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 2020
Due to the announcement from the Swedish Government issued May 29th, that returning to campus-based education is possible from June 15th, the following applies to teaching at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology during the autumn semester:
- Due to the ongoing corona (COVID-19) pandemic and the restrictions that have been issued, the courses taught this autumn will have a limited number of meetings on campus, depending on the availability of suitable lecture rooms. The major part of the teaching will take place online. Detailed information on what is the case for your course will be given below.
- If the teaching is campus-based, there will be assigned entry and exit passages for each teaching room regarding stairwells, corridors and entrances (doorways). Please be considerate and follow the instructions to the point. Hand disinfectant will be available in all lecture halls and group rooms.
Please pay attention to the start time of your teaching. The stated time in your course schedule is valid.
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 2020
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
distance course
Study period:
2020-08-31 – 2021-01-17
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
Introductory meeting: Tuesday, 8 September at 17.00 – 19.00
Teachers:
Jan Schwarz
- Schedule
- Exam schedule
- Canvas YIDD01 - Yiddish: Language and Literature, Beginner's Course I
- 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