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PARFA
In the area of teaching Persian language, a reference framework which represents the general principles and could shape the road map for developing materials for different language levels, has always been an essential requirement, which has not got enough attention so far. Based on this principle, and according to the expansion of Persian language teaching centers and Iranology seats around the world, as well as the increasing number of those eager to learn Persian, there has been the emergent necessity for presenting a reference framework which could be the base of action in different fields of language teaching, which by itself includes various fields of: developing and designing educational materials and textbooks, designing language teaching training courses, as well as evaluating language skills and certifications. Accordingly a research project in developing and designing this reference framework was initiated by the International Scientific Cooperation office of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and got implemented by the aid of experts in the field of teaching Persian to speakers of other languages (the writers of the book). The reference framework was mainly developed on the basis of European framework of reference for teaching languages and got localized for teaching Persian language. Fortunately after three years of continuous research, the project got completed by the participation of about 150 Persian language trainers/teachers and more than 350 language learners from 27 countries and the result is the present book entitled: PERSIAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE for Teaching Persian to Speakers of Other Languages: Grammar, Vocabulary and Functions (For Elementary, Intermediate & Advance Levels). On the basis of the above mentioned Reference Book for Persian, a series of professional series entitled “PARFA” is being published for teaching Persian to speakers of other languages. PARFA provides new integrated four-skills course book series for teaching Persian for adults who want to use Persian in daily life, and guides them from PARFA 1 (Elementary level) to PARFA 2 (Intermediate level) and finally PARFA 3 (Advanced level). PARFA syllabus links grammar, vocabulary, skills and functions as illustrated in Persian Reference Framework (PRF). The book series include 9 books, including: Student’s book, Work book, and Teacher’s book, designed for the three above mentioned levels of Elementary, Intermediate & Advanced (together with Audio CD as well as Tests and Exams for each Student book).