BBG Highlights

VOA Launches Internet-Based English Lessons in Farsi

April 01, 2010

Farsi speakers have a new online destination to use to learn English. The Farsi-language version of goEnglish.me was launched March 20th as part of PNN’s celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. The site (http://farsi.goenglish.me) has 24 modules that present a variety of cultural situations in the United States. Each module has three lessons -- beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Students use a headset and microphone to converse with avatars in the goEnglish.me lessons. Each lesson has phrases and sentences along with short exams. As students progress from beginner to advanced, they hear more English and less of their own language.

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BBG Implementation Strategies

  • Enhance program delivery across all relevant platforms
  • Build on BBG reach and impact within the Muslim world
  • Help audiences in authoritarian countries understand the principles and practices of democratic, free and just Societies
  • Employ modern communication techniques and technologies
  • Facilitate citizen discourse
  • Engage the world in conversation about America
  • Develop and motivate the workforce to meet the changing conditions of U.S. international broadcasting
  • Optimize broadcasting operations
  • Preserve credibility and ensure overall programming excellence
  • Broaden cooperation within U.S. public diplomacy