Reading: The text of Ch. IX (Articles 113-151) of the Constitution: see pages 62-70 of the following PDF file.
Listening: A report by VOA Farsi about the powers and authorities of the President in the “velayat-e faqih” system.
If interested, the students can also watch the video of Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian’s oath during the recent inauguration ceremony.
Subject of Conversation: The powers of the President and the presidential elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran (اختیارات رئیس جمهور و انتخابات ریاست جمهوری در ایران).
During the conversation, the powers and responsibilities of the President in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the structure and process of presidential elections. Students will discuss the constitutional role of the President, the limits of executive authority, and how elections are held and regulated. The session aims to build fluency in recent vocabulary and foster a deeper understanding of Iran’s political system through discussion.
Homework: To be determined.
Vocabulary (Constitution Text):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| مسئولیت | mas’uliyyat | responsibility |
| بر عهده داشتن | bar ohde dāštan | to be responsible |
| انتخاب مجدد | entexāb-e mojaddad | re-election |
| متوالی | motavāli | continuous, successive |
| بلامانع | belāmāne’ | without obstacles, permissible |
| ایرانی الاصل | irāni ol-asl | having Iranian origin |
| مدبر | modabber | well-versed, resourceful |
| حسن سابقه | hosn-e sābeqe | good past-record |
| امانت | amānat | trustworthiness |
| نامزد | nāmzad | candidate |
| رسماً | rasman | official |
| اکثریت مطلق | aksariyyat-e motlaq | absolute majority |
| منصرف شدن | monsaref šodan | withdraw |
| نظارت | nezārat | supervision |
| احراز کردن | ehrāz kardan | to acquire |
| حائز | hā’ez | having (something) |
| استعداد | este’dād | talent |
| وقف ساختن | vaqf sāxtan | to devote |
| اعتلا | e’telā | honor |
| ترویج | tarvij | propagation |
| پشتیبانی از | poštibāni az | support of (something) |
| خودکامگی | xodkāmegi | arbitrary behavior |
| حرمت | hormat | dignity |
| حراست | herāsat | defence, protection |
| استعانت | este’ānat | seeking of help |
| پیروی از | peyravi az | following |
| ائمه (جمع امام) | a’eme | Imams |
| پارسا | pārsā | pious |
| هیأت وزیران | hey’at-e vazirān | Council of Ministers |
Vocabulary (First Video):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| سلطه | solte | domination, control |
| انقضاء | enqezā’ | expiration, termination |
| مقام رسمی | maqām-e rasmi | official position |
| حامی | hāmi | supporter, protector |
| ظاهراً | zāheran | apparently |
| نسخه | nosxe | version, copy |
| برهه | borhe | moment, period, interval of time |
| احزاب (مفرد: حزب) | ahzāb (sing. hezb) | political parties |
| تصویب | tasvib | approval, ratification |
| تفکر | tafakkor | thought, ideology |
| پیروی کردن | peyravi kardan | to follow |
| موافقت کردن | movāfeqat kardan | to agree |
| پشت گرفتن | pošt gereftan | to support, to back |
| مطلق | motlaq | absolute |
| تضاد | tazādd | contradiction, conflict |
| جانب کسی/چیزی گرفتن | jāneb-e kasi/čizi gereftan | to take someone’s/something’s side |
| تعیین | ta‘yin | appointment, designation |
| ناکام ماندن | nākām māndan | to fail, to remain unsuccessful |
| جدال | jedāl | dispute, debate |
| بازنگری | bāznegari | review, reconsideration |
| تمرکز | tamarkoz | focus, concentration |
| شدت یافتن | šeddat yāftan | to intensify |
| مناقشه | monāqeše | dispute, controversy, conflict |
| فروپاشی | forupāši | collapse |
Weekend Presentation: For the first day of the following week, students will be required to to conduct brief research on the political structure of the current system in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Each student will deliver a 7–10 minute presentation on the topic, followed by a Q&A session and discussion with their peers. This activity will help to reinforce key vocabulary, improve formal speaking skills in Persian, and encourage analysis of contemporary Iranian governance.