Spring 2022
YIDDISH 101 001 - LEC 001
Elementary Yiddish
"Elementary Yiddish"
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 0
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
10 hours of outside work hours per week, and 5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Course Catalog Description
In this beginners' course students will learn to speak, read, and write Yiddish. Following the communicative method, students will focus in class on oral communication by playing out short dialogues. Grammar will be taught inductively, based on examples that have already become familiar. The course will offer an introduction to Yiddish culture through a variety of songs, stories, film clips, and other illustrations. By the end of the semester, students should be able to express themselves with some sophistication about a variety of topics in the present tense and also understand the past tense.
Class Description
In this beginners' course students will learn to speak, read, and write Yiddish. Using the communicative method, students will focus in class on oral communication by playing out short dialogues, and will practice their writing for homework. The grammar (explained in English) will be taught inductively, based on examples that have already become familiar. By the end of the semester, students should be able to have an express themselves with some sophistication about a variety of topics in the present and past tense.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for YIDDISH 101 after completing YIDDISH 1.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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