Pedagogy
Reflections on the teaching and learning of Yiddish, as well as downloadable guides, exercises, and lesson plans to use in the classroom.
Pedagogy
A Conversation at ASEEES: Teaching Yiddish during the War in Ukraine
At the 2022 Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) conference this fall, a group of Yiddish instructors came together to discuss the particular challenges of teaching Yiddish language during the war in Ukraine.
Jan 18, 2023
Pedagogy
The Voices of Yiddish Writers: A Bilingual Conversation on the new Bilingual Edition of Sheva Zucker's Collection of Printed and Recorded Yiddish Writing, The Golden Peacock
Miriam Isaacs and Sheva Zucker discuss Zuker’s project, The Golden Peacock: The Voice of the Yiddish Writer Bilingual, a book and recording featuring twelve Yiddish writers reading from their poetry and prose, accompanied by an English translation of each work.
Dec 13, 2022
Pedagogy
The Golden Peacock and the Green Owl: Analyzing Yiddish Language Learners’ Experiences with Duolingo
This article summarizes the findings of a poll of three-hundred students who study Yiddish with Duolingo.
Nov 17, 2022
Pedagogy
Let's not wait!: Introducing preschoolers to Yiddish through Leah Hoffman's Alefbeys
In this piece Beth Dwoskin explains how Leah Hoffman’s play about the Yiddish alphabet can be adapted for children’s classes today. She presents her English translation of the play alongside a recording of the alefbeys song in English.
Nov 15, 2022
Pedagogy
Illustrating Ya’akov Fichmann’s Shabes in vald
In this piece Giovanna Truong discusses her creative process of illustrating Ya’akov Fichmann’s short story Shabes in vald for a final assignment in an intermediate Yiddish language class.
Nov 07, 2022
Pedagogy
Translating a Text on Racist Violence as a Yiddish Student
As a final project in a course on “Reading Yiddish” at Yale University, Giovanna Truong took on the challenge of translating Aaron Meisel’s “The Death of Ted Dennis.”
Oct 19, 2022
Pedagogy
Final Projects
These projects demonstrate not only how clever and creative students can be, but also the variety of ways that students can express and display their thought and learning.
Jul 13, 2022
Pedagogy
The Comet at the End of the World: An Online, Immersive, Conversational Lesson Plan about “Current Events” Using Digitized Yiddish Press Materials
Ri Turner shares the materials from a session for intermediate students over Zoon on astronomy reportage in the Yiddish press, which can serve as an example of how to identify digitized historical Yiddish materials around a particular theme, repackage them in a format that is accessible to intermediate students, and use them in an online teaching context to generate a conversation that is both historically rooted and contemporarily relevant.
Jun 06, 2022
Pedagogy
Diary of a Yiddish Teacher During the War
On February 24, 2022, Russian troops began bombing Yakovleva’s Ukrainian, Russian-speaking hometown, Kharkiv. Nevertheless, she continued teaching Yiddish in Morbegno, Italy.
May 06, 2022
Pedagogy
Calling all Yiddish Studies Instructors: Un-Essays and Creative Projects
If you are an instructor of Yiddish Studies who has assigned unessay projects, we want to hear from you.
Apr 15, 2022