JUS 203A – Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Fall 2007
Required Texts:
1. Ivrit Min Hahatxala, Book II Xayat/Israeli/Kovliner, Akademon, 2001.
2. Ya’akov Levy Ed, Oxford Dictionary, Kernerman-Lonnie Kahn: publishers
1995.
3. Songbook Packet.
All books can be purchased at the ASUA bookstore.
Course Objectives:
Reading and Comprehension:
By the end of the semester, students will be expected to read and
comprehend short texts such as short essays, newspaper article, stories,
poems and more, (150 – 200 words).
Writing
Students will be expected to answer questions pertaining to a given text
in writing, using correct grammar, spelling and syntax.
Students will be expected to compose short essays using opening, body
and conclusion paragraphs. Such essays may cover topics related to
current events, student’s daily experiences, hobbies and more. Students
will be encouraged to write creatively about subjects of their choosing.
Conversation and Comprehension
Students will be expected to conduct a complete inter-mediate level
conversation in Hebrew pertaining to their daily experiences.
Grammar:
Verbs – Past, Present, Future and Imperative Tenses:
• Pa’al: Shlemim, Lamed-Aleph, Pay-Yud/Pay-Hey, Lamed-Hey, Ain-Vav/Ain-Yud
• Pi’el: Shlemim, Pay-Yud/Pay-Noon, Ain-Vav/Ain-Yud
• Hifil: Shlemim, Lamed-Hey, Lamed-Aleph, Ain-Vav/Ain-Yud, Pay Gronit,
Pay-Yud/Pay-Hay, Pay-Nun
• Nif’al: Shlemim, Lamed Gronit, Lamed-Hey, Pay Gronit, Active and
Passive
• Pa’ul Verbs
• Possessive: Past, Present and Future Tenses
• Prepositions
• Compound Sentences
Songs:
Israeli songs will be taught weekly as a vehicle for vocabulary
acquisition.
General Guidelines:
1. JUS 203A is the first course of a full year of Intermediate Modern
Hebrew track.
It emphasizes all facets of the language – comprehension, speech,
reading, and writing.
2. Regular Attendance is essential. Knowledge of a language is acquired
step by step. Therefore, students should make every effort not to miss
class. Attendance is taken daily. Excessive-unexcused absences will
result in a lowering of the final grade by:
More than eight – 5%
More than twelve – 10%
An excess of 16 unexcused absences or more will result in a failing
grade.
In case of prolonged illness or other issues that affect the student’s
attendance in class, it is the student’s responsibility to consult with
the instructor.
3. Class Participation is essential to success in language learning.
Participation in class discussions will help in learning the concepts
and improving conversational skills.
4. Homework is due on the day after it is assigned unless otherwise
instructed. Late work will be accepted only with instructor’s approval.
All work must be double-spaced and written in pencil.
5. Exams and Quizzes:
a. Quizzes: Three quizzes will be assigned during the Semester. Students
are responsible for all studied material covered during the period prior
to it. The instructor may assign other quizzes as needed.
b. Exams: Three written and one oral exam will be held during the
semester.
Written Exams Dates:
Exam I Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Exam II Friday, October 26, 2007
Oral Exam Thursday, November 8, 2007
Final Exam Friday, December 7, 2007 11:00 – 1:00
6. Grading Policy:
a. Final grades will be assigned according to the following percentages:
90% and above A
80%-89.9% B
70%-79.9% C
60%-69.9% D
Below 60% E
b. Final grades will be based on the following:
Written Exams 45%
Oral Exams 10%
Quizzes 25%
Homework 20%
c. Extra Credit: Students who will attend ten meetings or more of Café
Ivrit Ivrit – a Hebrew Discussion Club, will receive extra 5% to their
final grade. The meetings will be held at the Hillel Foundation building
and will be conducted by the Hillel’s Center Israel Fellow. Additional
information is available at 624-6561 or www.uahillel.org.
7. Office Hours are designed to provide assistance or further
clarifications on the study materials covered in class. Students are
welcome to utilize the office hours of either of the instructors. If
needed, students may check with their instructor for names and
availability of Hebrew tutors.
8. Make-Up Policy: Tests and quizzes can be made up only for excused
absences. Make-up quizzes or exams must be completed within a week's
time.
9. Missed exams/quizzes will receive 0 credit.
10. Academic Integrity: All students are expected to follow the
University of Arizona’s guidelines concerning academic integrity and
conduct as depicted in the general catalog.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students in this class comply with the University “Code of Academic
Integrity.” They will not plagiarize or represent the work of others as
their own, nor modify academic work for the purpose of obtaining
additional credit. Plagiarism is defined as using the ideas and words of
others without indicating whose ideas and whose words they are. Do not
plagiarize, even inadvertently. If you quote as few as three words
(sometimes only one word, if it is a major idea developed by the
writer), use quotation marks and give the reference. If you use ideas
only and not the actual words, give the reference but do not use
quotation marks. The penalty for cheating or plagiarism in this course
is zero credit for any assignment in which it occurs, and you will be
reported to the Dean of students.
