Persian Language Semester Program and Internship
16 weeks, from Aug 21, 2022 to Dec 09, 2022
Yerevan, Armenia
Applications for this course are closed, check out upcoming courses.
For inquiries please contact [email protected]
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Persian Language Winter School, from Dec 05, 2022 to Dec 30, 2022 (4 weeks)
We invite international participants to take part in our 2022 Persian language winter school. We value classroom experience, networking opportunities, one-to-one tutoring, academic conversations, good food, and traveling to wonderful destinations during our Persian summer and winter courses. The 4-week Persian language summer school will start on December 5, 2022, and will last till December 30, 2022. We appreciate your time and your commitment to learning Persian and promise to organize an unforgettable Persian language course for you. And this is why we ask and encourage you to apply and participate. Thank you.
Learn MoreArmenian School of Languages and Cultures - ASPIRANTUM is organizing the third 16-week Persian language semester program in Yerevan, Armenia. The third 16-week semester program of Persian language will start on August 21, 2022, and will last till December 9, 2022 (111 days, 320 hours of Persian language instruction).
The testimonials of ASPIRANTUM Persian language summer, winter, and online school alumni are available here: https://aspirantum.com/testimonials.
The first 16-week Persian language semester program started on August 22, 2021, and lasted till December 10, 2021. 9 students participated in the first 16 weeks semester program of the Persian language.
The second 16-week Persian language semester program started on January 16, 2022, and will last till May 7, 2022. 6 students are participating in the second 16 weeks semester program of the Persian language.
The third 2022 Persian language 111 days’ semester program will help the participants to master skills in written and oral modern Persian, to read and interpret Persian texts from different periods as well as to rapidly deepen their knowledge in colloquial Persian, Iranian culture, linguistics, religions of the region as well as learn more about Armenia.
If requested, we will also connect our semester-long Persian program participants with several organizations in Yerevan, Armenia, so that along with learning Persian in Yerevan, students also have a chance to work as interns at those organizations. We currently discuss partnerships with banks, language schools, IT startups, and the interns' jobs vary from content writers in English, PR, and marketing specialists to English teachers and political science experts. If you are interested in becoming an intern for 16 weeks in Yerevan, please mention this in the additional information field of the application.
The 16 weeks Persian language semester-long program offers 320 hours of intensive Persian language classes during 80 days of teaching (from Monday till Friday each week). Every day the participants will receive Persian language instruction for 4 hours as well as after-class lectures and extra training. The classes start in the mornings and the schedule is the following:
09:00 - 10:00 - Persian language class
10:00 - 10:10 - Coffee Break
10:10 - 11:10 - Persian language class
11:10 - 11:20 - Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:20 - Persian language class
12:20 - 12:30 - Coffee Break
12:30 - 13:30 - Persian language class (fourth and final class)
Several times during the 16 weeks the Persian language classes will be followed by a lecture in the Persian language about Iranian linguistics, literature, political realities, and history.
During the Persian language summer classes the following components will be covered every day to foster the Persian language knowledge of participants:
Grammar: Every day class will cover the main grammatical concepts of the modern Persian language as well as parallels with classical Persian.
Vocabulary: During the 16 weeks course it is anticipated that the participants will learn more than 3000 new Persian words from literary language as well as words used in everyday life.
Listening: The classes are scheduled in a way that participants with the guidance of an experienced instructor learn the Persian language through songs and movies as well as watching and listening to news and other short videos about interesting and sometimes funny topics and stories about Iranian realities.
Speaking: Every day the Persian language classes will push the students to exercise their speaking abilities through discussions, conversations, and role-plays about different texts and topics.
Writing: Each day the participants of the Persian language class will have assignments and homework to complete for the next day and the homework will primarily involve writing assignments.
Reading: Every day students will read and discuss political texts, prose and poetry, conversations, and news. The corpus of texts to be read and discussed during the classes comprises different prominent Persian authors, daily conversations as well as news of the day.
The students will receive a detailed syllabus of each day’s class. Currently, 6 weeks of the main program are available on the website https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/persian-intermediate-syllabus as well as the full programs of the “Learn Persian through the Shahname” course https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/learning-persian-through-shahname-syllabus and “Learn Persian through Rumi's Masnavi” course https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/learn-persian-through-rumi-masnavi-syllabus that may be included in the 16 weeks school. During the coming weeks, the syllabus of all 16 weeks will be available on the website.
Levels:
This 16-week Persian language school is designed for participants, at least 18 years old, who want to make well-grounded progress in their knowledge of the Persian language, deepen their knowledge of Persian grammar, colloquial speech, and literary language.
The Persian language semester-long program will have 1 or 2 groups (beginner group and intermediate group) of up to 12 participants each (the ASPIRANTUM Persian language groups during the last 3 years have usually had 4-11 students).
The participants of the intermediate group must have at least a lower intermediate and/or intermediate level of Persian language knowledge before starting the 16 weeks classes with ASPIRANTUM.
The beginners' group will start the classes by learning the Persian alphabet and will go further covering the main grammatical concept of the Persian language as well as enhancing the vocabulary of the participants.
Our instructors of the Persian language have extensive experience teaching students of mentioned levels in one group in a way that all students have a rapid growth in their knowledge of the Persian language.
