Let’s Learn Persian Together! A1 – Winter 2026

Start your Persian Journey with Joy of Persian's A1 course. Learn key concepts independently, then build speaking skills in live Zoom sessions. Fun, engaging & effective! Try the demo & Apply now.

Online From January 4, 2026 to February 25, 2026

Deadline: December 31, 2025

Price: €400

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Start your Persian Journey with Joy of Persian’s A1 course. Learn key concepts independently, then build speaking skills in live Zoom sessions. Fun, engaging & effective! Try the demo & Apply now.

Availability: Total tickets available: 6

Kickstart Your Persian Adventure:
A1 Live Workshop for Beginners

Join small-group Zoom sessions with Dr. Leila Seyedghasem for interactive practice that builds real confidence – includes free A1 self-paced course access.

Online Persian Language workshops with Dr. Leila, a smiling instructor, leading an engaging discussion with students on Zoom.
A portrait of Dr. Leila Seyedghasem, cofounder of Joy of Persian.

PhD, Persian Language & Literature 15+ years teaching 4,900+ Lessons Taught 🏆 Award-winning author

Meet Your Expert Guide

Dr. Leila Seyedghasem, PhD in Persian Language and Literature from the University of Tehran, brings over a decade of experience teaching 4,900+ lessons to international students. An award-winning author (Iran’s Book of the Year, Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award) and lecturer at Shahid Beheshti University, she specializes in making Persian accessible through cultural immersion in poetry by Rumi and Sa’di.

Explore her full academic journey, publications, and teaching philosophy in detail:

Plus, our dedicated workshop assistant supports with session coordination, quick queries, and community facilitation for a seamless experience.

Who Are Our Workshops For?

Our workshops bring together people who want more than just language drills — they’re here for connection, depth, and meaning.

Partners

Want to connect more deeply with your Persian partner and their loved ones? These small-group workshops help you gain the confidence to speak, listen, and share in everyday conversations.

Heritage Learners

Feel the pull of your family’s culture but struggle with the script and grammar? Our flipped-classroom model helps you read, speak, and understand Persian in a supportive community.

Students & Scholars

Need Persian for your studies or research? With Dr. Leila’s expert guidance, you’ll gain the structure and academic tools to read and analyze original texts at a university level.

Who else joins us?

Alongside our core learners, you’ll also find literature enthusiasts, absolute beginners, and busy professionals — all united by a shared love for the Persian language and culture.

Elevate from Solo Study to Interactive Mastery

  • Personalized expert feedback from Dr. Leila to refine your skills
  • Live speaking practice in a safe, encouraging space
  • Built-in motivation and accountability to keep you progressing
  • Connect with a supportive community of fellow Persian learners
FeatureSelf-Paced CourseBlended Workshop
FlexibilityHigh (anytime access)Balanced (scheduled + on-demand)
InteractionNoneLive feedback & peers (max 6 students)
Progress TrackingSelf-monitoredGuided with accountability
CommunityLimitedStrong support network

Gift 🎁

Registered participants in this workshop will receive complimentary access to the “Let’s Learn Persian (A1)” course (valued at €100) two weeks prior to the workshop start date.

Course at a Glance

~
hr. of Active Study
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Interactive Exercises
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Interactive Flashcards
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New Words and phrases

Your A1 Learning Journey

🎯 A Clear and Structured Path

👁️👂160+ Multi-Sensory Flashcards

🗨️💬15+ Real-Life Dialogues

🔊 Dual audio: 🔴spoken vs. 🔵written Persian

Instant Translations

🖱️ 140+ Engaging and Interactive Practices

💡 Instant feedback

✍️ No Persian keyboard needed

Mobile-First Design

Explore the Curriculum

Click any lesson number on the interactive timeline to see a detailed breakdown of the topics you’ll master.

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Everything in Your A1 Persian Workshop

📚 Complimentary access to the full A1 Self-Paced Course for foundational prep

💻 16 live 1.5-hour Zoom sessions using flipped classroom for active learning

🗣️ Real conversation practice on 15+ practical situations

✍️ Exercises reviewed with personalized feedback, focusing on listening, speaking, reading, and writing

🤝 Immersive community environment for shared growth

A1 Persian Workshop — Step-by-Step Timeline

How self-study (A1 course) and live Zoom sessions integrate for steady progress and real speaking confidence.

Session 1
📘 Study💬 Live

Hello / سلام

Greetings · Introducing yourself · Verb داشتن (to have)

Phrase Drills Pronunciation & Intros
Session 2
📘 Study💬 Live

How are you? / حال شما چطور است؟

Polite greetings · Thanks · Small talk

Listening Natural Intonation
Session 3
📘 Study💬 Live

Good morning! Bye / صبح به خیر! خداحافظ!

