Anousha Sedighi. Persisch aktiv. Eine Einführung in Sprache und Kultur
Anousha Sedighi. Persisch aktiv. Eine Einführung in Sprache und Kultur. Wiesbaden: Reichert, 2022, 408 p.
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1This is the German version of a work previously published in English by Leiden University Press in the Netherlands (Persian in Use, Leiden University Press, 2015. ISBN 978 908 7282 172). It is a very thorough introduction to Persian language and culture, comprising an introductory chapter on Persian script and pronunciation, ten thematic lessons and three appendices. The latter provide a list of verbs, a glossary, and a grammatical index (basically a summary of the conjugation). Audio and video files as well as additional material are available on the website which goes with both the English and the German version of the book (www.persianinuse.com).
2The lessons are built around different communicative topics, with the vocabulary and the grammar covered in each lesson designed to put the student in a position to communicate confidently on the topic of the lesson. In addition, the lessons offer a wide range of supplementary materials such as poems, songs, or explanations on cultural points that would not be easily accessible to the student. Topics covered in the lessons include greetings and introductions, everyday life, home, shopping, geography and climate, food, study and learning, travel.
3After completing the book, the learner should possess a sound command of basic Persian, both spoken and written. One of the key features of this book is the attention given to the peculiarities of the colloquial language. In the vocabularies as well as in the dialogues, both the literary and the colloquial variants of a word are indicated where they differ. The dialogues are read in colloquial language in the audio files, while the reading passages are read in the literary variant. This distinguishes this work from other Persian language textbooks, which tend to focus on the literary language.
4Both the structure of the book and the teaching methodology adopted are reminiscent of the textbooks for Dari, Pashto, Tajik and other oriental languages published by Georgetown University Press.
5The lessons are rather long and very rich in information. Some learners might prefer to work with shorter units, but this would probably have multiplied the number of lessons needed to cover all the material offered in this book.
6There are no short-cuts on the path to achieving mastery in any language, least of all Persian with its centuries-old literary and cultural tradition, but this work will undoubtedly take most learners a long way along that road.
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Bernard Christophe, « Anousha Sedighi. Persisch aktiv. Eine Einführung in Sprache und Kultur », Abstracta Iranica [En ligne], Volume 45 | 2023, document 8, mis en ligne le 30 novembre 2023, consulté le 22 mars 2025. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/abstractairanica/56564 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/abstractairanica.56564
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