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JUS 203b Intermediate Modern Hebrew
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Prerequisites: JUS 103a,
JUS 103b and JUS 203a OR permission from
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Hebrew Instructor.
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This
is the second semester of a full year of Intermediate Modern
Hebrew. Students will be expected to be able to read and
comprehend a 100-150-word text and use vocabulary and grammar
commensurate with level of instruction. Student will write 100-120 word
compositions covering relevant subjects such as: fables and their
meanings; a museum visit; placing an ad in a paper.
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SAMPLE SYLLABUS
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JUS 203B – Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Spring 2008
Required Texts:
1. Hayat, Shulamit, Sarah Yisraeli, and Hila Kovliner. Ivrit min
Hahatchalah, Pt. II
2. Ya’akov Levy, ed. Oxford English-Hebrew Hebrew-English Dictionary.
Kernerman -Lonnie Kahn, 1995.
3. Song Book Packet (Shiron Class Notes), University Book Store
All books may be purchased at the ASUA bookstore.
Reading and Comprehension:
By the end of the semester, students will be expected to read and
comprehend short texts such as short essays, newspaper articles,
stories, and poems (300 - 500 words).
Writing:
Students will be expected to answer questions in writing pertaining to a
given text, using correct grammar and syntax.
Students will be expected to compose short structured compositions.
Students will be encouraged to write creatively about proposed topics or
subjects of their choosing.
Conversation and Comprehension:
Students will be expected to conduct a complete intermediate level
conversation in Hebrew pertaining to their daily experiences, as well as
discuss a variety of texts and general subjects introduced in class.
Songs:
Israeli songs will be taught weekly as a vehicle for vocabulary
acquisition and listening comprehension.
General Guidelines:
1. JUS 203B is the second course of a full year of Intermediate Modern
Hebrew.
It emphasizes all facets of the language – comprehension, speaking,
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:
• Eight or more absences, 5 percent;
• Twelve or more absences, 10 percent;
• An excess of 16 unexcused absences will result in a failing grade.
In case of prolonged illness or other issues that affect the student’s
performance in class, it is the student’s responsibility to consult with
the instructor.
3. Class Participation is essential for success in language learning and
will count toward 10 percent of the student’s final grade. Participation
in class discussions will help in learning concepts and improving
conversational skills.
4. Homework is due on the day following assignment unless otherwise
specified. Late work will only be accepted with the instructor’s
approval. All work must be double-spaced to allow for corrections.
Homework counts toward 20 percent of the final grade.
5. Exams and Quizzes:
a. Quizzes: A weekly quiz will be given on Mondays, when possible.
Students are responsible on the quiz for all material covered during the
previous week.
b. Exams: One oral and two written exams will be held during the
semester. A comprehensive final exam will also be given during finals
week.
Written Exam Dates:
Exam I February 22
Exam II April 4
Oral Exam April 30 - May 2
Final Exam Wednesday, May 14, 2008: 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 30%
Oral Exam 10%
Final Exam 20%
Quizzes 15%
Homework 15%
Participation 10%
c. Important: Students may acquire five percentage points added to their
final grade by attending ten meetings of Café Ivrit, conducted weekly at
Hillel.
Further information is available by calling 624-6561 or checking
www.uahillel.org.
7. Office Hours are designed to provide assistance or further
clarification on the study materials covered in class. 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 for excused absences
only. Arrangements for make-up quizzes or exams must be made with the
instructor for the following week. Missed exams/quizzes will receive a
grade of 0.
9. Academic Integrity: All students are expected to follow the
University of Arizona’s guidelines concerning academic integrity and
conduct as detailed 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.
10. Threatening behavior:
• Students must abide by the UA policy concerning threatening behavior,
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.
11. Disability Resource Center: Students who are registered with the
Disability Resource Center must submit appropriate documentation to the
instructor if they are requesting approved accommodations.
