210.163-164 Elementary Yiddish
Year-long course. Includes the four language skills--reading, writing, listening, and speaking--and introduces students to Yiddish culture through text, song, and film. Emphasis is placed both on the acquisition of Yiddish as a tool for the study of Yiddish literature and Ashkenazic history and culture, and on the active use of the language in oral and written communication.
Both semesters must be taken with a passing grade to receive credit.
Cannot be taken Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory
B. Caplan 3 credits 210.263-264 (H) Intermediate Yiddish
This course will focus on understanding the Yiddish language as a key to understanding the culture of Yiddish-speaking Jews. Emphasis will be placed on reading literary texts and historical documents. These primary sources will be used as a springboard for work on the other language skills: writing, listening, and speaking. Prerequisite: 210.164 or equivalent; or two yrs. of German and permission of instructor.
B. Caplan 3 credits 211.211 (H) Introduction to Yiddish Culture
This course will explore a thousand years of European Jewish culture through its vernacular, Yiddish. Topics covered will demonstrate the geographical, intellectual, and artistic breadth of this culture, and will include the history of the Yiddish language, selections of pre- modern and modern Yiddish literature, folklore, the press, film, theater, and song. All readings will be in English
B. Caplan 3 credits
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