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HU Credits:
8
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Yiddish
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Miriam Trinh
Coordinator Office Hours:
by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Miriam Trinh
Course/Module description:
Practical study of phonetics, grammar and syntax of Yiddish
Course/Module aims:
Students would be able to read, write, understand and speak on a satisfying level.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Know the standard orthography of Yiddish, grammar, syntax, and be able to read sufficiently difficult texts.
Attendance requirements(%):
80
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and exercises
Course/Module Content:
1.Orthography
2.Noun declination: singular, plural.
3.Noun declination: cases
4.Verb conjugation: present, future, past, infinitive, imperative, participle, gerund.
5.Adjective declination, comparative, superlative.
6.Numerals
7.Adverb
8.Word order in a simple sentence
9.Word order in a subordinate
Required Reading:
Uriel Weinreich, College Yiddish, Yivo, NY.
חנן באָרדין, וואָרט בײַ וואָרט, מאגנס.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 50 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 50 %
end of semester written examination
Additional information:
The grade is composed of two exams: first semester exam (50%), and a final exam (50%).
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