Advanced Modern Hebrew (MHEB 303)
Objectives:
This course combines the objectives Advanced Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 301) and Advanced Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 302). Students will be able to: derive meaning from context without understanding every word of conversation; follow a longer presentation in Hebrew on a number of topics pertaining to different times and places; decipher nuances of language; initiate conversations in Hebrew and sustain them for a longer period of time; converse in Hebrew in a variety of everyday, school, work or social situations; read consistently with full understanding of simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs about which the student has personal interest or knowledge; get the gist of longer paragraphs when expectations cued by the text are fulfilled as well as to comprehend most details of simple informative texts; read and interpret poetry; read between the lines to interpret nuances and big ideas; write an essay that analyzes a topic in depth; and meet most practical writing needs and limited social demands such as taking notes on familiar topics, respond in writing to personal questions and write simple letters, brief synopses.
Instruction:
Advanced Modern Hebrew (MHEB 303) is for students who completed Intermediate Modern Hebrew (MHEB 203) or students who have a relatively strong Hebrew proficiency. The primary objective of this course is to help learners improve their skills in Hebrew for the purpose of oral and written communication and reading comprehension.
Advanced Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 301) Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: derive meaning from context without understanding every word of conversation; follow a presentation in Hebrew on a number of topics; initiate conversations in Hebrew and sustain them for a longer period of time; converse in Hebrew in a variety of everyday, school, work or social situations; read consistently with full understanding of simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs about which the student has personal interest or knowledge; get the gist of longer paragraphs when expectations cued by the text are fulfilled as well as comprehending most details of simple informative texts; and meet most practical writing needs and limited social demands such as taking notes on familiar topics, respond in writing to personal questions and write simple letters, brief synopses.
Instruction:
Advanced Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 301) is designed for students who completed Intermediate Modern Hebrew or students who have a relatively strong Hebrew proficiency. The primary objective is to help learners improve their skills in Hebrew for the purpose of oral and written communication and reading comprehension.
Advanced Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 302) Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: derive meaning from context without understanding every word of conversation; follow a longer presentation in Hebrew on a number of topics pertaining to different times and places; decipher nuances of language; initiate conversations in Hebrew and sustain them for a longer period of time; converse in Hebrew in a variety of everyday, school, work or social situations; read consistently with full understanding of simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs about which the student has personal interest or knowledge; get the gist of longer paragraphs when expectations cued by the text are fulfilled as well as comprehending most details of simple informative texts; read and interpret poetry; read between the lines to interpret nuances and big ideas; write an essay that analyzes a topic in depth; and meet most practical writing needs and limited social demands such as taking notes on familiar topics, respond in writing to personal questions and write simple letters, brief synopses.
Instruction:
Advanced Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 302) is designed for students who completed Advanced Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 301) or students who have a relatively strong Hebrew proficiency. The primary objective of this course is to help learners improve their skills in Hebrew for the purpose of oral and written communication and reading comprehension.
Advanced Yiddish (YID 303)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: fulfill the objectives for Elementary Yiddish
(YID 103) and Intermediate Yiddish (YID 203) as well as, responding to more complex scenarios; increased proficient reading skills that reflect comprehension, expanded vocabulary, and capacity to write responsively; increased knowledge and skill of correct verb usage, tenses, and integration into writing; and demonstrate the capacity to read and comprehend more complex Yiddish writings.
Instruction:
The advanced course integrates the skills acquired by the student in elementary Yiddish and intermediate Yiddish, and extends the skills to advanced language proficiency. This includes reading comprehension, discourse, writing and reading. Students are expected to demonstrate an advanced level of facility and comprehension of complicated texts and situations, and be able to respond to them in a fluid discourse, reflecting skill and comfort.
Elementary Biblical Hebrew (HEB 153) Objectives:
Combines Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 151) and Elementary Biblical Hebrew II (HEB 152). Students will be able to: read biblical Hebrew; transliterate Hebrew words; translate selected Biblical passages; parse and find the lexical form of verbs; explain the basics of verbal forms; understand basic syntax of Hebrew; and understand basic morphology of Hebrew and analyze word formation.
Instruction:
Combines Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 151) and Elementary Biblical Hebrew II (HEB 152). The primary goals of the elementary level are to introduce the elementary grammar forms, the regular verbal forms, the most frequent vocabulary, word formations and their inflection, and the characteristic syntax and other basic features of the language. Topics may include: the Hebrew alphabet; Writing – print and cursive; the vowel system (including vowel reduction); reading; the noun – gender and number, independent (personal) pronouns, demonstrative pronouns; interrogative pronouns, nominal sentence, the syntactic order “noun-adjective”, the definite article (including before gutturals), the conjunction vav, some prepositions; construct case; pronominal suffixes; verb – overview; applying the verb pattern to selected Binyanim (stems); marker of the direct object; Yiqtol patterns of the strong verb active participle; forms of the imperative in the strong verb; and pronominal suffixes with verbs.
Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 151)
Objectives:
The student will be able to: read biblical Hebrew (alphabet, vowels, pronunciation); transliterate Hebrew words; parse and find the lexical form of verbs; explain the basics of verbal forms (by roots, pronouns, gender, number, verbal stems, tenses, verbal forms, such as infinitive, participle); understand basic syntax of Hebrew; understand basic morphology of Hebrew and analyze word formation; read and translate selected biblical passages.
Instruction:
The primary goals of Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 151) are to introduce the elementary grammar forms, the regular verbal forms, the most frequent vocabulary, word formations and their inflection, and the characteristic syntax and other basic features of the language. Topics may include: The Hebrew alphabet; Writing – print and cursive; the vowel system (including vowel reduction); reading; the noun – gender and number; independent (personal) pronouns; demonstrative pronouns; interrogative pronouns; nominal sentence; the syntactic order; noun-adjective; the definite article; the conjunction vav; some prepositions; construct case; pronominal suffixes; verb – overview; qatal pattern (the strong verb) of Pa’al (Qal); and the direct object marker.
Elementary Biblical Hebrew II (HEB 152) Objectives:
In addition to the objectives for Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 151), the student will be able to: parse and find the lexical form of more complex verbs; explain the verbal forms (by roots, pronouns, gender, number, verbal stems, tenses, verbal forms, such as infinitive, participle); extend the knowledge of syntax of biblical Hebrew; and analyze word formation.
Instruction:
Students further their knowledge of biblical Hebrew. The primary goals of the elementary level II are to build on the materials introduced in elementary level I and add more complex aspects of biblical Hebrew. Topics may include: Mastering the (verb) Qatal pattern (the strong verb) in the Binyanim (stems); Yiqtol patterns of the strong verb active participle; forms of the imperative in the strong verb; and pronominal suffixes with verbs (accusative pronouns).
Elementary Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 101)
Objectives:
The student will be able to: understand short, memorized phrases and some sentence length utterances in face to face conversations with native speakers and each other; comprehend basic questions, statements and high frequency commands found in daily behavior involving family, school, leisure time activities; engage in basic communicative exchanges, mainly through recombination or expansion of learned material; describe daily actions, appearances from an established word bank; respond within conversations in full sentences that demonstrate proper syntactical usage with nouns and verbs- number and gender agreement; ask questions, cope with simple survival situations such as ordering a basic meal, asking for directions, or buying clothes; recognize Hebrew letters in both print and script; read familiar sight words effortlessly; decode unfamiliar words and phrases using root and contextual clues; begin to recognize basic grammatical structures when vocabulary is known or supplied and even extract meaning from a string of simple connected sentences; write simple, fixed expressions and limited memorized materials and some recombination thereof; write several sentences about themselves and their personal world; answer questions from oral and written prompts; write names, numbers, and other simple autobiographical information, as well as some short phrases and simple lists; recombine memorized materials into simple statements, short descriptive sentences or basic questions.
Instruction:
Elementary Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 101) introduces English-speaking students to Modern Hebrew. The primary objective of this course is to help learners acquire some basic skills in Hebrew for the purposes of oral and written communication and reading comprehension. Communicative subjects: introducing people and oneself; greetings; finding information about people and places; professions; leisure time activities; description of people and places; counting and food. Linguistic subjects: the Hebrew Alphabet; nouns: number and gender features; pronouns: singular and plural; question words: “who?”, “what?”, “where?”, “which?”, “from where?”, “to where?”; demonstrative pronouns: singular and plural; prepositions, particles and suffixes: from, of, for, and, the, at/in, to, with; present tense verb form: singular and plural; definite article; expression of possession; concept of root and root classification; noun-adjective agreement; numbers.
Elementary Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 102) Objectives:
The student will be able to: understand simple sentences which consist of recombination of learned elements that involve school, restaurant, home, time, and simple directions in face to face conversations with their teacher, native speakers and each other; understand more complex questions; understand the essence of simple face to face conversations and instructions given by a sympathetic speaker; respond to questions in more complete sentences; engage in conversations involving greetings, likes and dislikes, obtain information regarding feelings, food and get directions; express themselves more confidently regarding themselves and family; leave a voice message in Hebrew; ask and answer questions, initiate and respond to simple statements, and maintain face to face conversations; understand main ideas and or some facts from the simplest connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs; read consistently with increased understanding simple, connected texts dealing with a variety of basic and social needs; identify basic structures and vocabulary in longer passages and to get the gist of the text by ignoring unfamiliar material; write connected sentences in small paragraphs; meet limited practical writing needs such as writing short notes, letters, and telephone messages.
