Spoken Persian (Spoken Language Ser) [Paperback]

Serge Obolensky (Author), Kambiz Yazdan Panah (Author), Fereidoun Khaje Nouri (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1973 | ISBN-10: 0879502959 | ISBN-13: 978-0879502959 | Edition: First Edition

Everyday speech in Iran. Text in Roman transcription and Persian script.

--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Persian

Product Details

• Paperback: 398 pages
• Publisher: Spoken Language Services; First Edition edition (July 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879502959
• ISBN-13: 978-0879502959
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,990,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > More Languages > Persian

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colloquial Persian taught well and fast., July 27, 2000

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Lee V. Douglas (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spoken Persian (Spoken Language Ser) (Paperback)

This is one of the Spoken Language Series, which began during the Second World War when the U.S. government hired the best linguists of the day to produce courses that would teach languages to soldiers fast. It is the same method used to teach languages to U.S. diplomats today.

The book presents colloquial, everyday language and teaches forms that appear only in conversation. It is not as useful for learning reading. It is an effective and very enjoyable way to learn languages.

However, the student should also consider Wheeler Thackston's "Introduction to Persian," which is more recent, and has, in my opinion, caused "Spoken Persian" to drop to second place. Thackston has nine sound cassettes available--if not from the book dealer, then from the publisher (that is where I got them); it teaches spoken and written Persian, lacks the defects of previous textbooks, and is more thorough, effective and enjoyable than any of its rivals.