"In eynem" Online: Unit 2, Section 2 with Adrien Smith Alentseva
Unit 2: In klas with Adrien Smith Alentseva
Prerequisites:
Vocabulary: Greetings, introductions, basic verbs, numbers, days of the week
Grammar: Present tense verb conjugations, pronouns, and word order
Students will need to review Unit 1 of In eynem: The New Yiddish Textbook.
New topics covered:
Vocabulary: Classroom objects, colors, adjectives
Grammar: Imperative, negation, there is/there are
Culture: Folksongs, poems, archival images
Course expectations
- Students are expected to actively participate in all twelve class sessions and complete the assigned homework.
- Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the Yiddish alphabet before the program begins.
- Students must have a Google account in order to use Google Classroom. Those without an existing Google account must create one.
- Students must have a computer with a webcam and microphone, Internet access, and some proficiency with Zoom.
- Students must have a copy of In eynem: The New Yiddish Textbook.
Class dates:
Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays. Class is from 9–10:30am Eastern Time, with a short break in the middle.
Orientation: Jan. 4 at noon ET or Jan. 5 at 4pm ET
Jan. 20, 21*, 25, 27
Feb. 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24
*Please note that the January 21 class is on a Friday. All other classes are Tuesday/Thursday.
Cost: $300 for members, $350 for nonmembers. The required textbook is sold separately at $100 in our online store.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations by December 20 will be refunded, minus a $30 administration fee. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide refunds for cancellations after December 20.
About the Instructor:
Adrien Smith holds a PhD in Slavic languages and literatures from Stanford University. Her research looks at Yiddish speech style in Russian literature and performance in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as at Soviet science fiction. She has taught Russian and Yiddish languages and literatures at Stanford, where she also leads the Yiddish reading group. She earned her BA from Wellesley College and MPhil from Cambridge University. In 2021, she taught one section of Beginning Yiddish at the Yiddish Book Center’s Steiner Summer Yiddish Program. As a 2021-2022 Translation Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center, Adrien is translating a selection of short works of fiction by emerging Yiddish writers, including Aleksandra Polyan, Etl Niborski, Shiri Shapira, Raphael Halff, and Emil Kalin.
Questions? Please contact Margaret Selinger, education program assistant, at mselinger@yiddishbookcenter.org.