Course description:
This course provides students with an introduction to the basic structures and vocabulary of Yiddish. Students develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Yiddish. Instructional methods include: study guide, required readings, and a final exam.
. Course structure:
Course Syllabus
Study Guide (approx. 6 pages)
End of Course Review (approx. 10 slides)
Practice questions
8 credits, lower level
Exam:
50 questions: 25 multiple choice and 25 open ended
2 hours to complete
Closed book
Sample questions:
1. What equivalent English sound is made by the consonant combination at the beginning of the following word – טשערנאָבל ?
a. “ch” as in Charles
b. “j” as in Jewish
c. “sh” as in shell
d. “g” as in beige
ANS: A
2. Leyla found a coat that you know belongs to Esther. How can you best answer that it is Esther’s coat?
a. דאָס איז אסתּרס מאַנטל.
b. דאָס איז דעם אסתּרנס מאַנטל.
c. דאָס איז דער אסתּרס מאַנטל.
d. דאָס איז אסתּרסע מאַנטל.
ANS: A
3. Write the plural form of the following words:
פוס
טאָג
מענטש
4. How would you command your friend Binah in Yiddish “tell the story!”
ANS: דערצייל די מעשה!
Answers:
1. A
2. A
3. פיס
טעג
מענטשן
4. דערצייל די מעשה!