Undergraduate - UnitATS1337 - Yiddish language, culture and literature 1B

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Ena Burstin

Notes

Previously coded JWC1070

Synopsis

The central feature of Yiddish 1 will be the teaching of Yiddish as a living language, as a tool for both written and spoken communication. The course is designed for students who wish to improve their knowledge of the subject both in its literary and colloquial form. The course will include use of non-literary texts and exercises to develop grammatical, syntactic and idiomatic mastery of the language. An additional component will utilise Yiddish literary texts of Australia as well as other countries. Completion of parts A and B will prepare students to continue to an eventual major in the subject.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

Demonstrate a mastery of reading and writing Yiddish script.
Gain a working understanding of spoken Standard Modern Yiddish.
Acquire the ability to write original Yiddish sentences and paragraphs.
Acquire the essential skills required for Yiddish conversation.
Develop an appreciation of the richness of Yiddish as a rich literary and cultural tradition.