Type of Work: Book

Author: Este'lami, Mohammad.
Title: Persian for Foreigners, First Volume, Introductory Persian.
Number of Volumes: One.
Publisher: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
Place of Publication: Tokyo.
Date of Publication: 1995.
Number of Pages: 185.
Language of Instruction: English.
Subjects: Alphabet, Pronunciation, Grammar, Texts, Exercises,

                 Vocabulary.

Abstract: An introduction, three sections and a vocabulary. Section one: Persian vowels and consonants, writing techniques and pronunciations. Section two: a brief explanation of the terms Iran, Persia and Persian, five brief lessons on grammatical points such as verb conjugation, and simple, interrogative and imperative sentence structures. Section three: twelve simple texts about Iran and historic personalities such as Ferdowsi and Avicenna, grammatical issues and exercises. An appendix with additional exercises and a Persian-English vocabulary.