12. Syllabus: Information contained in the course syllabus concerning
the study materials are subject to change. Students will be given
advance notice as deemed appropriate by the instructor
Important Dates:
No Class: Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 21
Spring Break March 15 – March 23
Reading days will be held on the following dates:
Passover Monday, April 21st
Special Dates:
Last Day of Classes: May 7
Reading Day: May 8
To compensate for the class missed during Passover, all students are
required to attend at least one Israeli movie with Hebrew dialogue
during the Tucson Jewish Film Festival. Hebrew films will be screened at
the Tucson Jewish Community Center on January 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21.
Hebrew films will also be screened at the Gallagher Theater on campus on
Sunday, February 24. More detailed information is available on line at
www.tucsonjewishfilmfestival.org.
Students are required to write a review of the movie they have seen, no
more than one page in length.
Class Schedule (all page numbers refer to the text Ivrit min Hahatkhalah)
Note: Reading texts will selected to coordinate with grammatical topics
Week 1: January 16 – January 18
• Review of syllabus and course materials
• Biglal and Mipnei she- (80 – 84)
• Points on the Compass; directional noun phrases (85)
Week 2: January 22 – January 25
• Biglal + inflections (86-87)
• Future paal ayin-vav (90)
• Imperative paal ayin-vav (94)
• Review, future paal shleimim (ef’ol) (109-110)
Week 3: January 28 – February 1
• Future paal shleimim (ef’al) (handouts)
• Future paal pey-gronit (111-112)
• Future paal ayin-gronit (114-115)
• Conditional sentences (117-118)
Week 4: February 4 – February 8
• Bishvil plus inflections (123, 125)
• Temporal Expressions (lifnei, ka’asher, akharei) (129-132)
• Future pi’el shleimim (133-134)
• Bli plus inflections (140, 142)
• Review future of lihyot (148)
Week 5: February 11 – February 15
• Review future paal lamed-yod (151)
• K’mo plus inflections (154-155)
• Subjunctive; e.g., to want that . . ., to request that . . . (158)
• Future pa’al pey-alef (165)
• Future hif’il pey-nun and ayin-vav (165)
Week 6: February 18 – February 22
• K’dey plus infinitive; k’dey she- (169-174)
• Imperative and future paal pey-yod and pey-nun (178, 180-182)
• Review smichut (188)
• Selections from Pesek Zman (Review) units
• First Exam, February 22
Week 7: February 25 – February 29
• Hitpael, all tenses (203-204)
• Passive Participle pa’ul (207-209)
• Past tense pa’al pey-nun; e.g., latet (211)
Week 8: March 3 – March 7
• Etsem plus inflections (214-216)
• Beyn plus inflections (222-223)
• No . . . but rather (224-225)
• Pronouns as copula (230-231)
• Future hif’il regular (235-239)
Week 9: March 10 -- 14
• Nifal, all tenses (244-260, 267)
• Enrichment readings
Week 10: March 24 – March 28
• To (el) plus pronominal suffixes (264)
• Nouns plus pronominal suffixes (273-274, 287)
• Next to (l’yad) plus pronominal suffixes (283-284)
• Prepositions plus pronominal suffixes (304-306)
Week 11: March 31 – April 4
• Af al pi she- . . ., lamrot she- . . . (310-312)
• Pi’el lamed-yod (324-325)
• Selections from Pesek Zman
• Exam 2, April 4
Week 12: April 7 – April 11
• If (ilu) (329-331)
• Lo rak . . . ela gam (334)
• Past tense, pi’el lamed-yod (336-337)
• Future tense, pi’el lamed-yod (339-340)
Week 13: April 14 – April 18
• Verbal nouns (348-356)
• Selection of topics for oral exams
Week 14: April 22 – April 25
• Composition, dictation, and translation
• Preparation for oral exams
Week 15: April 28 – May 2
• Brief introduction to hufal and pual.
• Oral exams, April 30 – May 2
Week 16: May 5 – May 7
• Selected texts
• General Review
Final Exam: Wednesday, May 14: 11:00 – 1:00
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