Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday)

Tuition: $480 | YIVO members: $375**
Students: $240 (Must register with valid university email address)

This is a live, online course held weekly on Zoom. Enrollment will be capped at about 15 students. All course details (Zoom link, syllabus, handouts, assignments, etc.) will be posted to Canvas. Students will be granted access to the class on Canvas after registering for the class here on the YIVO website. This class will be conducted in Yiddish and English.

Instructor: Sharon Bar-Kochva

Who should take this course?
This course is appropriate for those who have completed Beginner I Yiddish or equivalent coursework.

What topics will this class cover?
This class will cover basic Yiddish grammar such as declensions of adjectives and articles, and essential vocabulary fields such as family, workplace and hobbies. We will work on developing different language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. In addition to the rich materials offered by the textbook In eynem, we will also learn songs, proverbs, jokes, and read simple literary texts.

Is knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet required?
Yes, knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet is required.

Course Materials:
This course will use the textbook In eynem: The New Yiddish Textbook, Vol. I & II by Asya Vaisman Schulman, Jordan Brown, and Mikhl Yashinsky (Purchase). Additional resources will be provided by the teacher through Canvas.

Sharon Bar-Kochva works as a Yiddish teacher and a librarian in the Paris Yiddish Center, where she is also head of the pedagogical team. She has been teaching Yiddish in various levels worldwide since 2004, both in academic and non-academic frameworks. She received her PhD from Inalco University in Paris on the topic of Pseudonyms of Yiddish and Hebrew writers.

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