Teacher: Dr Beruriah Wiegand, University of Oxford
Class Level: Beginners
Class Schedule 2023-24 TBC: Tuesdays from 12:00-13:00 UK Time (TBC) (you can check time-zone comparisons on sites such as this one)
Class Length: 3-term class (Michaelmas Term 2023-Trinity Term 2024) (Oxford dates of term are available on the University website)
Class Description: This is a class designed for students with no prior knowledge of Yiddish, although knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet would be highly desirable. We will start each class with some easy Yiddish conversation; then we will work on Sheva Zucker’s textbook, Yiddish, Vol. 1, starting from Unit 1; and we will finish each class with a Yiddish song.
Reference Materials: Sheva Zucker, Yiddish, Vol. 1, New York: Arbeter Ring, 1994. (This is also available as a free PDF online.)
Teacher: Dr Beruriah Wiegand, University of Oxford
Class Level: Lower Intermediate
Class Schedule 2023-24: Mondays from 14:30-15:30 UK Time (you can check time-zone comparisons on sites such as this one)
Class Length: 3-term class (Michaelmas Term 2023-Trinity Term 2024) (Oxford dates of term are available on the University website)
Class Description: This is a class designed for students who are able to read Yiddish and form sentences in the present and past tense. We will start each class with some Yiddish conversation; then we will work on Sheva Zucker’s textbook, Yiddish, Vol. 1, starting from Unit 11 A, and going on to Yiddish, Vol. 2, once we complete the first textbook. We will finish each class with a Yiddish song.
Reference Materials: Sheva Zucker, Yiddish, Vol. 1, New York: Arbeter Ring, 1994 (which is also available as a free PDF online); Sheva Zucker, Yiddish, Vol. 2, New York: Arbeter Ring, 2002.
Teacher: Dr Beruriah Wiegand, University of Oxford
Class Level: Intermediate
Class Schedule 2023-24: Mondays from 15:45-16:45 UK Time (you can check time-zone comparisons on sites such as this one)
Class Length: 3-term class (Michaelmas Term 2023-Trinity Term 2024) (Oxford dates of term are available on the University website)
Class Description: This is a class designed for students who are at an intermediate level of Yiddish. We will start each class with some Yiddish conversation; then we will work on Sheva Zucker’s textbook, Yiddish, Vol. 2, starting from Unit 14 B. We will finish each class with a Yiddish song.
Reference Materials: Sheva Zucker, Yiddish, Vol. 2, New York: Arbeter Ring, 2002.
Teacher: Dr Beruriah Wiegand, University of Oxford
Class Level: Advanced Yiddish Literature
Class Schedule 2023-24: Mondays from 17:00-18:00 UK Time (you can check time-zone comparisons on sites such as this one)
Class Length: 3-term class (Michaelmas Term 2023-Trinity Term 2024) (Oxford dates of term are available on the University website)
Class Description: This is a class designed for students who read Yiddish fluently and are able to read Yiddish literature. We will start each class with some Yiddish conversation, then we will read some Yiddish literature together in the Yiddish original, translate it into English and discuss it in Yiddish. (All texts will be provided prior to the class.) We will finish each class with a Yiddish song.
Reference Materials: Yiddish literature to be provided before each class.