Meet

your Persian/ Farsi Teachers

Leyli

Persian/ Farsi teacher @ #BHLingual
for 10 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

Its diversity.

Recommend a place to visit where Persian/ Farsi is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

Persian Square in Westwood is where you can find authentic persian restaurants, ice cream and pastry shops. As long as you are within range of a Persian bookstore, you can hear the language all around.

What Persian/ Farsi film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

I recommend the Persian films The Salesman and a Separation by Asghar Farhadi. For a contemporary female singer, Solmaz Badri, Sara Naeini, Mahboobeh Golzari, are all wonderful inspirations.

What most surprises your students about Persian/ Farsi?

My students are always surprised at the fact that Persian script is written from right to left. Starting a book from the back end can take some practice. Also, students get surprised when I explain about Ta'arof in our culture.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

I climbed Mount Damavand, which is the highest volcanic peak in Iran, when I graduated from university.

Melissa

Persian/ Farsi teacher @ #BHLingual
for 14 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

Salam! L.A. is a city of transplants. It is cosmopolitan and multicultural. I love the diversity, weather, outdoor activities, healthy living, night life, the beach, the weather, job growth and entertainment.

Recommend a place to visit where Persian/ Farsi is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

Persian Square in Westwood, downtown LA , San Fernando Valley (Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills) are all full of Persians, restaurants, book stores, beauty salons, pastry and ice cream shops where Farsi/Persian is spoken all around. If you travel to Iran please visit: Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Yazd, Kerman, Caspian Sea, and Hamedan. Enjoy the fabulous architecture, nature, food and culture. Anthony Bourdain's documentary on Iran is a great resource.

What Persian/ Farsi film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

'The Salesman' (won Academy Award) ,' A Separation' (won Academy Award), 'Children of Heaven' (Nominated), 'Turtles Can Fly,' 'About Elly' and my favorite TV series 'Shahrzad.' Should you be interested in Iranian music, please listen to: Arash, Sami Beigi, Shadmehr Aghili, Mansour, Shahram K, Ebi, Googoosh, Hoorash band...

What most surprises your students about Persian/ Farsi?

Apart from being the oldest language and writing from right to left , the Phonology, logical Grammar which lacks unnecessary complications, regular conjugations of the verbs, fewer pitch variations, the abundance of vowels, the even timing. The softened consonants and smooth contours has made Persian/ Farsi sound spacious, leisurely, rhythmic and melodious.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

I have my PhD in linguistics and Cognitive languages; my Master's in Etymology, and my Bachelor's in English Literature. I speak 7 languages and teach 4 of them. I have been teaching for about 25 years at colleges and universities and 8 years at the amazing BH Lingual Institute. I've lived in Iran and Italy, and am currently in the US. I am most thankful for my wonderful husband and two fantastic sons, and I owe all my success to the most unique and loving parents in the world. Nothing is impossible if your heart and mind are willing.

Today's Persian speaker can read an ancient text from thousands of years ago and understand it, because the literary form has not changed.

Mastering a new language can change your life.

More About Persian/ Farsi

Online Language Classes at the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute offers the most comprehensive selection of language classes you'll find in the Los Angeles area.

Classes are held in live online sessions, where students interact with their teacher and peers in real-time.

Classes are held at our facility located at 8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 800 in Beverly Hills, California.

Some of our 80-minute classes are scheduled during the evening with the first session running from 6:00 to 7:20 pm, and the second session running from 7:35 to 8:55 pm.

Classes are also offered during the day. See the schedule for a complete list of all classes.

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Private Classes

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

• 4 classes (80-minutes each)

• 8 classes (80-minutes each)

• 12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

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Alternative Programs

The majority of our scheduled language classes are designed for adult students who want to learn another language. We also offer the following alternative programs.

English · Accent Reduction

Classes evaluate the student's problem areas and focus on exercises designed to target and remedy those areas. Our Accent Reduction course focuses on pronunciation, stress, enunciation, diction, tonality, musicality, syntax, and articulation, through vowel and consonant exercises, work chants, tongue twisters, and readings. Individual attention is given to each student's area of difficulty.

English · Native Speaker

These classes are for those who grew up speaking English but want to improve and refine their English. Designed to give you the critical edge in English communication, they target grammar, spelling, and pronunciation.

Little Linguals

Designed for children aged 6 - 11, our "Little Lingual" classes meet once a week during the afternoon for one hour. Class content includes Alphabet, Songs, Games, Practical Words and Phrases, and Basic Dialogue. Children aged 12 and above can join our regularly scheduled adult classes.

These exciting classes are geared to get an early start on language learning while helping children enjoy and appreciate a different culture. This is the best time for them to learn a foreign language. The younger the learner, the better they are at mimicking new sounds and adopting pronunciation. The brain is open to new sounds and patterns in preadolescence.

Young children have the luxury of taking in a new language naturally. A child's brain is like a sponge, soaking up new vocabulary, sentence structure, words stress, pronunciation, and everything that makes up language quickly, easily—and, most importantly, without explicit grammatical instruction.

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Young children have time to learn through play-like activities. Language lessons can be informal. Children's minds are not yet cluttered with facts to be stored and tested. Before children become self-conscious, they can try out their newly acquired languages without fear of embarrassment.

Children who grow up learning about languages develop empathy for others and a curiosity for different cultures and ideas. They're better prepared to take their place in a global society. In later years, career opportunities increase for those with additional languages to offer.

Studies by Harvard University confirm that learning additional languages increases critical thinking skills, creativity and flexibility of the mind in young children. Moreover, pupils who learn a foreign language outscore their non-foreign-language-learning peers in standardized verbal and math tests, indicating that learning additional language is a cognitive—and not just linguistic—activity. The brain, like any muscle, functions better with exercise. Learning a language involves memorizing rules and vocabulary, which helps strengthen that mental muscle.

Travel Classes

Our Travel Classes are designed for those who are planning a trip and want to get more out of their travel experience. These classes are held twice a week for one month. They are language classes focused on travel conversation, pronunciation, and culture.

Translating and Interpreting

With a roster of over eighty native-speaking teachers in over 30 different languages, the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute has the expertise to address many translating and interpreting challenges. This is a highly customized service. Please contact us to discuss your translating or interpreting requirements.