Winter

This is the second quarter of a three quarter sequential course. Intermediate course is designed for students who already have a basic knowledge of modern or Biblical Hebrew (either the first year course or the placement exam are prerequisites). The course is going to include/cover materials for two levels: Intermediate low & Intermediate high. The main objective is to provide the student with the skills necessary to approach Modern Hebrew prose, both fiction and non-fiction. The course aims at consolidating and broadens the grammatical structures and vocabulary studied in level Aleph. By the end of the course, the student is expected to be familiar with and have advanced knowledge of the basic structure of the Hebrew language:<ul><li>Comprehension: Listening to dialogues, texts and lectures in easy Hebrew</li><li>Conversation: Conversations, discussions and short presentations based on the passages read and heard.</li><li>Reading: Passages from stories and texts adapted into easy Hebrew; short newspaper articles as well as short stories, slightly edited.</li><li>Writing: Writing structured compositions and short passages on the topics studied</li><li>Grammatical Skills: Syntactic consolidation and elaboration of fundamental structures, inflection of the strong verbs in the future tense and frequent weak verbs.</li></ul>

A continuation of Elementary Classical Hebrew. The first quarter consists of reviewing grammar, and of reading and analyzing further prose texts. The last two quarters are devoted to an introduction to Hebrew poetry with readings from Psalms, Proverbs, and the prophets

Reading and analysis of the inscriptions, primarily on stone and primarily from the Phoenician homeland, that belong to the early and middle first millennium B.C.

<p>The beginner’s course is the first of three sequential courses offered to students at the university. The Introductory level course 2 aims to introduce students to reading, writing and speaking Modern Hebrew. Four-language skills are emphasized: comprehension of written and oral materials; reading of non-diacritical text; writing of directed sentences, paragraphs, and compositions; speaking. Students will learn the Hebrew root pattern system, and by the end of the year you will have mastered the five (active) basic verb conjugations in both the past and present tenses (as well as simple future). This grammatical knowledge is complemented by an 800+ word vocabulary, which is presented with an eye toward the major syntactic structures, including the proper use of prepositions. At the end of the year, you will conduct short conversations in Hebrew; read materials designed to this level and write short compositions.</p><p>The beginner course is the last part of a three sequential courses. It aims to introduce students to the basic skills of reading, writing and pronunciation of Modern Hebrew. Students learn to read both vocalized and non-vocalized texts, to write simple sentences, and engage in simple conversation. In the field of grammar, students learn the Hebrew root pattern system as well as the basic present tense. At the end of the year, students can conduct short conversations in Hebrew, read materials designed to the students level of comprehension, and write short compositions.</p><p>Note: This course aims to meet the needs not only of undergraduate students but also of graduate students in programs such as Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Near Eastern Languages and alike. It is recommended also for students who have at least one level of Biblical Hebrew and would like to learn Modern Hebrew.</p>

The purpose of this three-quarter sequence is to enable the student to read biblical Hebrew prose with a high degree of comprehension. The course is divided into two segments. The first two and one-half quarters are devoted to acquiring the essentials of Hebrew grammar. The last half of the third quarter is spent reading prose passages from the Hebrew Bible.

This course is the continuation of Ge'ez 10101. Ge'ez 10101 is a prerequisite for participating in this course.

This course is an introduction to the cursive literary and administrative script of Middle Egyptian (corresponding to the Middle Kingdom period in Egypt) and is intended to provide the student with a familiarity with a variety of texts written in Hieratic, including literary tales, religious compositions, wisdom literature, letters, accounts, and graffiti.

This course builds on the basics of grammar learned in EGPT 10201 and provides readings in a variety of Coptic texts (e.g., monastic texts, biblical excerpts, tales, Gnostic literature).

This course examines hieroglyphic writing and the grammar of the language of classical Egyptian literature.

This three-quarter sequence enables the students to reach an advanced level of proficiency in the Armenian language. Reading, discussion and writing assignments include a selection of original Armenian literature and excerpts from mass media. A considerable amount of historical-political and social-cultural issues about Armenia are skillfully built into the course for students who have intention to conduct research in Armenian Studies and related area studies or to pursue work in Armenia.