax us at: (0098) (21) 8844486

Prices:

• A Crash Course in Farsi: $5 (the Book)

• A Crash Curse in Farsi wit two Cassettes or an Audio CD: $ 15

• The Multimedia CD: $20