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Learning and training

A pathway from first steps to fluency for every language, with the Academy’s courses, programmes for children and training for teachers.

Language courses

01The pathway

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.

  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.

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

02Courses by language

LanguageCoursesPages
Persian (Farsi)7Learn Persian (Farsi)
South Azerbaijani (Azerbaijani Turkish)1Learn South Azerbaijani (Azerbaijani Turkish)
Kurdish (Sorani, Kurmanji, Southern Kurdish)0Learn Kurdish (Sorani, Kurmanji, Southern Kurdish)
Gilaki1Learn Gilaki
Mazandarani1Learn Mazandarani
Luri and Bakhtiari1Learn Luri and Bakhtiari
Balochi1Learn Balochi
Talysh0Learn Talysh
Armenian (Iranian Armenian)1Learn Armenian (Iranian Armenian)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia)1Learn Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia)
Judeo-Persian1Learn Judeo-Persian
Arabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic)0Learn Arabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic)
Turkmen0Learn Turkmen
Qashqai0Learn Qashqai
Khalaj0Learn Khalaj
Laki0Learn Laki
Lari (Achomi)0Learn Lari (Achomi)
Semnani0Learn Semnani
Tati (Takestani)0Learn Tati (Takestani)
Hawrami (Gorani)0Learn Hawrami (Gorani)
Brahui0Learn Brahui
Mandaic0Learn Mandaic
Georgian (Fereydani)0Learn Georgian (Fereydani)
Dari1Learn Dari
Tajik1Learn Tajik

03Heritage-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.

04Teacher 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

05Study 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

A listing is not a partnership or an endorsement.

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Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Learning and training. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/learn/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Learning and Training.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/learn/.

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06Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. Turkic Languages of Iran

    Christiane Bulut · 2021 · The Turkic Languages

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  2. The Gypsy Languages of Iran: An Overview

    Hassan Rezai Baghbidi · 2025 · Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

    ChapterOpenAlexOpen access

  3. Studying the Position of National and Local Languages in the Political Documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran

    FARDIN MANSOURI, masoud golchin · 2024 · مسائل اجتماعی ایران

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  4. Languages of Iran and South Asia

    2020 · Languages of the World

    ChapterCrossrefOpenAIRE

  5. Languages of Iran: Language identification questionnaire

    Parisa Sabethemmatabadi, Erik Anonby · 2021 · Borealis

    DatasetDataCite

  6. Bridging Geographic and Linguistic Gaps in Anticoagulation: A Pharmacist-Led Telemedicine Cohort Study of Warfarin Patients From Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.

    Khan A, Humza AU, Ali K et al. · 2026 · J Am Coll Clin Pharm

    ArticleEurope PMC

  7. Anousha Sedighi (ed.). Iranian and Minority Languages at Home and in Diaspora

    Saloumeh Gholami · 2023 · Abstracta Iranica

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-SA

  8. Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI) questionnaire

    Erik Anonby, Mortaza Taheri-Ardali, Geoffrey Haig et al. · 2020 · Borealis

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  9. Language contact and multilingualism in Iran

    Shahrzad Mahootian · 2018 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  10. Assistant, Associate, Full Adjunct Professor – Arts of Iran and Central Asia – History of Art and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley — LIMITE : 27/02/2026

    Caroline Kohlmayer · 2026 · Bulletin électronique de l’Institut d’étude de l’islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (ISMM)

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  11. Mapping the Languages of Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad Province, Iran: Is this Region Uniformly Lori-speaking?

    Mortaza Taheri-Ardali, Mansour Bozorgmehr, Erik Anonby · 2026 · Journal of Iranian Linguistics

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  12. Iranian Cultural Interference in Ancient Western Georgia in the Light of Linguistic Data, The Third International Conference on Current Issues of Languages, Dialects and Linguistics (WWW.LLLD.IR) & The Fifth National Conference on English Studies and Linguistics (WWW.ELTL.IR), 31 January-1February 2

    Helen Giunashvili · 2019 · Unpublished

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