Studying the status of Persian language andliterature education in Pakistan (Centers, sources, methods, headlines and motivational factors)

Throughout history, Pakistan has been one of the main spheres of influence of Persian culture, literature, and language in the Indian subcontinent and the people of this region have always been interested in learning the Persian language and literature and getting acquainted with Iranian culture. This cultural affiliation has led to the accumulation of historical experiences in the field of teaching the Persian language and literature in this region. In the contemporary era, and especially after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, macro-cultural policies became more and more focused on deepening cultural relations and the spread of Persian language and literature in this region, which has led to the teaching of Persian language and literature in this country. Considering that any new policy in this field requires obtaining accurate information about the general situation of Persian language and literature education in this country, this study has tried to use the method of the descriptive-analytical method to determine the status of centers, methods, courses and examine and analyze Persian language and literature teaching resources in Pakistan. The results show that in Pakistan, public and private university centers, the House of Culture of Iran, and some seminaries and private institutions teach Persian language and literature using face-to-face, virtual, correspondence, etc. methods, in short-term and long-term courses. They spend their time using textbooks written inside Iran or in Pakistan (which is described in detail in the article). Statistical studies show that the cultural motivations of Pakistani Persian learners encourage them to learn Persian language more than other motivational factors and the frequency of learners who want to learn Persian language in Iran is significantly higher.