Advanced Beginner Yiddish

Class starts Sep 14 6:30pm-8:00pm

Tuition: $325
YIVO members: $250**
Students: $150 (Must register with valid university email address)

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Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum

Advanced Beginner Yiddish Class is for students who have taken one semester of Beginner Yiddish and know the Yiddish alef-beys. The class will integrate listening, reading, writing and speaking using Sheva Zucker's textbook, Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature and Culture Volume 1, and other materials.

Course Materials:
This course will use the textbook Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature & Culture, Volume I by Sheva Zucker. If you do not yet own a copy (any edition is fine), purchase the textbook here.

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Perl (Paula) Teitelbaum was born and raised in a Yiddish-speaking home in post-war Wroclaw. After immigrating to the United States in 1967, Paula became actively involved in New York City’s Yiddish-speaking circles. During her professional career Paula has taught Yiddish as well as Spanish and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESL) in a variety of settings, including college, and pre-K through high school and adult education classes. Using her TESOL background Paula has applied some of the most successful teaching methods into her Yiddish classes.


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