Description
Grades: 6-12th Course Length: 1-10 months Credit Available: 8-12th – World Language 1.0 for a year / .50 one semester Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi, is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Farsi language is spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, respectively Iranian Persian, Dari Persian, and Tajiki Persian. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivative of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a derivative of the Cyrillic script. This is by far one of the most beautiful languages ever spoken. This course includes 30 minutes per week with a live instructor and video recording so you can go back over the vocabulary and assignments. Everything is done via Zoom or online. Additional materials are at the discretion of the teacher, and you will be notified after your non-refundable deposit for the course is received. Parents will fill out a financial contract for the remainder of months through the year and pay the balance of the course directly to the teacher of record. The average is $105.00 per month depending on the number of weeks in a month. We recommend your student finish at least 18 weeks for a .50 credit. The World Language credit towards graduation is required by most Universities and Colleges requires two full years in one language. If your student is not going to college, then career pathway credits and / or a variety of world languages will work. Additional live sessions are available, and arrangements can be made with the teacher direct. This is a 10 Unit course for Farsi I – beginner!
