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| Title | Article: Seeking Farsi (Persian) Fluency without Going to Iran |
| Body | From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042503176.html?referrer=emailarticle Farsi fluency sought, but classes must fill in for immersion method By Michael Alison Chandler April 26, 2010 After decades of political strife, and with debates over Iran's nuclear ambitions and human rights violations, fluency in Farsi is deemed a critical skill for a growing number of government jobs in intelligence and defense. Schools have had to scramble to keep up. Fewer than a dozen universities grant degrees in Persian, said Pardis Minuchehr, a professor at the Middle East Center of the University of Pennsylvania and president of the American Association of Teachers of Persian. Icy relations with Iran pose challenges for such academic programs. Universities cannot buy journals or textbooks from Iran because of economic sanctions, and there are currently no exchange programs between the countries. Read the full article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042503176.html?referrer=emailarticle |
| Source | Washington Post |
| Inputdate | 2010-05-02 08:12:25 |
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| Publishdate | 2010-05-03 00:00:00 |
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