Title: Introduction to Syriac
Institution: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, in partnership with Dumbarton Oaks
Location: Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA.
Applicants: Graduate students/recent PhDs for whom the study of Syriac is critical; must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cost & Accommodation: Funded by Dumbarton Oaks, with housing and dining provided by Saint John’s University; students pay for travel costs to and from Collegeville, Minnesota.
Duration: Four weeks
Description: “Sessions are held Monday–Friday in the morning and afternoon. Total instruction time equals 110 hours. In this course:
- Students should be prepared for up to three hours of independent work in addition to course hours each day.
- The course offers intensive, in-depth training in Classical Syriac at the introductory level.
- The course is taught from readings, published transcriptions of Syriac texts, and manuscript images.
- The goal of the course is to give students an active command of the language through grammar revision and reading texts.
- By the end of the course, students will be able to independently approach both vocalized and unvocalized Classical Syriac texts, translate from Syriac into English with confidence, and will have a comprehensive grasp of grammar and syntax.”
Website: here.
Pictured manuscript: HMML DCA 00099; 19th century Iraqi manuscript in Syriac, held in the Chaldean Diocese of Alqūsh.