11. Threatening behavior:
• Students must abide by the UA policy concerning threatening, which can
be read at: http://studpubs.web.arizona.edu/policies/cacaint.htm
• THREATENING BEHAVIOR IS PROHIBITED. “Threatening behavior” means any
statement, communication, conduct or gesture, including those in written
form, directed toward any member of the University community that causes
a reasonable apprehension of physical harm to a person or property. A
student can be guilty of threatening behavior even if the person who is
the object of the threat does not observe or receive it, so long as a
reasonable person would interpret the maker’s statement, communication,
conduct, or gesture as a serious expression of intent to physically
harm.
12. Students who are registered with the Disability Resource Center must
submit
appropriate documentation to the instructor if they are requesting
reasonable accommodations.
13. Information contained in the course syllabus concerning the study
materials is subject to change. Students will be given advance notice as
deemed appropriate by the instructor.
Important Dates:
No Class - Labor Day September 3, 2007
Veterans Day November 12, 2007
Thanksgiving November 22-23, 2007
In addition to the U of A’s regular holidays, the following dates will
be reading days:
Rosh-Hashanah September 12 - 14, 2007
Sukkot September 27- 28, 2007
Shmini-Atzeret October 4, 2007
Simchat Torah October 5, 2007
Last Day of Classes: December 5, 2007
In light of the classes missed for the Jewish Holidays, all students are
required to attend the - Israeli Cultural Evening on October 18th, 2007
at 6:00 – 8:00, (Hillel Foundation building). Students will be asked to
write a one-page assessment in Hebrew of the event.
Class Schedule:
Week 1: August 20 –24
• Review - Oral expression and creative writing.
• What did you do last summer?
• How is the weather?
• General Topics: dates, names, age, colors, etc., (Textbook, pp. 5 –
13).
Week 2: August 27- August 31
• Cardinal Numbers – Review.
• Time, Clock – Review.
• The Dictionary – Orientation, root letters.
• Pa’al Shlemim – Present and Past Tenses – Review.
Week 3: September 3 - 7
• Pa’al Shlemim – Future and Imperative Tenses, (Textbook, pp.109 –
117).
• Inside the house – Review, (Textbook, p.157).
• Dual Form, (Textbook, p.39).
Week 4: September 10 - 14
• Foreign Words adopted into Hebrew, (Textbook, pp. 45 – 46).
• ‘Rosh Hashanah’ – Cultural Background.
Week 5: September 17 - 21
• ‘Etzel’ – At someone’s place, (Textbook, pp. 50-51).
• Yom Kippur - Cultural Background.
• What is Yom Kippur for me? – a poem, (Textbook, p. 125).
Week 6: September 24 - 28
• Pa’al Lamed hay –
Present and Past Tenses – Review.
Future and Imperative Tenses, (Textbook, pp. 148 – 152).
• Possessions – Review of Present and Past Tenses.
Week 7: October 1 – 5
• Possessive, ‘Have’ sentences – Future Tense, (Textbook, p. 53).
• The Horoscope, (Textbook, pp. 55 – 56).
• The Afterlife in Jewish Tradition, (Textbook, p. 57).
Week 8: October 8 - 12
• Pa’al – Ain Vav/ Ain Yud -
Present and Past Tenses - Review.
Future and Imperative Tenses, (Textbook, pp. 89- 90, 94-95).
• Prepositions and Conjugations – ‘Oti’, ‘Iti’, ‘Sheli’-Review.
• ‘On’, ‘About’, (Textbook, pp. 20 – 21).
• ‘From’, ‘From Me’, (Textbook, pp. 76 – 77).
Week 9: October 15 - 19
• ‘Because of’, (Textbook, pp. 86 – 87).
• ‘Bishvil’, (Textbook, pp.123 – 125).
• ‘Biladei’ – ‘Without’, (Textbook, pp. 140 – 142).
• ‘As’, ‘Like’, (Textbook, pp. 154 – 155).
Week 10: October 22 - 26
• ‘Appeals to’.
• Pi’el -
Present and Past Tenses - Review.
Future and Imperative Tenses, (Textbook, pp. 133 - 135).
• Our Health, (Textbook, p. 96).
Week 11: October 29 - November 2
• Our Health – Continuation.
• ‘In Me’, (Textbook, pp.182 – 183).
• Pa’ul Verbs, ( Textbook, pp. 207 - 209).
Week 12: November 5 - 9
• Compound Sentences, (Textbook, pp. 63, 65).
• ‘Self’ in different forms, ‘Alone’, (Textbook, pp. 214 – 216).
• Superstitions, (Textbook, p. 343).
Week 13: November 12 - 16
• Nif’al –
Past, Present and Future Tenses, (Textbook, pp. 244 – 246, 248, 254 –
256, 267 – 268).
• Oral Discussion – Current Events.
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Week 14 - 15: November 19 - 30
• Hifil – Present and Past Tenses - Review.
• Hifil - Future Tense, (Textbook, pp. 235 – 237).
• Hifil – Verbs stemming from Colors.
Week 16: December 3 - 5
• Slang Phrases, (Textbook, and p. 95).
• Discussion – Current Events.
• Review for Final. |
