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Persian language

Persian through poetry

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

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Levels
Foundations, Practitioner
Study time
24 h
Wave
1
Status
Outline drafted

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  • 6Modules
  • 24 hStudy time
  • 1Pathways
  • Foundations, PractitionerLevels
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  1. Samileh Mir Ahmadian (2024). Preserving Persian Language Through Non-Native Persian Adult Students in Learning Persian. Springer handbooks in languages and linguistics.. DOI 10.1007/978-981-97-1818-4_10-1
  2. Karimova Nurjahon Erbutayeva Diyora (2025). EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING PERSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO UZBEK LEARNERS. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15702590
  3. Marjona Xolmirzayeva (2025). MODERN APPROACHES TO TEACHING PERSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN CENTRAL ASIA. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15504986
  4. Reza Taherkhani, Reza Moradi (2022). The relationships among self‐regulation, emotional intelligence, willingness to communicate, and reading comprehension of Persian foreign language learners: Structural equation modeling. Foreign Language Annals. DOI 10.1111/flan.12610
  5. Mojgan Mokhatebi Ardakani (2020). A case study of primary school Persian heritage language learners in Australia. Macquarie University. DOI 10.25949/19435841.v1

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01About this course

Who it is for
Learners at A2 or above, and heritage speakers who want to read poetry.
Format
Online seminar with readings and recordings.
Study time
About 24 hours, estimated
Before you start
Persian A1 or equivalent reading ability.
Discipline
Persian language

02What you will be able to do

  • Read selected poems aloud with metre and rhyme.
  • Explain key images and forms: ghazal, masnavi, ruba’i, free verse.
  • Compare translations and say what each keeps or loses.
  • Place each poet in time and place.

03Modules

  1. 01

    How Persian poems sound

    Metre, rhyme and the radif.

  2. 02

    Ferdowsi and the epic

    Passages from the Shahnameh.

  3. 03

    Rumi and the masnavi

    Stories and their teaching.

  4. 04

    Sa’di and Hafez

    The ghazal and the art of ambiguity.

  5. 05

    Modern voices

    Nima, Forough Farrokhzad, Sohrab Sepehri and after.

  6. 06

    Poetry in the diaspora

    How poems travel, and who writes them now.

04Assessment and completion

A recorded recitation and a short commentary on one poem.

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07Pathways that include it

08More from Persian language

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    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

09Further reading

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  1. Preserving Persian Language Through Non-Native Persian Adult Students in Learning Persian

    Samileh Mir Ahmadian · 2024 · Springer handbooks in languages and linguistics.

    ChapterOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIRE

  2. EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING PERSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO UZBEK LEARNERS

    Karimova Nurjahon Erbutayeva Diyora · 2025 · Zenodo

    OtherDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  3. MODERN APPROACHES TO TEACHING PERSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN CENTRAL ASIA

    Marjona Xolmirzayeva · 2025 · Zenodo

    OtherDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  4. The relationships among self‐regulation, emotional intelligence, willingness to communicate, and reading comprehension of Persian foreign language learners: Structural equation modeling

    Reza Taherkhani, Reza Moradi · 2022 · Foreign Language Annals

    ArticleCrossref

  5. A case study of primary school Persian heritage language learners in Australia

    Mojgan Mokhatebi Ardakani · 2020 · Macquarie University

    ArticleOpenAIRE

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Persian through poetry. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/persian-through-poetry/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Persian through Poetry.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/persian-through-poetry/.

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	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Persian through poetry},
	url = {https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/persian-through-poetry/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/persian-through-poetry/},
}

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