Time-of-day greetings · Goodbyes · Pronouns & verbs

Dialogues Open/Close Role-plays
Session 4
📘 Study💬 Live

Sara, this is Amanda. / سارا، این آمانداست.

Introducing others · این vs آن · “What is this/that?”

Object Naming Partner Intros
Session 5
📘 Study💬 Live

Where are you from? / اهل کجایی؟

Nationalities · Yes/No questions · Negation

Map & Cities Q&A Games
Session 6
📘 Study💬 Live

What is your job? / شغل شما چیست؟

Jobs vocabulary · Numbers 1–5

Vocabulary Career Interviews
Session 7
📘 Study💬 Live

What’s his/her name? / اِسمَش چیست؟

Talking about others · Numbers 5–10 · «زندگی کردن»

Third-Person Practice Introduce a Classmate
Session 8
📘 Study💬 Live

What day is it today? / امروز چند شنبه است؟

Days · Today/Yesterday/Tomorrow · Prepositions · Past of «بودن»

Calendar Tasks My session Talk
Session 9
📘 Study💬 Live

What time is it? / ساعت چند است؟

Numbers 10–20 · Time phrases · Plural nouns

Clock Practice Scheduling
Session 10
🔁 Review

Let’s review (1) / مرور کنیم! (۱)

Integration of Lessons 1–9 · Group quiz & conversation challenge

Spiral Review Speaking Sprint
Session 11
📘 Study💬 Live

How old are you? / چند سالت است؟

Numbers 21–100 · Months · Asking about age

Numbers & Dates Birthday Dialogues
Session 12
📘 Study💬 Live

What color is this? / این چه رنگی است؟

Colors · Iranian flag · «جدی؟» (Seriously?)

Color Vocab Object Hunt
Session 13
📘 Study💬 Live

My family / خانوادۀ من

Family members · Pronouns & agreement · Large numbers

Vocabulary Family-Tree Talk
Session 14
📘 Study💬 Live

Befarmayid / بفرمایید

Money & prices · Food & drink · «دوست داشتن» (to like)

Shopping Phrases Market Role-play
Session 15
📘 Study💬 Live

Our family / خانوادۀ ما

Extended family relations · Integration & celebration

Consolidation Final Conversation
Session 16
🔁 Review 🎓 Next Steps

Final Review & Next Steps / جمع‌بندی نهایی

A1 Consolidation · Future tense (intro) · A2 Preview

  • 🔁Review: A1 Capstone
  • 💬Live: Full Conversation
  • 📘Study: What’s Next (A2)

Finally. A 24/7 Practice Hub That Isn’t Chaos.

Access your exclusive Telegram group, intelligently streamlined into two parts:

  1. The General Thread: This is your community hub. Use it for introductions, connecting with fellow participants, sharing motivation, and ongoing cultural discussions.
  2. 15 Dedicated Lesson Threads (L1–L15): This is where the real practice happens. Each lesson thread is a focused forum that begins with clear 🎯 objectives (e.g., Lesson 1: 🎯 – Greetings & ‘this’ pronoun. – Use of verb ‘to have’.). From there, it’s your space to share voice recordings, writings, and questions on that topic, and get quick, targeted feedback from Dr. Leila and the workshop assistant.

This structured setup makes learning effortless. You turn objectives into practice, get expert guidance anytime, and stay connected—accelerating your Persian fluency. Join Winter 2026 and start owning your progress today.

Seamless Structure for Busy Beginners

The workshop spans 8 weeks from January 4 to February 25, 2026, with 1.5-hour sessions twice weekly (Saturdays and Tuesdays at 8:00 PM PT / UTC-8). Each builds on self-study content for maximum retention; recordings available for missed sessions.

  • Dates: Saturdays & Tuesdays, January 4 – February 25, 2026 (16 sessions total).
    • Jan 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28
    • Feb 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25
  • Time: 8:00 PM PT (Los Angeles, UTC-8).
  • Duration: 24 hours of intensive Persian teaching (1.5 hours per session).

Student voices: Why choose our classes?

A cheerful, fledgling Huma mascot avatar representing a Joy of Persian student testimonial for the Persian Alphabet and A1 Beginner level.

Betsy

Mastering Pronunciation with Patience

I thoroughly enjoyed today’s lesson. Leila was very patient in helping me through my pronunciation difficulties and seemed to understand exactly what I was trying to say, even though I couldn’t say it very well. I like the structure and composition of her lessons (speaking, reading, vocabulary development, etc.) and her emphasis on using Persian during the lessons, even in her explanations. I look forward to making faster progress with her help. خيلي ممنونم

An enthusiastic and dynamic Huma mascot avatar representing a Joy of Persian student testimonial for the A2–B1 levels.

Polly

Tangible Progress & Continuous Support

Leila is a wonderful farsi teacher. I have started my lesson with her 4 months ago as a total beginner. Now I can have simple conversation and improving everyday. She is very patient and design the class according to my need, my weak area, my interests and, my ability. She assigns homework and comment on it during the week so that I dont have to wait for my next lesson to realize my mistakes. A wonderful teacher. looking forward to each a level to read Gulistan with her.

