Teacher: Professor Henryk Jankowski, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Class Level: Beginners
Class Schedule 2022-23: Wednesdays from 17:00-18:00 UK Time
Class Length: 1-term class (Hilary Term 2023)
Class Description: The aim of this class is to provide the learner with basic knowledge of Karaim, its history, dialects and variants as well as the sociolinguistic data on the language. The practical part of the course includes instruction with conversation, reading and writing.
Reference Materials:
-Csató, Éva Á. 2011a. Karajče ürianiabiź. Karajče jaz üriatiuviu. Draft 6 [Let’s learn Karaim. Karaim Summer School]. Manuscript.
-Csató, Éva Á. 2011b. 9. Karajče jaz üriatiuviu. Grammar [9th meeting of the Karaim Summer School. Grammar]. Manuscript.
-Csató, Éva Á. 2011c. 9. Karajče jaz Üriatiuviu. Ochumachlar [9th meeting of Karaim Summer School. Reader]. Manuscript.
-Csató, Éva Á. 2011b. 9. Karajče jaz üriatiuviu. Grammar [9th meeting of the Karaim Summer School. Grammar]. Manuscript.
-Csató, Éva Á. 2011c. 9. Karajče jaz Üriatiuviu. Ochumachlar [9th meeting of Karaim Summer School. Reader]. Manuscript.
-Firkovičius, Mykolas 1996. Mień karajče ürianiam. Vilnius: Danielius.
-Kobeckaitė, Halina 2011. Rozmówki polsko-karaimsko-litewskie [A Polish-Karaim-Lithuanian phrasebook]. Wrocław: Bitik.
-Kocaoğlu, Timur 2006. Karay. The Trakai Dialect. In collaboration with Mykolas Firkovičius. Munich: Lincom Europa.
-Németh, Michał 2011. Zwięzła gramatyka języka zachodniokaraimskiego z ćwiczeniami [A concise West Karaim grammar with exercises]. Poznań: Katedra Studiów Azjatyckich.
-The website of the Polish Karaim Association: https://karaimi.org (contains much useful data and some resources to read)