Arizona State University offers an Intensive Elementary Yiddish summer course this year:
"This intensive course provides a comprehensive introduction to modern Yiddish language and culture. The goal of the course is to guide students towards basic communicative skills in Yiddish, while also ensuring a solid command of the fundamental grammatical structures. The course will help students learn to communicate in Yiddish, to understand Yiddish culture, and to function effectively in a Yiddish setting. Students master the basic grammatical categories of the language, employing a vocabulary of about 1500 words. By the completion of this course, students are expected to acquire a proficiency level of ILR 1 in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. They should be able to read and write in Yiddish and communicate easily on everyday topics. They should be able to write and translate simple texts, write short essays, letters, and advertisements."