Iranian Lecturer Conducts Classes at the Department of Middle East and South Asia

At the Iranian Studies Section of the Department of Middle East and South Asia, Dr. Mehdi Khodadadian, an invited volunteer lecturer from Iran holding a PhD, is conducting Persian language classes. Mehdi Khodadadian arrived at KazNU under the auspices of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Dr. Mehdi Khodadadian completed his Bachelor's degree under the educational program (EP) in Persian Language and Literature at the University of Guilan (Rasht) in 1999, his Master's degree under the EP in Teaching Persian as a Foreign Language at Allameh Tabataba'i University (Tehran) in 2005, and his PhD under the EP in Persian Language and Literature at the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (Ardabil) in 2021. Currently, he is a faculty member of the Department of Teaching Persian at Imam Khomeini International University (Qazvin).

Dr. M. Khodadadian’s research focus lies in methodological models of utilizing literary materials in teaching Persian as a foreign language.

Dr. Mehdi Khodadadian has authored more than 20 scientific articles and 2 textbooks dedicated to teaching Persian to foreigners.

Boranbayeva A.Zh.