Type of Work: MA Thesis

Author: Selseleh Sabzi, Kobra.

Title: The Relationship between Socio-cultural Factors and

          Teaching Persian as a Second Language.

          /bærresi-ye 'ertebat-e miyan-e 'ævamel-e 'ejtema'i

          -færhængi va ’amuzeš-e  zæban-e farsi be 'onvan-e

          zæban-e dovvom/.

Advisor: Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Ziahosseini.

University: Allameh Tabataba’i.

Faculty: Persian Literature and Foreign Languages.

Department: Linguistics and Teaching Persian to Non-native

                     Speakers

Date: 1999.

Number of pages: 163.

Language: Persian.

Subjects: Socio-cultural factors of the L2.

Abstract: Aims at emphasizing the importance of familiarizing L2 learners with the most important socio-cultural factors of the society in which the language is spoken, as well as describing and classifying them.  Consists of a preface, 5 chapters, bibliography, and 2 appendices.  Chapter 1 gives a general account of the main theme of the study, i.e., the relationship between socio-cultural factors and teaching Persian as a second language.  Chapter 2 deals with the theoretical aspects as well as methodology, data analysis, and conclusions.  One of the findings is that the most important problems of the learners in the L2 environment is adjusting themselves with the socio-cultural conditions of that society and the learner should become conscious and capable of using language in accordance with different situations efficiently.