HEBR-Hebrew

HEBR 1A Intensive Elementary Hebrew

Accelerated course covers Hebrew 1 and part of Hebrew 2. Designed for motivated beginning students. Students develop skills in speaking, reading, writing, and listening to real-life Hebrew.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall

HEBR 1B Intensive Elementary Hebrew

Accelerated course covers Hebrew 2 and all of Hebrew 3. In this course, students who have successfully completed course 1A (or its equivalent) continue to develop competence in speaking, reading, writing, and listening to real-life Hebrew.

Credits

5

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): HEBR 1A, or HEBR 2, or by consent of instructor, or placement by examination.

Quarter offered

Winter

HEBR 5 Second-Year Hebrew

Development of the students' familiarity with the spoken and written language through grammar review, discussions, and vocabulary building. Varied readings on literary and cultural topics related to modern Israel. (Formerly Intermediate Hebrew.)

Credits

5

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): HEBR 4 or by consent of instructor.

HEBR 6 Intermediate Hebrew

Development of the students' familiarity with the spoken and written language through grammar review, discussions, and vocabulary building. Varied readings on literary and cultural topics related to modern Israel.

Credits

5

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): HEBR 5. Students interested in this course who have not taken the prerequisite should meet with the instructor prior to the first class meeting.

Quarter offered

Spring

HEBR 106 Israel's Struggle for Identity as Seen Through Israeli Cinema

Examines, through the medium of film, Israel's struggle for identity since its founding as a modern state. Taught in English with a weekly discussion section in Hebrew. Readings in English and Hebrew; writing, film analysis, cultural commentary, and other assignments in Hebrew.

Credits

5

Instructor

Tammi Rossman-Benjamin

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): HEBR 5 (or equivalent).

Repeatable for credit

Yes

General Education Code

ER

Quarter offered

Spring