ASPIRANTUM’s Persian language schools are organized in a way that undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professors as well as anyone interested in learning Persian benefit from it the most. So everyone with lower intermediate and intermediate levels of Persian and everyone who wants to learn Persian from the beginning is welcome to apply and participate in ASPIRANTUM’s 16 weeks Persian language school.
Regular Deadline:
The deadline to apply to the 16 weeks 2022 Persian language school is June 15, 2022.
To apply, please fill in the application form below.
Deadline for discounted fee:
May 4, 2022 (see discount details in the “Participation fee” section below).
Participation fee:
The participation fee is 10,400 USD for the 16 weeks Persian Language course.
Discount 1
If you apply by May 4, 2022, and make the payment before May 11, 2022, the participation fee will be 9400 USD.
Discount 2
If you have participated in any previous courses of ASPIRANTUM and your testimonial is published on our website or if you have a friend who is a graduate of our courses and has a testimonial on our website’s testimonials section (https://aspirantum.com/testimonials) and who will endorse you via an email to us the participation fee will be 9200 USD. For this discount, you will need to apply by May 4, 2022, and make the payment before May 11, 2022.
Discount 3
Need-based discounts will also be available. Please send an email to [email protected] describing your situation and we will consider your case individually.
Each participant of this semester-long program may find sources of financial aid from their own University/School/Community or other relevant foundations.
This price includes reading and writing materials, coffee during the breaks, welcome and farewell parties, transportation and meal costs during cultural trips, and some dinners with guest speakers.
We will not cover accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, visa costs, insurance, travel costs to Armenia, from Armenia and in Armenia, any costs of accompanying friends or family members.
To apply please fill in the application form below.
Registered participants should send 100% of the participation fee before July 10, 2022, online or via a wire bank transfer.
Trips in Armenia
During the 16 weeks of international Persian language school, 6 trips will be organized to the most popular cultural heritage sites of Armenia. On the first day (21 August 2022, Sunday) the school will start with a trip to the Quba Mere Diwane Yezidi temple in Akna Lich village, Gayane church in Ejmiatsin, and the Mausoleum of Turkmen emirs in Argavand. During 5 other weekends, the participants will have guided trips to Amberd fortress, Lake Sevan, Tsaghkadzor, Garni and Geghard, etc.
Accommodation in Yerevan
Previously our summer/winter and semester program participants have found great accommodation deals through Airbnb. Airbnb works perfectly in Yerevan and it is very easy to search and find a proper place. ASPIRANTUM staff is always ready to guide you and help to find the best accommodation through Airbnb. Please also check our detailed guide about how to find accommodation in Yerevan.
Scholarships
Each participant of the winter school may find other sources of financial aid from their own University/School/Community or other relevant foundations.
Letter of Invitation
ASPIRANTUM will provide applicants with an official letter of invitation to support scholarship and travel grant applications.
For questions and inquiries please contact [email protected] or WhatsApp Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan +374-91-557978
To apply, please fill in the application form below.
Testimonials
Teachers
Ani Beyt-Movsess
Instructor of Persian LanguageAni Beyt-Movsess is teaching Persian with passion, enthusiasm and love.
Ruben Nikoghosyan
Instructor of Persian LanguageMr. Nikoghosyan has read the Shahname not only in Persian but also has carefully studied the Armenian, Russian, English and German translations of this masterpiece. He knows the history of every single word in Shahname and is going to share his knowledge with students in an impressive manner.
Vardan Voskanian
Instructor of Persian LanguageVardan Voskanian has 22 years’ experience of teaching Persian to foreign students in an unforgettable way.
Course Syllabus
Intermediate Persian Syllabus
Each day’s lesson is a combination of grammar, reading, listening, conversation, drills and exercises. Reading includes various types of materials, from standard and media texts to modern and classical literature, poetry and prose. As a requirement of an intensive course, students are highly recommended to prepare ahead for each coming lesson—review the grammar, read the material(s) for the following lesson and do the homework: composition, listening to the audios, watching the videos and some exercises to optimize their contribution in the class and speed up their pace of learning.
Learn MoreLearn Persian through Rumi's Masnavi Syllabus
The course is about one of Rumi’s Masterpieces, the Masnavi Ma’navi. The aim of this course is to advance and improve participants’ knowledge of the Persian language through studying the mostly colloquial language style of the work as is still practiced by Persian speakers. The conversation and discussion units of each teaching day will provide the participants with a chance for more interactive immersion experiences. The aim is that by the end of the course the participants are expected to be able to recognize the widely used verses of the Masnavi as proverbs and metaphors in everyday language. Each day will focus on intense readings of the Masnavi, explanations of difficult words, lexical variations and verse semantics, as well as the individual words and their function within the tales and stories.
Learn MoreLearn Persian through the Shahname Syllabus
The course is about two tightly related things, Shahnameh, the epic book of Firdawsi, and the Persian language. It is designed to serve as an introduction to the rich linguistic, historical, mythological and cultural background of this bulky masterpiece of classical Persian literature. The main goal of the course consists in serving as a means for advancing and improving the participants' knowledge of Persian (classical and modern), as the conversations and discussions will be conducted in Persian and students' use of the Persian language will be encouraged. Each day’s lesson will include intense readings in Shahnameh, accompanied with grammatical, lexical, stylistic and etymological explanations of the difficult passages and words. Every day students will be given new assignments and will participate in discussions of various homework articles about the Shahnameh.
Learn MoreApplications for this course are closed
For inquiries please contact [email protected]