A confident and stylized Huma mascot avatar, representing a Joy of Persian student testimonial for the intermediate B2-C1 levels.

David

Approachable Lessons & Well-Curated Homework

I’ve really enjoyed my lessons with Dr. Leila over the past few months. She is extremely patient and easy to talk to, which makes the lessons very approachable and enjoyable. I also appreciate the well-curated homework lessons she provides through her website, so I have something to work on outside of class too.

Testimonials →

Your Questions, Answered

What is a Joy of Persian Workshop? How is it different from a course?
A course is a self-paced, online program you can do anytime on your own schedule. A workshop is a complete package that includes a self-paced course as a gift, plus a series of scheduled, live group classes on Zoom led by Dr. Leila Seyedghasem. Think of the course as your practice gym and the workshop as your live coaching sessions.
What is the “Flipped Classroom” model you use?

The Flipped Classroom is a modern learning approach that helps you get the most out of your live sessions. It works in two steps:

  1. Prepare: Before each live class, you’ll study specific lessons from your self-paced course to learn new vocabulary and grammar.
  2. Practice: You then join the live Zoom session to actively practice what you’ve learned through conversation, get real-time feedback from Dr. Leila, and ask questions. This way, we don’t waste precious live time on lectures; we use it for what matters most—interactive practice.

What is included in a workshop registration?

When you register for a workshop, you receive:

  • One-year access to the corresponding self-paced online course as a gift 🎁.
  • Participation in all scheduled live group sessions on Zoom (typically 16 sessions of 1.5 hours each).
  • Small class sizes (maximum of 6 students) for personalized attention.
  • Access to recordings of any live sessions you miss.
Who are the workshops for?

We offer workshops for different levels and interests.

  1. Our “Let’s Learn Persian Together” (A1 – A2) workshops are perfect for beginner and elementary students who want live practice and expert guidance.
  2. Our Thematic Workshops (like ‘Damavand’ or ‘Deserts of Iran’) are ideal for intermediate learners who have a solid foundation and want to explore specific cultural topics while expanding their vocabulary.
  3. Our Literature Workshops (like Golestan of Sa’di) are designed for advanced learners who want to delve into classical Persian texts with an expert.
What is the size of a typical workshop?

Our workshops are capped at 6 participants, creating an intimate setting that fosters a more engaging and productive learning environment. This small group size ensures everyone has the opportunity to participate in discussions, ask questions, and get the most out of the interactive learning experience.

What happens if I miss a live session?

No problem! We understand that life can be busy. Every live workshop session is recorded. A link to the recording will be made available to all enrolled students, so you can catch up on anything you missed at your convenience.

What are the technical requirements to join a workshop?

All you need is a stable internet connection and the Zoom application installed on your device. To get the full interactive experience, we also recommend using a device with a working camera and microphone.

For our core language workshops (e.g., A1 & A2): We strongly recommend joining from a desktop computer or tablet. A larger screen makes a big difference during our interactive activities, allowing you to comfortably view shared materials (like the course lesson page), the instructor, and your classmates simultaneously. While it is possible to join from a smartphone, the experience may be limited.

What are the in-workshop rules?

To ensure a productive and positive learning environment for everyone, we kindly ask participants to follow these guidelines:

Technology and Access:

  • We use Zoom for our workshops. Meeting ID and password information will be sent to your email 10 minutes before the class begins.
  • Please ensure you have a stable internet connection and a device with Zoom installed to participate.

Attendance and Participation:

  • We encourage you to attend on time to get the most out of the workshop.
  • Unfortunately, due to the live, interactive nature of the workshops, we cannot offer cancellations, rescheduling, or refunds for late arrivals. However, you are still welcome to join the class in progress.
  • The workshop duration is based on the specific program and will not be adjusted based on individual participation.

Respectful Conduct:

  • We foster a respectful and inclusive learning environment. This means being considerate of your fellow students and instructor by refraining from behaviors like harassment, discrimination, or anything disruptive to the group experience.
  • Instructors reserve the right to remove participants who violate these guidelines. Please note that participants who are warned or removed from class for inappropriate behavior will not be eligible for a credit or refund.

Camera Usage:

Participation with your camera on is encouraged, but not mandatory.

Still more questions?

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Workshop Tuition & Early Bird Seats

This is a one-time payment for the full workshop and 1-year course access. No recurring subscriptions.

This workshop is strictly limited to 6 seats to ensure personal feedback.

  • Standard Fee: €540
  • Early Bird (First 2 Seats ONLY): €430 (Save €110!)

To guarantee our best rate, the enrollment price is set to €430 for the first 2 participants. After these spots are claimed, the fee returns to the standard €540.

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