Heritage learners, individuals with familial, cultural, or community connections to Persian, often possess partial or uneven language experience shaped by home exposure, oral familiarity, and identity-related motivation. This program is designed to support heritage learners in developing structured literacy, grammatical accuracy, and confident academic language use within a university-based educational framework.
Delivered by the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, the program provides academically supervised instruction tailored to the linguistic profile of heritage learners and aligned with research-informed principles of heritage language education.
Who This Program Is For
This program is intended for heritage learners who may:
- Understand and speak Persian to some extent but have limited reading and writing skills
- Use Persian primarily in family or community contexts and wish to develop formal registers
- Seek structured support to strengthen grammar, spelling, and written expression
- Need academic or institutional proficiency for study, research, or professional purposes
Applicants with no previous formal learning experience are also welcome. Placement is determined through an initial academic assessment.
Academic Focus and Learning Outcomes
The program focuses on bridging oral competence and everyday usage with formal written Persian and academic language practices. Depending on the learner’s profile, the curriculum may include:
- Development of Persian literacy (reading accuracy, script competence, orthography)
- Grammar consolidation and error-focused instruction
- Expansion of vocabulary and formal register
- Structured writing (from guided writing to academic paragraph development)
- Reading comprehension of graded texts and authentic materials
- Listening and speaking refinement for formal and academic contexts
Learning outcomes are defined in consultation with the learner and monitored through continuous academic feedback.
Format and Academic Supervision
Instruction is delivered online within a university setting, with academically guided practice, structured materials, and regular feedback. The program is designed to support systematic progress while remaining flexible for international participants across time zones.
Assessment and Certification
Participants may choose to sit for formal assessment within the Faculty framework, including the CamBel Persian Proficiency Test (CamBel PPT), where applicable. Successful candidates may receive documentation of proficiency consistent with program standards.
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Interested applicants are invited to complete the application form below. Our team will contact you with further information and placement details.