Numbering Code	G-AAA05 85227 LJ48	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	1	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	From 1st to 5th year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.1
Instructor name	TONAGA YASUSHI (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Persian is one of the major languages of Islam, along with Arabic. Students will study the basic grammar of Persian for half a year. The objectives are to allow them to read elementary texts and to enable them to carry on a minimum level of conversation in the field.
Course Goals	The objective of this lecture is to learn the basic grammar of Persian for two purposes. The first is to get the ability to read the elementary texts and the second is to be able to speak elementary Persian for the short visit to the Persian speaking world.
Schedule and Contents	Students will cover a couple of lessons in the text each week and learn elementary Persian grammar in half a year. Students will memorize basic sentences and words each time and take quizzes.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Attendance and class participation points. If needed, we may have semester final exam.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students will need to prepare themselves sufficiently before class. Be sure to memorize the assigned Persian words every time.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Assigined during the class.
References, etc.	Kuroyanagi Tsuneo: Pe nichi & nichi pe: Gendai perushiago jiten (gappon) [Persian-Japanese, Japanese-Persian, Contemporary Persian Dictionary (two volumes in one)] (Daigaku Shorin, 1998) Other books will be presented during class.