Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.
Cargando... Modern Persian: A Course-Bookpor Simin Abrahams
Ninguno Cargando...
Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Modern Persiannbsp;begins with the teaching of the Persian alphabet. It aims to provide the student with the necessary skills for social interaction, as well as a basis for the study of modern literature. The course consists ofnbsp;seventeen units and favours teaching by communicative and contextual learning. Most units begin with a reading exercise used to introduce an item of grammar and new vocabulary, followed by explanations and drill exercises aimed at consolidating the student's understanding. Complete with Persian-English vocabulary to all the exercises and tape recordings, this is an up-to-date textbook which can be used both by teachers or individuals wishing to learn Persian independently. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
Debates activosNinguno
Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)491.5582421Language Other Languages East Indo-European and Celtic languages Iranic Modern Persian School books; Texts for learning the language First lessons; Elementary compositionClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
¿Eres tú?Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing. |
There are a few weaknesses, too, however. Firstly, there is no discussion about stress. Word stress is pretty systematic and consistent in Persian so this is something they could have at least given a brief overview of. It would have taken up very little space but would have strengthened the comprehensiveness of the book significantly in doing so.
Secondly, ezâfe is basically never marked. Considering the author marked all other internal vowels, I don't see why they wouldn't mark ezâfe. Beginners are exactly the audience that need to have ezâfe drilled into their head constantly, so not including it seems like an odd oversight. Thirdly, although vowels are marked, there are some occasions (typos?) where they were left out, leading to confusion. For example, how would a beginner (who doesn't know any Arabic or the loanword *vojud*) know how to pronounce باوجوداين without vowel markers?
Lastly, I think including a unit on the passive would have been appropriate. They covered all of the other basic grammatical necessities, making its omission that much more glaring.
All in all, good but not great. It doesn't deal enough with phonology or mark ezâfe enough to be a good choice for a student teaching themselves Persian from scratch. It would be a decent first semester classroom textbook, though. For the autodidact, Thackston would be a better (albeit more intimidating) choice. ( )