109-008 Hebrew 3C

Note

Students commencing a major in Hebrew studies with this subject must also complete 109-003 Introduction to Modern Jewish Culture at first year.

Availability

1st, 2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Z Shavitsky

Prerequisites

109-005 Hebrew 2B and a corequisite cultural subject or VCE Hebrew or an approved equivalent.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Two hours of lectures and two hours or practical classes per week

Subject Description

In this subject students will study modern Hebrew literary texts, conversational idiom and grammar. At the completion of this subject students should have an enriched knowledge of the language through the use of modern Hebrew literature, the modern idiom spoken in Israel today, including its vocabulary, grammar and syntax, and be prepared for a broader range of expertise.

Assessment

Written work of 1000 words, aural/oral testing equivalent to 1000 words, a 2-hour examination, and class participation.

Prescribed Texts

Texts prepared by the department.

  • O Band, Reader: Modern Hebrew Prose & Poetry. Behrman House, 1990.
  • S Zilberman, The Up-to-date English-Hebrew/Hebrew-English Dictionary. 1996.
  • A Tarmon & E Uval, Hebrew Verb Tables. Tamir Publishing, 1991.


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