Required Text: Encounters in Modern Hebrew - Level I, Edna Amir Coffin
Recommended Text: Ben Yehuda's Pocket Dictionary, Hebrew-English
English-Hebrew
ATTENDANCE
You are required to come to class prepared to work. You are allowed
three absences after which your final grade will be lowered by one full
letter grade for each subsequent absence. Reasonable excuses will be accepted
with a written note. If you miss a class it is your responsibility to obtain
any notes, complete any assignments and to be prepared for the next class.
I will be available by appointment. In an emergency you can reach me
at 402-9111.You can always leave a message at the faculty office.
GRADING
Class participation is an important part of this course. You will be
encouraged to speak Hebrew and
respond to class exercises as much as possible.
Class participation
20%
Homework and quizzes 20%
Mid-term exam
30%
Final exam
30%
Final grade
100%
The final exam will be given on _____, at _____ p.m.
FSU complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability. Should you need reasonable accommodation
for class attendance/participation please contact me or the Modern Languages
office.
The following is a tentative schedule. The mid-term will cover material up to and including chapter five. The final will be cumulative, covering all the material in the text. Both exams will have written and aural components.
Week I August 26 & 28 Lesson I
Introduction to Modern Hebrew
The alphabet, block and cursive
Pronunciation, Letter forms
Vowels
Introduction to pronouns
Prepositions
Week II September 2 - (Labor Day)
September 4 Lesson I (cont'd)
Reading skills and
Building vocabulary
Week III September 9 & 11
Lesson II
Pronouns
Gender
Interrogatives
One dialogue per class meeting
Week IV September 16 & 18
Lesson II cont'd and Lesson III
One dialogue per class meeting
Week V September 23 - Yom Kippur
September 25
Lesson III
One dialogue per class meeting
Week VI September 30 & Oct. 2
Lesson IV on Monday and Wednesday
One dialogue per class meeting
Week VII October 7 & 9
Lesson V on Monday & Wednesday
One dialogue per class meeting
Week VIII October 14 & 16
Review on Monday
Mid-term exam on Wednesday
Week XI October 21 & 23
Lesson VI on Monday
Lesson VI cont'd on Wednesday
One dialogue per class meeting
Week X October 28 & 30
Lesson VII this week
One dialogue per class meeting
Week XI November 4 & 6
Lesson VIII this week
One dialogue per class meeting
Week XII November 11 & 13
Lesson VIII continued
Lesson IX on Wednesday
One dialogue per class meeting
Week XIII November 18 & 20
Lesson IX on Monday
Lesson X on Wednesday
One dialogue per class meeting
Week XIV November 25 & 27
Lesson X on Monday
Lesson X on Wednesday
One dialogue per class meeting
Week XV December 2 & 4-
Last days of class
Review both periods
December 9 Final Exam
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.