Pedagogy

In an effort to pool the wis­dom and ques­tions acquired from our work in the class­room, In geveb reg­u­lar­ly polls Yid­dish lan­guage instruc­tors on top­ics relat­ed to Yid­dish ped­a­gogy. In this install­ment: what text­book do you use with begin­ning students? 

Aug 10, 2015

Attract­ing stu­dents to Yid­dish lan­guage cours­es is often a chal­lenge; here’s an exam­ple of one teacher’s Yid­dish ad campaign. 

Oct 14, 2015

In geveb is shar­ing a series of games for use in Yid­dish lan­guage classes.

Nov 01, 2015

Jen­na Ingalls, the ​“first gen­tile instruc­tor of Yid­dish at UC Berke­ley,” reflects on Jew­ish (and non-Jew­ish) iden­ti­ty in the Yid­dish classroom. 

Dec 08, 2015

The first in a series of reflec­tions on Yid­dish ped­a­gogy in the dig­i­tal age. 

Mar 27, 2017

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

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

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

Call­ing all teach­ers of Inter­me­di­ate Yid­dish! Par­tic­i­pate in our ped­a­gogy poll.

Jun 06, 2017

Instruc­tors share their thoughts on shar­ing about their per­son­al lives and com­mit­ments while teach­ing Yid­dish lan­guage or culture.

Jan 15, 2018