Introduction

The Center of Excellence in Persian Language Studies has been established with the aim of scientifically studying and planning purposeful research and educational activities in the field of Persian language, especially for Iranians and non-Iranians.

Aims of the center

1. Studying and researching in the field of Persian language history
2. Persian dialectology
3. Studying and researching in the field of language-related theories
4. Studying and researching in the field of Persian language planning for various audience
5. Updating and upgrading methods of Persian language teaching
6. Planning for launching websites for Persian language virtual education
7. Planning for Persian language and literature teacher training courses
8. Modifying the system of Persian language syllabus and planning for Persian language research, including theses and dissertations
9. Providing various corpora for Persian language teaching

Members of the Center of Excellence in Persian Language Studies

1. Prof. Gholamhossein Gholamhosseinzadeh, Director of the Center of Excellence in Persian Language Studies and faculty member of the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University.
   gholamho@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: Director of the Center for Persian Language Development of the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization; Cultural Adviser of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Turkmenistan; and Author of the books Elementary Writing of Persian Language, Making Simple Persian Sentences (for Arab speakers), Simple Persian Writing Principles (for Arab speakers), Writing Methods (For Arab speakers), Editing Guide, and Academic Writing Guide; Member of the Council of Persian Language Development and Iranology of the Ministry of Sciences, Head of the specialized workgroup of Persian Language and Literature of the Ministry of Sciences, Head of the Persian Language and Literature Association (professors), head of the Union of Language and Literature Associations, dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Tarbiat Modares University.
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2. Dr. Saeed Bozorg Bigdeli, faculty member of the Persian Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University.
   bozorghs@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: Head of the Persian Language Research Center in Pakistan
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3. Prof. Naser Nikoobakht, faculty member of the Persian Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University.
   n_nikoubakht@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: Persian language instructor abroad
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4. Dr. Ebrahim Khodayar, faculty member of the Persian Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University.
   hesam_kh1@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: Cultural Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Iran, author of the book Persian Language Teaching
   
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5. Prof. Hassan Zolfaghari, faculty member of the Persian Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University.
   zolfagari@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: Head of the Persian Language Teaching Department of the Persian Language and Literature Academy; author of the Book Learn Persian (11 volumes, School Publications) and several books in the field of writing methods
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6. Dr. Hayat Ameri, faculty Member of the Persian Language and Literature Research Center, Tarbiat Modares University.
   h.ameri@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: project administrator of the Persian language and cyberspace (a corpus-based research) and author of the book Language, National Identity and Cyberspace; administrator of the research identification and description of Persian language corpora?; Presenter of the research project Iranian bilingual children Atlas and optimal teaching strategies for them
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7. Dr. Zahra Abbasi, faculty member of the Persian Language and Literature Research Center, Tarbiat Modares University.
   abasiz@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: director of Education and Non-English Language Tests of Iran Language Center and author of Pardis 1 (Intellectual Development Center Publications)
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8. Prof. Abbas Ali Vafaie, Department of Persian Literature, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Allameh Tabatabai University.
   a_a_vafaie@yahoo.com
   Background information: Head of the Persian Language Development Center at the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization; Author of Persian Grammar Book and Member of the council of Persian Language Development
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9. Dr. Najmeh Dorri, faculty member of the Persian Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University.
   n.dorri@modares.ac.ir
   Background information: Persian language instructor abroad, author of the book Teaching Persian Language to Arabs (Conversation Course)
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10. Dr. Hamed Norouzi, Educational Department of Persian Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Birjand University.
    Hd_noruzi@birjand.ac.ir
    Background information: Persian researcher at the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and author of several papers on historical developments of the Persian language
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