PER3010 – Persian E

After taking the course you are expected to be able to:

• translate Persian prose clearly and precisely.
• analyze and discuss given topics about modern and contemporary Iran in academic English writing and orally in Persian.
• integrate major theories and methods from the social sciences and humanities to illuminate these above themes from the Middle East.
• intertextuality as it relates to Persian text.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

This course is only available for students admitted to the programme Midtøsten-studier med persisk (programme option)

In total 4 hours teaching a week over 12 weeks. The course requires active participation in class and to be well prepared for each seminar.

Compulsory activity

1. Attendance to at least 20 of 24 seminars
2. During the semester, students must submit and be approved for five compulsory assignments.
3. At least three oral presentations (an increase in presentation number will depend largely on class size).

The professor will provide feedback throughout the term to assignments. You will find more information about the requirements for the compulsory assignments and the submission deadline in Canvas.

Approval of obligatory activities are only valid for the current semester. If you retake the course, you must submit a new draft in the semester in which you are taking the exam.

All compulsory activities must be approved to qualify for the exam. It is your responsibility to verify that you have obtained approval for all compulsory activities.

Absence from compulsory activities

• Here you will find information about compulsory activies at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern studies.

It is important that you familiarize yourself with the rules regarding absence from compulsory activities, to prevent being excluded from teaching and losing your eligibility to take the exam.

More information on compulsory activities at the University of Oslo

Common guidelines relating to compulsory acitivies

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Portfolio

The final exam is a portfolio of the compulsory assignments, which will be improved versions of what you have submitted throughout the semester.

Detailed information regarding the portfolio exam will be announced on Canvas.

You must submit the exam in Inspera - see guides for digital exams.

You are personally responsible for familiarizing yourself with the requirements and deadlines for the exam.

All compulsory activities must be completed and approved in order to take the exam.

You can find more information about the exam on the semester page of the course.