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1. Online Persian Spring School – From Beginner to Advanced
The Ghand-e Parsi 2026 Spring Schoolis a seasonal program designed to offer learners from all backgrounds a rich, structured, and immersive experience of the Persian language and Persianate culture. With carefully designed courses at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels, the Spring School provides a comprehensive learning pathway—from building foundational communication skills to engaging deeply with historical, literary, artistic, and mystical Persian texts.

In addition to the core language levels, the program includes a diverse selection of cross-level courses that open interdisciplinary perspectives, such as Digital Humanities, Persian through Arabic, and Persian Poetry, taught by distinguished instructors. The Spring School brings together language learning, cultural exploration, and scholarly expertise in a unique and intellectually enriching environment.

All course sessions are fully recorded, allowing participants to review materials and watch sessions outside of live class hours.

Below you will find the list of courses offered this spring:

Elementary Courses

• Elementary Persian (Mohammad H. Naraghi)

Intermediate Courses

• Intermediate Persian
• Intermediate Persian through Short Stories
• Intermediate Persian through News Websites in Simple Persian

Advanced Courses

• Persian Literature as World Literature: An Introduction to Persian Poetry in English Translation
• Advanced Persian through Mystical and Sufi Texts
• Advanced Persian through Persian Codicology Texts
• Advanced Persian through Safavid Texts
• Advanced Persian through South Asian Persian Texts
• Advanced Persian through History of Art Texts
• Advanced Persian through Travelogues
• Advanced Persian through Central Asian texts
• Advanced Persian through Ethnographic Texts

Cross-Level Courses

• How to Read Persian Poetry: From the Shahnameh to Hafez and Jahan Malek Khatun
• Persian Language and Culture through Iranian Cinema
• Bridging Arabic & Persian: Learn Faster, Remember Better
• Digital Humanities and Persianate Studies Bootcamp
• Persian for Everyday Conversation
• Persian for Heritage Speakers

We warmly invite you to join us for this Spring School and take part in a meaningful journey into the Persian language and culture. Whether you are continuing your studies or joining Ghand-e Parsi for the first time, we hope this program will be both inspiring and rewarding.

🔗 Learn more about all courses:
https://www.ghandeparsi.com/springschool

🔗 Testimonials:
https://www.ghandeparsi.com/testimonials

📝 Register here:

https://forms.gle/4Qj9cc4jeUDCKJtv8

 

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