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ARMENIA STUDENTS LEARNING PERSIAN GO ON TOUR OF IRAN (PHOTOS)
epress.am
07.18.2011
Persian (Farsi) is studied as a foreign language in 10 schools in
Armenia. On Jul. 8, 25 students from these schools, chaperoned by 5
teachers, went on a tour of Iran, returning to Armenia on Jul. 16.
Persian language teacher of No. 100 school Mariam Poghosyan informed
Epress.am the group travelled by bus to Rasht, Tehran, Isfahan
and Tabriz.
"All this was sponsored by the Iranian side - the Iranian embassy's
cultural department. The purpose of the trip was to show the children
what they're studying. That is, it's good to see it once than hear
it a thousand times," she said.
Epress.am also had a chance to speak with the children, who shared
their impressions of the trip. Grade 6 students from No. 100 school
Serei Barinyan and Meri Berberyan said they particularly liked Tehran.
"At night we went to a tower that was very beautiful. We went up to
the highest floor from where the whole city could be seen. Then we
went to Tabriz, we visited St. Tadevos [Armenian] Apostolic Church
there, which he built with his own hands and where he died. We also
went to... the birthplace of [Yeghishe] Charents. And then we went
to the Caspian Sea, we walked around the beach, we rode a motorboat
through a tulips marsh," described Sergei.
"To tell the truth, we missed Armenia, but we saw new things there. In
Iran, we went to the Ararat [Armenian Sport] Complex, where all the
children were Armenian and we took photos with them and we gifted
them with Armenian magazines. I learned many new things about Iran's
culture and history," said Meri.
According to grade 11 student from Yerevan's No. 78 school Arpi
Mikaelyan, since they study Persian in school, this trip became an
opportunity to practice what they learned.
"Because when everyone around you is speaking Persian, you become
more fluent. This trip was interesting in the sense that students
from both the lowers and upper classes were participating," she said.
All the students said that they quite enjoyed the trip and they would
like to go back again.
Note as well, the students met with Armenian members of Iran's Majlis
(parliament) in Tehran's St. Sarkis Cathedral, to whom they had an
opportunity to ask questions.
epress.am
07.18.2011
Persian (Farsi) is studied as a foreign language in 10 schools in
Armenia. On Jul. 8, 25 students from these schools, chaperoned by 5
teachers, went on a tour of Iran, returning to Armenia on Jul. 16.
Persian language teacher of No. 100 school Mariam Poghosyan informed
Epress.am the group travelled by bus to Rasht, Tehran, Isfahan
and Tabriz.
"All this was sponsored by the Iranian side - the Iranian embassy's
cultural department. The purpose of the trip was to show the children
what they're studying. That is, it's good to see it once than hear
it a thousand times," she said.
Epress.am also had a chance to speak with the children, who shared
their impressions of the trip. Grade 6 students from No. 100 school
Serei Barinyan and Meri Berberyan said they particularly liked Tehran.
"At night we went to a tower that was very beautiful. We went up to
the highest floor from where the whole city could be seen. Then we
went to Tabriz, we visited St. Tadevos [Armenian] Apostolic Church
there, which he built with his own hands and where he died. We also
went to... the birthplace of [Yeghishe] Charents. And then we went
to the Caspian Sea, we walked around the beach, we rode a motorboat
through a tulips marsh," described Sergei.
"To tell the truth, we missed Armenia, but we saw new things there. In
Iran, we went to the Ararat [Armenian Sport] Complex, where all the
children were Armenian and we took photos with them and we gifted
them with Armenian magazines. I learned many new things about Iran's
culture and history," said Meri.
According to grade 11 student from Yerevan's No. 78 school Arpi
Mikaelyan, since they study Persian in school, this trip became an
opportunity to practice what they learned.
"Because when everyone around you is speaking Persian, you become
more fluent. This trip was interesting in the sense that students
from both the lowers and upper classes were participating," she said.
All the students said that they quite enjoyed the trip and they would
like to go back again.
Note as well, the students met with Armenian members of Iran's Majlis
(parliament) in Tehran's St. Sarkis Cathedral, to whom they had an
opportunity to ask questions.