• The founder, Ms. Kordbacheh, was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, majored in a language program at Azad University in Tehran before moving to the US.

• Ms. Kordbacheh holds a postgraduate degree in International Affairs, which has significantly enhanced her ability to teach advanced-level Persian courses.

• She has taught Persian language to  English-speaking adults, at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, both online and in person for nearly two decades.

• She taught Persian as an instructor in several language institutes including Diplomatic Language Service  in Maryland,  ICA Language Service in Virginia, as an adjunct faculty at a local college in Maryland, and as an assistant professor at DLI  in Monterey, CA, the largest language institute in the world. 

• Her Persian language course are focusing on language acquisition through exposure and practice and helping students to develop the foundational skills needed to understand and use the language effectively, ensuring that learners gain a solid grasp of grammar and vocabulary, enabling them to apply the language confidently in real-world contexts. 

• Farzaneh offers free Farsi speaking sessions for the members.

                 Curriculum Design Professional Development Program Training 

STARTALK’s Curriculum Design and Professional Development workshop at George Washington University, conducted by Dr. Nicole Mills,, focused on maximizing standards-based curriculum planning, multimedia technology, and second language acquisition theories. She acquired knowledge about the Standards of Foreign Language Learning, genre-oriented assessment tasks, Backward Design, and curricular frameworks such as global simulation.

                NOVASTARTALK the 21st Century Technology and Language Training 

The training was conducted by Dr. Laura Franklin, supporting Standards-based language learning, Created advanced technology- enhanced activities including but not limited to making and editing instructional videos, and audios.

                Oral Proficiency Interview, OPI Training and Certified (2017)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 

https://www.actfl.org/assessments/postsecondary-assessments/opi

                Certificate of Instruction Course in Teaching (ICC) 

                Interagency Language Roundtable, ILR , Training

Learned to select appropriate authentic reading and listening passages for various levels of proficiency and how to created level-based practices for the passage. Used her knowledge and developed several level-based practices for various levels.

                Diagnostic Assessment (DA) Training

Acquired knowledge about identifying the reasons behind students' weaknesses in their language skills and how to address them effectively.  Applied the knowledge gained from these trainings by working closely with her students, which led to significant improvements in their language skills. Her students, mentees, reached their potential and performed very well on their DLPT exams.

 She gained valuable insights from the following experts and develop her Persian teaching courses.

• Dr. Nicole Mills, a curriculum development specialist and the current director of the Language Program at Harvard University
• Dr. Laura Franklin, Editor, World Languages at MERLOT
• Miss Young, ESL and Second Language teacher