TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain Persian phonetic and morphological features in basic level. 2) Know Iranian culture and civilization. 3) Read basic Persian texts. 4) Write simple sentences in Persian.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Persian is the official language of Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. In the historical context Persian was lingua franca especially among the Muslim elites from the Balkans to East Turkestan and India. Persian is one of the key languages of Turkology studies, along with Arabic. This course, in terms of content, focuses on Basic User A-1 Beginner level objectives within the scope of Common Framework Program for Teaching European Languages.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Brief cultural history 2nd Week Introduction to written and spoken Persian 3rd Week Persian phonetic 4th Week Persian phonetic 5th Week Persian morphology 6th Week Persian morphology 7th Week Persian morphology 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Classical Persian texts 10th Week Classical Persian texts 11th Week Classical Persian texts 12th Week Modern Persian texts 13th Week Modern Persian texts 14th Week Modern Persian texts
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Ateş, Ahmet ve Abdülvehhab Tarzi. Farsça Grameri. İstanbul: Milli Eğitim Basımevi, 1976. Clauson, Sir Gerard. Sanglax: A Persian Guide to the Turkish Langauge. London: Luzac, 1960. Devellioğlu, Ferit. Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lügat. Ankara: Aydın Kitabevi, 1982. Olgun, İbrahim ve Cemşit Drahşan. Farsça-Türkçe Sözlük. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, 1966.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 15 Practice 1 15 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework 1 15 15 Performance Practice 1 1 1 Total Workload 129 Total Workload / 30 4,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No