The Routledge Intermediate Yiddish Reader
Learning Through Lives
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 2. July 2029
Book
Hardback
978-0-415-82742-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Routledge Intermediate Yiddish Reader: Learning Through Lives has been specially designed for intermediate to advanced learners of Yiddish.
Learning Through Lives exposes students to simple, natural spoken Yiddish through the fascinating life journeys of three Yiddish speakers; from pre-war Eastern Europe onto their adopted countries.
Transcribed from the original interviews with the author, the stories provide contextualized readings which reveal some of the social history associated with the language, while allowing learners to enhance their reading skills.
Each story is fully supported by:
An English synopsis
Vocabulary lists of difficult words
Short grammar explanations of any difficult structures encountered in the text
Text related comprehension questions
The Routledge Intermediate Yiddish Reader: Learning Through Lives is a unique resource for learners of Yiddish presenting contemporary life stories as a means to enhance reading proficiency while offering social and cultural history.
Learning Through Lives exposes students to simple, natural spoken Yiddish through the fascinating life journeys of three Yiddish speakers; from pre-war Eastern Europe onto their adopted countries.
Transcribed from the original interviews with the author, the stories provide contextualized readings which reveal some of the social history associated with the language, while allowing learners to enhance their reading skills.
Each story is fully supported by:
An English synopsis
Vocabulary lists of difficult words
Short grammar explanations of any difficult structures encountered in the text
Text related comprehension questions
The Routledge Intermediate Yiddish Reader: Learning Through Lives is a unique resource for learners of Yiddish presenting contemporary life stories as a means to enhance reading proficiency while offering social and cultural history.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-82742-3 (9780415827423)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
approx. 07/2029
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.60
Not yet published
Person
Dr Helen Beer is Lecturer in Yiddish.at UCL and Departmental Tutor. She is also Tutor in Yiddish at Oxford University Department of Continuing Education. She teaches and lectures extensively in Britain and Europe and has participated in numerous Yiddish summer programmes in Oxford, Brussels, Paris.
Content
to be confirmed.