Returning to Farsi [7 weeks]

Join our 7-week course to learn beginner's conversational Farsi. Reconnect with Farsi through play, storytelling, and cultural memory - not grammar drills. No fluency required! Students will leave with expanded active Farsi vocabulary, a deeper connection to Persian cultural expression, and a supportive community of fellow speakers and learners. Facilitated by Sadaf Maleki (she/they), a queer Iranian language teacher who studied Persian language and literature at Tehran University, and taught Farsi at the University of Texas at Austin. Now a PhD student at UCLA researching the archival needs of queer Iranian communities, she designed بازگشت به زبان out of her own experience — the longing, the stumbling, and the stubborn joy of finding your way back to a language that has always been yours. This program is queer-affirming, antiracist, and inclusive of the full diversity of Iranian heritage. We encourage partners and allies to join. The Info: This conversational language learning course is intended for entry level speakers of Iranian heritage, partners of Iranians, and anyone with minimal exposure to the language. No Farsi fluency required, this course is for beginners and not for advanced speakers For ages 16+ Payment plans available at checkout Hosted at Little Pot: 3220 W. Jefferson Blvd.