Syllabus

PERS 1002 (4 hours)

Spring 2009

 

Instructor: Mr. Ziaaddin Khamoosh, Religion Dept., UGA

Class Hours: MW: 2:30-3:25 and TuTh: 2:00-3:15    Office: Peabody         Room No: 22

Phone: 7063720085    Email: khamoosh@uga.edu    Office Hours:  Friday 3:00-4:00 pm

 

Course Description:                                                             

This is an elementary level course stressing oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. The objectives of the course are to help students to accomplish the following objectives: 

1- read texts of elementary level difficulty.

2- communicate and converse in Persian on a variety of topics and to understand spoken Persian in everyday situations.

3- write elementary narrative style paragraphs coherently and with reasonable accuracy.

4- develop cultural awareness through additional readings and class discussions.

 

Course Requirements and Attendance:    

Students will be taught through the use of vocabulary in simulated settings and situations through repetition drills, frequent use of vocabulary, acting, and reading loud.  This will be augmented by the reading and grammatical analysis of various texts.  Students are required and encouraged to speak Persian in class discussion.  There will be six vocabulary quizzes (ten words each), six lesson quizzes, one midterm, and one final exam. Class attendance is absolutely necessary. No make-up quizzes or tests will be given without a physicianÕs or deanÕs excuse. The final exam is scheduled for ÉÉ..

 

Readings:

Modern Persian Spoken and Written: An Elementary Text. V. 1, Available at UGA Bookstore

Additional materials will be distributed to the students throughout the session as necessary.

For practice and reference for writing the alphabet use:

http://gheyaspour.tripod.com/farhang/index.html  click on Alefba; and

http://www.easypersian.com/farsi/lesson_1.htm for lessons on the vowels

http://www.easypersian.com/persian/New/Farsi_writing.htm (do lessons one-ten)

 

Evaluation:

Class Participation and attendance                                                                               10%                

Vocabulary quizzes (six, 3% each)                                                                             18%    

Homework and writing assignments                                                                           15%    

Lesson Quizzes (six, 5% each )                                                                                      30%

Midterm                                                                                                                      12%    

Final Exam                                                                                                                  15%    

(The final is cumulative and is based on the lessons (including vocabulary) and class materials; we will review the exam during the last week.)

 

Grading: 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, and less than 60 = F

 

Course Schedule: PER 1002

 Spring 2009

Week 1 - 2  (Jan 8 - 15)

                                    Giving syllabus (Thursday, Week 1)

Vocab Review (Monday & Tuesday, Week 2)

                        Grammar Review (Wednesday and Thursday, Week 2)

 

Week 3 – 4 – 5  (Jan 19 – Feb 5)

Lesson 7

Cultural and conversational class (Tuesday, week 3)

Vocab quiz 7  (Monday, week 4)

                        Cultural and conversational class (Tuesday, week 4)

                        Cultural and conversational class (Tuesday, week 5)

                        Lesson Quiz 7  (Thursday, week 5)

                       

Week 6 – 7 – 8  (Feb 9 – 26)

Lesson 8

Cultural and conversational class (Tuesday, week 6)

Vocab quiz 8  (Monday, week 7)

                        Cultural and conversational class (Tuesday, week 7)

                        Cultural and conversational class (Tuesday, week 8)

                        Lesson Quiz 8  (Thursday, week 8)

 

Week 9 – 10 (Mar 2 – 12)

Lesson 9

                        Vocab Quiz 9 (Monday, week 10)

                        Lesson Quiz 9 (Thursday, week 10)

 

Week 11 (Mar 16 – 19)

Mon.  Mar 16, review

Tues.  Mar 17, midterm

Wed. Thurs.  Introduce lesson 10

                       

Week 12 – 13 (Mar 23 – Apr 2)

Vocab Quiz 10  (Monday, week 12)

Lesson Quiz 10  (Thursday, week 13)

 

Week 14 – 15 (Apr 6 – 16)

Lesson 11

                                    Vocab  Quiz 11 (Monday, week 15)

                                    Lesson Quiz  11 (Thursday, week 15)

 

Week 16 – 17 (Apr. 20 – 30)

                                    Lesson 12

                                    Vocab  Quiz 12 (Monday, week 17)

                                    Lesson Quiz  12 (Wednesday, week 17)

                                    Review (Thursday, last day of the class, week 17)

Final Exam (As determine by UGA)

Tuesday May 12, 7:00 pm. Grades due

 

Honesty Policy: The UGA Academic Honesty Policy will be followed. In other words, all academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty." Students are responsible for informing themselves about those standards before performing any academic work. The link to more detailed information about academic honesty can be found at http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm

Changes to this Syllabus: The instructor reserves the right to make any changes to this syllabus. The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary. Changes will be posted on WebCT.