Spring 2023 Yiddish UN1101 section 001

ELEMENTARY YIDDISH I

Call Number 12665
Day & Time
Location
MW 2:10pm-4:00pm
315 Hamilton Hall
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Noa Tsaushu
Type LANGUAGE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course offers an introduction to the language that has been spoken by the Ashkenazi Jews for more than a millennium, and an opportunity to discover a fabulous world of Yiddish literature, language and culture in a fun way. Using games, new media, and music, we will learn how to speak, read, listen and write in a language that is considered one of the richest languages in the world (in some aspects of vocabulary). We will also venture outside the classroom to explore the Yiddish world today: through field trips to Yiddish theater, Yiddish-speaking neighborhoods, Yiddish organizations, such as YIVO or Yiddish farm, and so on. We will also have Yiddish-speaking guests and do a few digital projects. At the end of the two-semester course, you will be able to converse in Yiddish on a variety of everyday topics and read most Yiddish literary and non-literary texts. Welcome to Yiddishland!

Web Site Vergil
Department Germanic Languages
Enrollment 8 students (18 max) as of 9:06PM Monday, March 18, 2024
Subject Yiddish
Number UN1101
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Campus Morningside
Section key 20231YIDD1101W001