Instruction:
Elementary Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 102) is for students who completed Elementary Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 101) or those who are already familiar with the basic structures of the Hebrew language and have acquired the basic reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. The course objectives are to continue developing skills, with an emphasis on active use of the language in its cultural context. Communicative subjects: polite expressions; directions; food, cooking, and diet; messages; daily schedule; time; shopping; counting and numbers; the neighborhood; leisure activities; seasons and weather; health and body parts. Linguistic subjects: present and past tense of regular and irregular verbs; adverbs of quantity, degree, time and intensity; noun and noun phrases; derived adjectives; modal verbs; expressions of time and dates; and impersonal expressions.
Elementary Yiddish (YID 103)
Objectives:
The student will demonstrate fluency (unassisted) in pronunciation of vocalized and non-vocalized words; use basic grammar rules, sentence structure; analyze / identify /parse root words and sentences; use articles, verb tenses, prefixes and suffixes correctly; be able to read elementary passages of basic texts – conversational, instructional; comprehend simple passages taken from various sources, including elementary and popular texts, some reflecting history and culture of language; write basic autobiographical information in short sentences; respond to basic questions using complete sentences; and translate from Yiddish to English, and the reverse.
Instruction:
Elementary Yiddish (YID 103) focuses on practical language skills and self-expression, and the ability to communicate and understand Yiddish. Content will include evaluating pronunciation, basic grammar skills, orthography, and simple writing skills, as well as written or oral response to aural selection.
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (HEB 253) Objectives:
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (HEB 253) is a combination of Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 251) and Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (HEB 252). Students will be able to: understand more of the complexities in the language; demonstrate a larger biblical Hebrew vocabulary; understand more phonological features of Hebrew (such as diphthongs); master more advanced grammar, including the weak verbs and all verbal characteristics, such as moods, and the Infinitive (construct and absolute); understand more advanced biblical Hebrew morphology (such as special absolute forms and construct case, irregular endings); be familiar with more detailed syntactical features of biblical Hebrew, such as the different clauses; and read and interpret accurately most of the prose text, as well as a portion of the poetic biblical texts with comprehension and appreciation.
Instruction:
The primary goals of the intermediate level are to build upon the principles learned in the elementary level and allow students to advance in Hebrew vocabulary and grammar, verbal forms, and vocabulary, until they become proficient at translating the biblical text beyond the basic level. It will prepare the student to use the Hebrew text more competently for exegesis purposes. The course presents students with a larger picture of the language and provides those who do wish to continue to more advance study a very solid basis upon which they can build further, more scholarly study. Topics may include: passive participle; ayin-vav/ayin-yud conjugation; lamed-hey/lamed-yud conjugation; pey-nun/pey-yud-tzadi conjugation; and pey-vav-yud conjugation; ayin-ayin conjugation; pey-aleph conjugation; directive Hey; moods – jussive and cohortative; energic Nun (energicus Nun, modus energicus); and infinitive construct and infinitive absolute and their use.
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 251) Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand more of the complexities in the language; demonstrate a larger biblical Hebrew vocabulary; understand more phonological features of Hebrew (such as diphthongs); master more advanced grammar, including the weak verbs and verbal characteristics, such as moods, and the Infinitive; understand more advanced biblical Hebrew morphology (such as special absolute forms and construct case, irregular endings); be familiar with more detailed syntactical features of biblical Hebrew, such as the different clauses; and read and interpret most of the prose text, as well as a portion of the poetic biblical texts with comprehension and appreciation.
Instruction:
The primary goals of Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 251) are to build upon the principles learned in the elementary level and allow students to advance in Hebrew vocabulary and grammar, verbal forms, and vocabulary, until they become proficient at translating the biblical text beyond the basic level. It will prepare the student to use the Hebrew text more competently for exegesis purposes. Students will be presented with a larger picture of the language and the course provides those who do wish to continue to more advanced study a very solid basis upon which they can build further, more scholarly study. Topics may include: passive participle; ayin-vav/ayin-yud conjugation; lamed-hey/lamed-yud conjugation; pey-nun/pey-yud-tzadi conjugation; and pey-vav-yud conjugation.
