Round table on the topic: "Possibility of using Internet resources for online learning Persian language during quarantine"

On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Microsoft Teams site as part of the activities of the Persian language and literature lovers club "Ariana" of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in an online format, a round table was held on the topic "Possibility of using Internet resources for online learning Persian language during quarantine".

The need for this online event and its topic arose due to the requirements of the time and the current situation with the 2020 pandemic.

The event was opened by Maria ZHYLKYSHIEVA the 3rd year student, Oriental Studies major, with a report in the form of a presentation regarding the activities of "Ariana" club since its foundation.

 Then the opportunity to speak was given to Marzie RAZAVI the visiting lecturer from the Allameh Tabataba'i University in Iran on the topic "Internet sources for studying the Persian language". Electronic dictionaries, mobile phone applications and links to various internet resources, which could be helpful in the path of mastering Farsi, were presented to the students.

After the presentation of a foreign lecturer students asked questions related to the topic of the report.

Then Lazzat Missalimova and Zhambul MUKUSHEV the 4th year’s students raised topical issues of distance learning. The positive and negative aspects of online learning in quarantine were discussed. Each of the students expressed their point of view.

In conclusion, all the participants of the round table spoke about the usefulness of organizing events such as this one. The students received new information, enriched their vocabulary, and practiced Persian with the native speaker. During the discussion, all participants agreed that this event was timely and useful.