The Routledge Introductory Persian Course

`Farsi Shirin Ast provides a systematic, graduated textbook for learning Persian. It incorporates culture-appropriate information on Iran such as the school system, holidays, courtship and marriage practices ... the dual-language glossary at the end makes this a self-contained text-book for the first year of classroom study. Students will find that the learning process, as well as the language itself, is sweet!'---Franklin Lewis, Chicago University, USA `In a single volume ... everything an adult beginner English-speaking student needs to gain a solid grounding in Persian and advance to the intermediate level. I anticipate that this will quickly become the standard beginner Persian course book in universities throughout the English-speaking world.'---Edmund Martin Herzig, University of Oxford, UK The Routledge Introductory Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast is an innovative Persian language course designed both for undergraduate and postgraduate students who are new to the language. Focusing both on grammatical and communicative competence, the course contains 15 lessons combining authentic dialogues and texts with grammar explanations, exercises and audio materials to guide and support the student through the key skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. The Routledge Introductory Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast provides everything that students and instructors need for an engaging and effective learning environment.