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (HEB 252) Objectives:
The student will be able to: understand more of the complexities in the language; demonstrate a larger biblical Hebrew vocabulary; master more advanced grammar, including more groups of the weak verbs and their characteristics, such as moods, and the Infinitive (construct and absolute); understand more advanced biblical Hebrew morphology (such as special absolute forms and construct case, irregular endings); be familiar with more detailed syntactical features of biblical Hebrew, such as the different clauses; and read and interpret accurately most of the prose text, as well as a portion of the poetic biblical texts with comprehension and appreciation. Instruction:
The primary goals of the intermediate level are to build upon the principles learned in the elementary level and in Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (HEB 251) and allow students to advance in Hebrew vocabulary and grammar, verbal forms, and vocabulary, until they become proficient at translating the biblical text beyond the basic level. It will prepare the student to use the Hebrew text more competently for exegesis purposes. The course presents the students with a larger picture of the language and provides those who do wish to continue to more advance study a very solid basis upon which they can build further, more scholarly study. Topics may include: ayin-ayin conjugation; pey-aleph conjugation, directive Hey, moods – jussive and cohortative, energic Nun (energicus Nun, modus energicus); infinitive construct and infinitive absolute and their use; and review of previous materials.
Intermediate Modern Hebrew (MHEB 203) Objectives:
This course combines the objectives of Intermediate Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 201) and Intermediate Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 202). Students will be able to: understand conversational Hebrew at normal speeds; understand more complex sentence structures; understand conversations with less verbal or visual cues; recognize basic constructions which allow for distinction between male and female, singular and plural, present and past tense; move from dialogues to paragraphs to complex sentence structures such as descriptions of people, places and situations; decipher text without understanding every word, inferring meaning from unknown vocabulary by relying on context; write a short composition with more complex syntactical structures including conditional clauses, declensions, conjugation and more sophisticated terms; and write short, simple letters. Content involves personal preferences, daily routine, everyday events, and other topics grounded in personal experiences.
Instruction:
Intermediate Modern Hebrew is for students who have achieved basic proficiency in the grammar and structure of the Hebrew language. Students will study, strengthen and review syntax, vocabulary and linguistic structures in addition to further developing skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Intermediate Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 201)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand conversational Hebrew at normal speeds; understand more complex sentence structures; understand conversations with less verbal or visual cues; recognize basic constructions which allow for distinction between male and female, singular and plural, present and past tense; move from dialogues to paragraphs to complex sentence structures such as descriptions of people, places and situations; and write a short composition with more complex syntactical structures including conditional clauses, declensions, conjugation and more sophisticated terms.
Instruction:
Intermediate Modern Hebrew I (MHEB 201) is for students who have achieved basic proficiency in the grammar and structure of the Hebrew language. Students will study, strengthen and review syntax, vocabulary and linguistic structures in addition to further developing skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Communicative subjects: vacations and activities and relationships. Linguistic subjects: present, past, and future tenses of regular and irregular verbs; conditional sentences; time sentences; conjugated prepositions; and numbers and dates.
Intermediate Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 202)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand conversational Hebrew at normal speeds; understand more complex sentence structures; understand conversations with less verbal or visual cues; recognize basic constructions which allow for distinction between male and female, singular and plural, present and past tense; move from dialogues to paragraphs to complex sentence structures such as descriptions of people, places and situations; decipher text without understanding every word, inferring meaning from unknown vocabulary by relying on context; write a short composition with more complex syntactical structures including conditional clauses, declensions, conjugation and more sophisticated terms; and write short, simple letters. Content involves personal preferences, daily routine, everyday events, and other topics grounded in personal experiences.
Instruction:
Intermediate Modern Hebrew II (MHEB 202) is for students who have achieved basic proficiency in the grammar and structure of the Hebrew language. Students will study, strengthen and review syntax, vocabulary and linguistic structures in addition to further developing skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Intermediate Yiddish (YID 203)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: fulfill the objectives for Elementary Yiddish (YID 103) as well as, increased comprehension and vocalization of Yiddish words; proficiency in translation; further demonstrate skill with conjugation of verbs, prefixes and suffixes; a vocabulary of a minimum of 500 words; synthesize skills and write brief composition (personal, responsive, etc.); and compose responses to aural exercise using brief, but complete sentences.
Instruction:
The intermediary course is built on the skills of the introductory Yiddish course, where a framework was provided for developing language skills in four areas: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. This next level will move the student further along the language line, continuing with the development of the abilities to converse and read more fluidly using vocabulary and grammar skills learned in the elementary courses. There will be particular emphasis on verb usage and vocabulary building, and expanding the conversation base. On a cognitive level, intermediate skills will include a more detailed study of morphology, syntax and discourse, building upon the basic reading vocabulary and skills acquired in introductory Yiddish.