The Contrastive Analysis of Persian and English Adjective Knowledge

There are a lot of learners all around the world, who are studying in the field of English, but not all of them are proficient in any field of English such as (literature-teaching-translation), and especially in the field of translation which requires a considerable knowledge of two languages such as English and Persian. The present article intended to consider the contrastive of English and Persian Adjective knowledge. This article considered adjectives in Persian and English as a grammatical feature in order to find the differences and similarities between two languages. It  also  consisted  of  a  complete  classification  of  English  and  Persian  adjectives. Comparing  adjectives  in  Persian  and  English  represented  that  there  were  more  derived  adjectives in Persian particularly in case of suffixes. The  paper  sought  to  find  out  which  aspects  of  English  adjective  posed  problem  to  the  learners  of English as a second language. The study aimed to consider whether it was helpful to use contrastive analysis of two languages as a part of syllabus and teaching materials and techniques in the classroom.