Advanced II Yiddish

Class starts Feb 26 12:00pm-1:30pm

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

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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.

Instructor: Sharon Bar-Kochva

Who should take this course?
This course is appropriate for those who took Advanced I Yiddish in fall 2022.

What topics will this class cover?
This class will cover advanced Yiddish grammar, in particular syntax and the use of prepositions and conjunctions. We will put an emphasis on written expression through creative writing exercises and oral expression in class.

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

Course Materials:
This course will use Yiddish II: An Intermediate and Advanced Textbook by Mordkhe Schaechter (Purchase). The instructor will provide any additional course materials digitally throughout the class on Canvas.

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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 Pseudonymes of Yiddish and Hebrew writers.

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