Type of Work: Article

Author: Bateni, Mohammad Reza.

Title: Some Points on Teaching Persian to Foreigners at the

          Elementary Level.

          /čænd nokte dærbare-ye 'amuzeš-e farsi be xarejiyan-e

          mobtædi/.

Journal: Sokhan.

Volume: Twenty Fourth.

Number: Third.

Date: 1974, Winter.

Pages: 284-291.

Language: Persian.

Subjects: Adult Language Teaching, Phonetic Alphabet, Colloquial

                 Persian.

Abstract: The article discusses the differences between teaching Persian to Persian speakers in the first grade of  elementary school and adult non-Persian beginners. The age factor is an advantage of learning language for young students, yet issues such as developed brain ability in adults are not ignored here. Having the language and alphabet differences in mind, the author has emphasized on the use of Persian as the language of instruction; gives suggestions for teaching the language to adult non-Persian speakers. The suggestions include: using phonetic alphabet at the beginning, no use of any intermediate language (unless for abstract and difficult concepts), emphasizing on colloquial Persian, and avoiding theoretical grammar teaching.