Beginning Hebrew
Pre-requisite:
This class is designed for those students with either limited familiarity or no familiarity with the Hebrew language.
Goals:
Students will acquire the skill of reading Hebrew, writing in cursive and using simple Hebrew expressions in conversation. The students will acquire high frequency vocabulary and will learn the present tense of commonly used verbs.
Materials
Original work in reading and writing acquisition, created by the instructor.
Hebrew Reader: Yesh Lanu Llama, Books I and II and accompanying workbooks.
Advanced Beginning Hebrew
Pre-requisite:
This class is designed for those students who can read Hebrew with ease. Cursive writing is also desirable, and can be self taught over a couple of weeks, if needed.
Goals:
Students will increase their reading fluency, vocabulary and their ability to use the Hebrew language in simple conversation, including words in common use in Israel today. The students will learn the past tense of frequently used verbs. Reading without vowels is introduced.
Materials:
Selected portions from Ringvald, V., Porath, B., et. al., Brandeis Modern Hebrew: Ivrit B'Heksher, University Press of New England, New Hampshire, 2003.
Ma’adiya, Meira, Le’hatzliach Be’Ivrit , To Succeed in Hebrew, published in Israel by Me’ira Ma’adiya, 2009
Selected articles from Bereshit, Hebrew Language Newspaper for adult early learners.
Intermediate Hebrew
Pre-Requisite:
This class is designed for the more advanced Hebrew learners who already know how to speak some conversational Hebrew and are able to read Hebrew and write cursive. The class is conducted in Hebrew, Ulpan style, in a relaxed atmosphere of easy exchange.
The students will acquire an understanding of Shorashim (verb roots), Binyanim (verb forms) and Omanut ha-Tirgum (The Art of Translation).
Students should be able to make a brief presentation (5 minutes) in Hebrew about a chosen topic.
Goals:
The students will acquire an increasing ability to speak Hebrew as their vocabulary and Hebrew language usage progress. New vocabulary is used in written sentences and dictation is given weekly, so as to improve the student's auditory and visual acuity.
Materials:
Selected portions from Ringvald, V., Porath, B., et al. Brandeis Modern Hebrew: Ivrit B'Heksher, University Press of New England, New Hampshire, 2003.
Selected short stories from Broderson, Leah, L’hiyot Yisraeli, To Be Israeli, Akkadamon, Hebrew University Press, 2007.
Selected stories and poems from Hebrew Reader: Israeli Prose and Poetry, Ora Band, editor, Behrman House Publishers, 1991.
Selected articles from Yanshuf, a Hebrew language newspaper for advanced learners.
Private Tutorials
Private tutorials are arranged with those individual learners who are interested in a personalized curriculum. Following an initial assessment to determine baseline skills, Barbara will create, together with her student, a program of study which will meet the student’s specific goals.
