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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Greetings. Explanation of course content and procedure, syllabus.
Practice of greetings and introducing yourselves to other classmates, asking questions and saying what is your major, what do you do, what are your hobbies, where do you live?
Fundamental syntactical issues in Persian language covered basically in Persian I & II class and further.
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Compiled Material |
2) |
Suffixed possessive pronouns or pronominal enclitics |
Compiled Material |
3) |
Reflexive pronoun self and ezafe construction of self with independent pronouns |
Compiled Material |
4) |
Comparative adjectives; superlative adjective |
Compiled Material |
5) |
Infinitive forms in Persian, past and present stems
List of most common Persian infinitives/verbs, with their stems; reading together in class and study them
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Compiled Material |
6) |
Possessives, self, adjectives, past and present stems/tenses in class |
Compiled Material |
7) |
Revision |
Compiled Material |
8) |
Midterm Exam |
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9) |
Present indicative in Persian and its varying meanings and expressions; two forms of verb ‘to be’ in Persian in the present and past tense |
Compiled Material |
10) |
Specific marker of direct object in Persian; question words of quantity; word of counting a unit, item, piece, part etc; propositions in Persian & expressions using propositions |
Compiled Material |
11) |
Interrogative formal and colloquial words/expressions
Adverbial words/expressions of situation, time and location
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Compiled Material |
12) |
The present perfect tense in Persian called ‘relational past’ |
Compiled Material |
13) |
The past perfect tense
The present subjunctive
The past progressive
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Compiled Material |
14) |
Pronominal [possessive] suffixes or pronominal enclitics used with some common verbs
Sensation words and verbs
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Compiled Material |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. |
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2) |
To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. |
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3) |
To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). |
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4) |
To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). |
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5) |
To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. |
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6) |
To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. |
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7) |
To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. |
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8) |
To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. |
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9) |
To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. |
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10) |
To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. |
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11) |
To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. |
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12) |
To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |
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