Course
Course 15 credits • YIDD01
The course YIDD01 is currently not being offered
Learn Yiddish and enjoy a rich cultural heritage!
Teaching – autumn semester of 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our courses and programmes. Teaching and assessment during the first half of the autumn semester 2021 will be conducted both online and on campus. From 1 November more elements will be conducted on campus – the current schedule is available on course websites and/or in Canvas.
Yiddish is one of Sweden's national minority languages and Lund University is the only university in Scandinavia that offers teaching and conducts research in Yiddish. Knowledge of Yiddish is valuable for those who want to learn more about Yiddish culture, work with language understanding and/or conduct research in the plethora of writings and primary materials that remains unedited or untranslated.
In this the first of our two beginner courses, you will learn the basic skills in speaking, form learning, syntax and vocabulary in Yiddish. The course aims to familiarize you with simpler texts in both Yiddish and in translation, and to give yourself the ability to translate shorter texts. In addition, it will provide an orientation in how the language has been used throughout history. Teaching takes the form of lectures and group exercises.
Study period:
autumn semester 2021
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
distance course
Study period:
2021-08-30 – 2022-01-16
Language of instruction:
English
Eligibility:
General and courses corresponding to the following Swedish Upper Secondary School Programs: English 6
Application code:
LU-E1851
Application code:
LU-35201
Teachers:
Jan Schwarz
- Schedule
- Exam schedule
- Canvas YIDD01, Jiddisch: Språk och litteratur, nybörjarkurs I, 15 hp
- Library Guide Yiddish Studies
Information on included parts
- Grammar, Reading Comprehension and Translation , 5 credits
- Oral and Written proficiency , 5 credits
- History of the Language , 5 credits