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By Leila Tamini Lichaei, CASLS Fellow

Lesson Objectives: Learners will be able to 

• Greet informally and introduce self using short phrases 
• Identify a few Persian alphabet letters 
• Write their own names using the Persian script

Materials: YouTube video, alphabet sheet, greeting dialogues, a ball, and a paper bag

Level: Novice Low

Modes: Interpersonal

The activity of this week is a full lesson plan that can be used for the very first class of a Persian beginner course. Here is an overview of the lesson plan. 

Procedure:

Observation

The class starts with watching a video about the Persian culture. The class continues with an introduction to greetings in the Persian language and a basic TPR method activity for introducing oneself. 

Analysis (More Practice)

In this section, the class will continue with more engaging activities that will help Persian learners practice greetings and introducing themseves. 

Expansion (Write Your Name!)

This section includes directions to a writing activity that can help learners connect to the Persian language on a more personal level by learning how to write their own names in the target language. 

Homework

The activity that is chosen for the homework will give learners an opportunity to go beyond the classroom and connect to the real world (heritage community) by finding a Persian speaker and practicing the language. 

You can find the full lesson plan with details, in this link!