Language Study 0104 - Beginning Yiddish II

Spoken by the largest number of Jews for the longest period of time in the most countries all over the world of all Jewish languages, Yiddish is the key to understanding Eastern European Jewish life. This course is a continuation of first-semester Yiddish. Students will continue to develop basic proficiency in all four major communicative skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, using textbook materials, original literary texts, audio-visual sources, and student-led group work. Students will be expected to practice the material daily, using written and oral exercises, outside of class. There will be a once-weekly mandatory conversation section with the course TA in addition to the scheduled class meetings.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Multiple Cultural Perspectives In this course, students are expected to spend 8-10 hours weekly on preparation and work outside of class time.