Persian Language Pedagogy

Persian Language Pedagogy: New Trends and Innovations presents a transformative collection of research and methodologies that revolutionizes how Persian is taught and learned in modern educational settings.

This pioneering volume brings together ten chapters that bridge the gap between theoretical linguistics and practical pedagogy, offering innovative solutions to long-standing challenges in Persian language instruction - from data-driven approaches and critical pedagogy to virtual reality integration and psycholinguistic applications. The contributors examine crucial aspects of language acquisition, including compound verbs, discourse markers, and differential object marking, while addressing the complexities of teaching Persian in multicultural environments and leveraging cutting-edge technologies for enhanced learning outcomes.

Essential for Persian language educators, applied linguists, and researchers, this collection provides a comprehensive framework for understanding and implementing contemporary approaches to Persian language pedagogy. Its diverse perspectives and methodological innovations make it an indispensable resource for anyone involved in Persian language education, from experienced instructors to emerging scholars in the field.

Azita Hojatollah Taleghani is Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in Persian language, literature, and linguistics at the University of Toronto. Her research has primarily focused on second-language learners and heritage speakers' pedagogy, linguistic approaches in modern Persian literature, Persian syntax and morphology, and web-based and online language teaching. She is the Associate Editor and an Encyclopedia Iranica Women Poets editorial board member. She has published a monograph named Modality, Aspect, and Negation in Persian. Her second monograph concentrates on Grammar of Persian Simple Verbs for Second Language and Heritage Learners (forthcoming). She was the guest editor of the Journal of Iranian Studies on Persian linguistics, and a reviewer of the Cambridge Press, Canadian Journal of Linguistics, Multon Degruyter, Iranian Studies, Language in Contrast, Lingua, Oxford Press, Routledge, and Syntax.

Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi is Instructional Professor of Persian at the University of Chicago. She was awarded a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Ottawa in 2012 and another in Applied Linguistics from Tehran Azad University (2004). Her research focuses on second language acquisition and pedagogy, as well as psycholinguistics and Persian literary translation. She is the author of Processing Compound Verbs in Persian: A Psycholinguistic Approach to Complex Predicates (2014) and Translation Metacognitive Strategies (2009). In addition, she is the editor of The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy of Persian (2020) and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Persian Linguistics (2018), The Routledge Handbook of Persian Literary Translation (2022) and The Art of Teaching Persian Literature: From Theory to Practice (2024).