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Persian (Farsi): learn

Learning Persian (Farsi): a pathway, courses, exams, programmes for children and teacher training.

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01From first steps to fluency

Levels follow the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as a guide. A course here is not an official CEFR exam.

  1. A1

    First steps

    Read and write the script. Greet, introduce yourself and ask simple questions.

  2. A2

    Everyday use

    Handle routine tasks: shopping, travel, family and work.

    No course at this level yet.

  3. B1 to B2

    Independent use

    Follow the news, write letters and take part in a discussion.

  4. C1 to C2

    Proficient use

    Read literature, work in the language and interpret.

02Courses in the Academy

  • Persian language · Foundations

    Persian script and reading (ZWNJ, nasta’liq)

    Reading and writing the Persian script, from letter shapes to the half-space and nasta’liq.

    Wave 1 · 20 h Outline drafted

  • Persian language · Foundations

    Persian A1

    First steps in spoken and written Persian for everyday life.

    Wave 1 · 40 h Outline drafted

  • Persian language · Foundations, Practitioner

    Persian A2 to B1

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

  • Persian language · Practitioner, Scholar

    Persian B2 to C1

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 3 Planned

  • Persian language · Foundations, Practitioner

    Persian through poetry

    Reading classical and modern Persian poems closely, in the original with guided translation.

    Wave 1 · 24 h Outline drafted

  • Translation and interpreting · Practitioner

    Persian for interpreters (medical, legal)

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

  • Heritage language education · Practitioner

    Saturday-school teacher training

    Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools.

    Wave 1 · 30 h Outline drafted

03Exams and levels

No official proficiency exam aligned to the CEFR is recorded for Persian (Farsi) yet.

Sources Council of Europe. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Companion volume. (2020) To verify

04Heritage-language programmes for children

Persian Saturday schools are run by volunteers and parents, often without a shared curriculum or trained teachers. The Council is preparing a shared curriculum, teacher training and a directory of schools.

Public programmes in some host countries. Which languages each offers is set locally; check the programme for Persian (Farsi).

05Teacher training

  • Heritage language education · Practitioner

    Saturday-school teacher training

    Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools.

    Wave 1 · 30 h Outline drafted

06Study elsewhere

  • Study

    Iranian languages

    Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian, Kurdish and Armenian

    Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian

    SOAS University of London Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Kurdish Studies

    Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

Institutions that teach or research the region’s languages. A listing is not a partnership or an endorsement.

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Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Persian (Farsi): Learn. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/fa/learn/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Persian (Farsi): Learn.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/fa/learn/.

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	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/fa/learn/},
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07Research and sources

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  1. PsychoPy in Persian linguistics

    Elmira Esmaeelpour, Negar Sayadi · 2025 · Zenodo

    ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  2. Virtual Persian Language Teaching to Non-Persian Speakers: An Alternative or an Option?

    Reza Morad Sahraee, Shohrehalsadat Sajjadi, Shiva Majidi et al. · 2022 · ̒Ilm-i Zabān

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  3. The Oxford Handbook of Persian Linguistics

    2018 · Oxford University Press eBooks

    BookOpenAlexCrossref

  4. Language Studies: Persian Linguistics and Lexicography

    Dr. Nusrat Rashid · 2025 · International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Insights & Transformations

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen access

  5. English-Persian cross-language plagiarism detection: Multilingual deep learning approach.

    Ansar S, Zarinbal M, Mohebi A · 2026 · PLoS One

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  6. Preserving the Scientific Dignity of the Persian Language as the Language of People With Rich Culture and History

    Mohammad Bagher Saberizafarghandi · 2023 · Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  7. PsychoPy in Persian linguistics (Session three)

    Elmira Esmaeelpour, Negar Sayadi · 2025 · Zenodo

    ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  8. Roshan Institute Fellowships in Persian Language, Linguistics, and Culture

    Camille Rhoné · 2014 · Diwan

    ArticleDataCite

  9. Evaluation of large Language model performance on Persian rheumatology board exams: accuracy and clinical reasoning of GPT-4o vs. GPT-5.1

    Farzad Rafiei, Saina Sadeghipour, Shahab Sheikhalishahi et al. · 2026 · Scientific Reports

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  10. PsychoPy in Persian linguistics (Session Two)

    Elmira Esmaeelpour, Negar Sayadi · 2025 · Zenodo

    OtherZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  11. A Hybrid Persian Sentiment Analysis Framework: Integrating Dependency Grammar Based Rules and Deep Neural Networks

    Kia Dashtipour, Mandar Gogate, Jingpeng Li et al. · 2019 · arXiv

    PreprintarXivOpen access

  12. Benchmarking Large Language Models for Persian: A Preliminary Study Focusing on ChatGPT

    Amirhossein Abaskohi, Sara Baruni, Mostafa Masoudi et al. · 2024 · arXiv

    PreprintarXivOpen access

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