Ladino Courses

2010-2011

UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

13073 Sephardic Communities: Identity and Fate

Dr. Michal Held  Fall-Spring  Wednesday  14:30-16:15  Humanities 2501

17237 Hebrew Literary Works as Personal Narratives

Dr. Michal Held  Fall-Spring  Wednesday  10:30-12:15  Humanities 2501

27604 Ladino for Beginners: Essentials of Grammar and Lexicon

An introduction to the fundamental elements of grammar and lexicon of Modern Ladino in the Balkans.

Prof. David Bunis  Spring  Sunday  16:30-18:15  Humanities 2604

Note: It is recommended that students enrolled in this course also enroll in course 27606 “Ladino for Beginners: Analysis of Texts”.

27606 Ladino for Beginners: Analysis of Texts

Through the reading and analysis of selections from Ladino folklore and modern literature, students acquire a familiarity with the society and culture of Ladino speakers in the Balkans.

Prof. David Bunis  Spring  Tuesday  16:30-18:15  Humanities 2404

Note: It is recommended that students enrolled in this course also enroll in course 27604 “Ladino for Beginners: Ladino for Beginners: Essentials of Grammar and Lexicon”.

27681 Introduction to Judeo-Spanish Oral and Written Literature

Dr. Michal Held  Fall  Wednesday  14:30-16:15  Humanities 2504

27683 Holocaust of Sephardic Jews

Dr. Michal Held  Spring  Wednesday  14:30-16:15  Humanities 2504

276-- Tutorial in Ladino Studies

In consultation with a faculty member, students engage in an independent project culminating in a research or seminar paper.

Place and time to be arranged with the advisor.

GRADUATE LEVEL

27815 Regional and Social Variation in Ladino

The regional and social varieties of Ladino (Balkan vs. North African Ladino, linguistic varieties associated with age, gender, social class, educational level, occupation, political ideology), presented against a backdrop of the history of the language and its speakers.

Prof. David Bunis  Spring  Tuesday  14:30-16:15  Humanities 2404

278-- Tutorial in Advanced Ladino Studies

In consultation with a faculty member, advanced students pursue an independent project resulting in a research or seminar paper.

Place and time to be arranged with the advisor.

29321 Judeo-Spanish and Spanish Face to Face

Dr. Aldina Quintana-Rodríguez  Fall  Monday  10:30-12:15  Humanities 2305