a level persian

Given the date this was posted im going to assume you are in y12 and still have time to pick up the subject. Firstly, there is going to be limited information on the difficuilty and grade boundaries, since the first exams were meant to take place during 2020. I 'sat' the exams in 2021 and got A*, from what i remember it wasnt particularly difficuilt but then again i did these alongside GCSE's rather than A-Levels. In terms of content it is taken to a moderate level. It is the equivelant of GCSE English but in Persian.
The first paper consists of translation (in both directions - fairly easy but take caution since somethings dont have direct translations), comprehension from an unseen text and an essay style question based on a topic you have picked (including arts, technology, jobs and some other topics).
You are required to study 3 books and 3 films, in the exam the choice of questions is 2 books or 1 film and 1 book and requires analysis of this. The books can be a little bothersome but they arent too bad - if you speak another dialect (afghan for example) it may be more difficuilt to decipher some regional phrases and such. The vocabularly is particularly advanced either. This section is mostly essay based and if you have a good understanding of the text/film it isnt particularly difficuilt either. Books include - Adat Meekoneem, Khanevade Neekakhtar, Kartpostal (Postcards) and the films are - Jedaye Nadir az simin (A Seperation), Superstar and Offside. The essays require you to evaluate certain characteristic and what the author/director intention may have been and what techniques they used.
The last paper is predominently listening based with one of the major sections being listening and comprehension. The second then being listening, comprehension then a an essay style question. This is often based around one of the topics that you studied (can be any of them). Listening isnt too bad they speak at conversational level but you may here some vocabularly closer to that of Persian news. You then simply agree/disagree with the narrators views and comments.
Overall I wouldnt say it was incredibly difficuilt, i would personally spend the first year on mastering essay writing and lightly covering the books and the films and half of the optional content (arts, societal changes, culture, technology). Then in the second year focus on analysing the text(s)/film you want.I would recommend choosing A Seperation for the film and either 'Khanevade Neekakhtar' or 'Postcards' for the book.
Finally, i would recommend you take a look at the specification and maybe some past GCSE papers, since the A level is designed to build on that. Also if you have the funds i would recommend you get a tutor. I personally went to Rustam School in London, but i have heard they also now teach online both nationally and internationally so you may want to consider that.

Thank you for your detailed explanation. It all makes sense to me now I am looking to do my a levels next year and was wondering what resources and books you used. Is there a speaking exam or oral test. I am very new to this and wondering if there are any textbooks you recommend or have used I speak Persian fluently at home but struggle with reading and writing. Did it help build on your cv that you have a level farsi. Any advice would be much appreciated. I'm confused also how many books and movies do I learn for the exam. Thanks so much

Given the date this was posted im going to assume you are in y12 and still have time to pick up the subject. Firstly, there is going to be limited information on the difficuilty and grade boundaries, since the first exams were meant to take place during 2020. I 'sat' the exams in 2021 and got A*, from what i remember it wasnt particularly difficuilt but then again i did these alongside GCSE's rather than A-Levels. In terms of content it is taken to a moderate level. It is the equivelant of GCSE English but in Persian.
The first paper consists of translation (in both directions - fairly easy but take caution since somethings dont have direct translations), comprehension from an unseen text and an essay style question based on a topic you have picked (including arts, technology, jobs and some other topics).
You are required to study 3 books and 3 films, in the exam the choice of questions is 2 books or 1 film and 1 book and requires analysis of this. The books can be a little bothersome but they arent too bad - if you speak another dialect (afghan for example) it may be more difficuilt to decipher some regional phrases and such. The vocabularly is particularly advanced either. This section is mostly essay based and if you have a good understanding of the text/film it isnt particularly difficuilt either. Books include - Adat Meekoneem, Khanevade Neekakhtar, Kartpostal (Postcards) and the films are - Jedaye Nadir az simin (A Seperation), Superstar and Offside. The essays require you to evaluate certain characteristic and what the author/director intention may have been and what techniques they used.
The last paper is predominently listening based with one of the major sections being listening and comprehension. The second then being listening, comprehension then a an essay style question. This is often based around one of the topics that you studied (can be any of them). Listening isnt too bad they speak at conversational level but you may here some vocabularly closer to that of Persian news. You then simply agree/disagree with the narrators views and comments.
Overall I wouldnt say it was incredibly difficuilt, i would personally spend the first year on mastering essay writing and lightly covering the books and the films and half of the optional content (arts, societal changes, culture, technology). Then in the second year focus on analysing the text(s)/film you want.I would recommend choosing A Seperation for the film and either 'Khanevade Neekakhtar' or 'Postcards' for the book.
Finally, i would recommend you take a look at the specification and maybe some past GCSE papers, since the A level is designed to build on that. Also if you have the funds i would recommend you get a tutor. I personally went to Rustam School in London, but i have heard they also now teach online both nationally and internationally so you may want to consider that.