Acknowledgements
“I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my students, whose motivation to learn Persian language and valuable feedback inspired and guided the development of this textbook. Their insights helped shape and tailor this online resource to address their needs for comprehensive learning materials. *Intermediate Persian* builds upon *Basic Persian*, delving deeper into the language by incorporating additional reading, vocabulary, grammar, and cultural points, while providing detailed explanations.
My deepest appreciation goes to Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, the primary investigator, and Dr. Siddharth Chandra, the co-primary investigator, whose leadership and dedication were instrumental in bringing this project to fruition. I am also sincerely grateful to the MSU College of Arts & Letters; Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Culture; Less Commonly Taught Language (LCTL) Program coordinator and other instructor, the MSU Libraries’ OER team, particularly Dr. Linda Miles and her team, whose expertise and passion were invaluable in shaping the content of this book.
I am profoundly thankful for the authors of previous works, such as *Persian in Use*, *Persian Learner*, and *Persian Grammar*, as well as Persian introductory materials, which served as guiding resources in organizing and designing this *Intermediate Persian OER* textbook.
This accomplishment would not have been possible without the collective efforts and contributions of all involved. Finally, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to my family for their unwavering support.”
These are the books that I have taught and influenced me:
- “Persian in Use” By Anousha Sedighi.
- “Persian Learner” By Peyman Nojoumian.
- “Persian Grammar” By Ali Jahanshiri.
In developing this textbook, we utilized ChatGPT to enhance efficiency and generate materials, allowing us to avoid delays associated with securing copyright permissions from authors. However, our collaboration with AI took various forms including but not limited to: carefully outlining ideas and providing context for AI to expand upon followed by our thorough editing and refinement of the general content.
