Pedagogy
Reflections on the teaching and learning of Yiddish, as well as downloadable guides, exercises, and lesson plans to use in the classroom.
Pedagogy
Yiddish is back in Mokum
Yiddish is once again being taught at the University of Amsterdam after an eight-year hiatus.
May 12, 2023
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
Notes on Teaching Yiddish in Berlin
I’ve always dreamed of teaching Yiddish in person in Berlin. When the exhausting lockdown in Berlin finally came to an end, I started to work on realizing my dream.
Jan 21, 2022
Pedagogy
My Hunger for Knowledge Was Immense: On Learning and Teaching Yiddish
Borodulin’s acceptance speech for the 2019 Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Prize, in which he outlines how he came to find a passion for Yiddish language instruction.
Feb 03, 2020
Pedagogy
Online Yiddish Language Instruction: A Conversation
A conversation between language instructors who teach and think about online courses, answering a series of questions that we posed in order to reflect on the state of online Yiddish language learning.
Dec 12, 2018
Pedagogy
לויט די לערערס | Teachers Weigh In: The Person Teaching With Yiddish
Instructors share their thoughts on sharing about their personal lives and commitments while teaching Yiddish language or culture.
Jan 15, 2018
Pedagogy
Invitation to Participate: Teaching Intermediate Yiddish
Calling all teachers of Intermediate Yiddish! Participate in our pedagogy poll.
Jun 06, 2017
Pedagogy
The Yiddish Radio Project: Lessons from the Intermediate Yiddish Language Classroom
The third in a series of reflections on Yiddish pedagogy in the digital age. Here, Sunny Yudkoff discusses her use of radio broadcasts in her Yiddish courses.
Apr 19, 2017
Pedagogy
Teaching Yiddish in the Digital Age
The fourth in a series of reflections on Yiddish pedagogy in the digital age. Here, Paula Teitlebaum discusses the way that digital technology has shaped her teaching.
Apr 18, 2017
Pedagogy
Online Yiddish Classes at the Workmen's Circle
The second in a series of reflections on Yiddish pedagogy in the digital age. Here, Nikolai Borodulin reflects on the challenges and rewards of teaching Yiddish courses online.
Apr 07, 2017