Language Courses (Hebrew and Yiddish)
Organization
- Bible - Genesis University
- Business - Genesis University
- Education - Genesis University
- History - Genesis University
- Jewish Law - Genesis University
- Jewish Music - Genesis University
- Jewish Thought - Genesis University
- Language Courses (Hebrew and Yiddish)
- Philosophy and Ethics - Genesis University
- Tax and Accounting - Genesis University
Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences
Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through Genesis University.
January 2022 – Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: unpack the major (and minor) challenges facing translators from Yiddish; analyze some of leading Yiddish stories of the early 20th century alongside their English translations; analyze the interplay of cultural influences of the milieu in which Yiddish stories are set; describe the perspectives of various translation theorists over the last century; and evaluate the differences among the same translations of particular texts.
Topics include: history of translation and its evolution, translator’s responsibilities, challenges for translators, role of language and culture, and choosing a project for translation.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in History, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Yiddish, or Eastern European Studies (11/22 revalidation).
Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through Genesis University.
January 2022 – Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand the linguistic principles of the ancient classical (Tiberian) form of Hebrew and Aramaic; explain the thousand year continuum of Ashkenazic culture and apply its two sacred languages to this continuum; and evaluate the history and impact of Ashkenazic on Jewish life, creativity, culture, and education; recognize the centrality of language to Jewish culture of Ashkenazic origin communities and beyond; identify the role and impact that Ashkenazic Hebrew and Aramaic had on the Jewish religious and political experience; recognize that Jewish culture and creativity are very often products of religious ideas and practice; trace the continuous Ashkenaz language chain from Biblical times until today; recognize the influence of Ashkenazic behind the creation of modern Israeli Hebrew; and identify the historical relationship between Hebrew, Aramaic and Yiddish.
Through readings and discussions students explore Jewish history and Hebrew using the multidisciplinary tools of linguistics, history, sociology and religious and secular movements. Topics include: what is Ashkenazic Hebrew and Aramaic, debates about standard vs. dialect in Ashkenazic, the campaign to obliterate Ashkenazic, and Ashkenazic today.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in History, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Hebrew Languages and Literature, Yiddish, or Eastern European Studies (11/22).