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Beginners Modern Yiddish (YID 101)

Length:

Varies; self-study format.

Dates:

March 2021 - Present.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: demonstrate understanding of Modern Yiddish; know the Hebrew alphabet; read simple texts; conjugate common verbs in the present tense; know and apply basic rules as to how person and gender impact nouns, verbs, and adjectives; master a basic vocabulary of approximately 300 words; demonstrate familiarity with direct objects; interrogatives; prepositions; adverbs; pronouns; and stative verbs.

Instruction:

Major topics include: the Hebrew alphabet; common nouns and verbs; noun-verb agreement; adjectives; adjective-noun agreement; adverbs; pronouns; prepositions; definite article; direct objects; stative verbs; and other topics.

Credit recommendation:

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 8 semester hours in Yiddish or Language (8/21).

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Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (Biblical Hebrew 202)

Length:

Versions 1 and 2: Varies; self-study format.

Dates:

Version 1: October 2010 - July 2021. Version 2: August 2021 - Present.

Objectives:

Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate basic understanding of Biblical Hebrew; conjugate common verbs (regular and irregular) in the past, present, and future tenses; correctly add direct-object suffixes to verbs; identify common nouns and correctly add suffixes indicating possession to nouns; identify many prepositions; pronouns; interrogatives; adjectives; adverbs; and explain how the Hebrew language handles numbers; translate simple Hebrew Biblical texts; and have limited proficiency in translating simple English sentences to Biblical Hebrew. Version 2: Same as Version 1.

Instruction:

Version 1: The final examination assesses students' ability in Intermediate Biblical Hebrew. Topics include: irregular nouns and verbs; present tense; verb forms; completed present tense; and numbers. Version 2: In version two, all of the topics covered in version one are covered. In addition, there are additional reading assignments covering topics including further exploration into conjugation of common and complex verbs; the ability to identify less common nouns and identify their tense and gender; identify more pronouns, adjectives and adverbs; use of these forms in the original Biblical Hebrew and learn to identify them and further apply them.

Credit recommendation:

Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Biblical Hebrew (2/11) (3/16 revalidation)..Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 8 semester hours in Biblical Hebrew (8/21 revalidation).

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Intermediate Modern Yiddish (YID 102)

Length:

Varies; self-study format.

Dates:

March 2021 - Present.

Objectives:

Instruction:

Credit recommendation:

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 8 semester hours in Yiddish or Language (8/21).

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Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (Biblical Hebrew 201)

Length:

Version 1 and 2: Varies; self-study format.

Dates:

Version 1: October 2010 - July 2021. Version 2: August 2021 - Present.

Objectives:

Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate a basic understanding of Biblical Hebrew; correctly conjugate some common verbs (regular and irregular) in the past, future, and imperative tenses; correctly add direct-object suffixes to verbs; identify common nouns and correctly add suffixes indicating possession to those nouns; master a vocabulary of approximately 125 Hebrew words; and correctly translate simple Hebrew sentences into English and simple English sentences into Hebrew. Version 2: All of the topics covered in version one will be covered. In addition, there are additional reading assignments covering topics, including further exploration into conjugation of common and complex verbs; identification of less common nouns, verb tense and gender; pronouns, adjectives and adverbs; use and application of these forms in original Biblical Hebrew, and master a Biblical vocabulary of approximately 350 words.

Instruction:

Version 1: The final proficiency examination assesses students' ability to understand Introductory Biblical Hebrew. Topics include: common nouns and verbs; past, future, and imperative tenses; noun-verb agreement; adjectives; adjective-noun agreement; prepositions; and direct-object endings to prepositions. Version 2: Same as version 1 with additional assignments and readings covering topics including further exploration into conjugation of common and complex verbs; the ability to identify less common nouns and identify their tense and gender; identification of more pronouns, adjectives and adverbs; and uses of these forms in original Biblical Hebrew.

Credit recommendation:

Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Biblical Hebrew (2/11) (3/16 revalidation). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate / associate degree category, 8 semester hours in Biblical Hebrew (8/21 revalidation).

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Introduction to Modern Hebrew (Hebrew 203)

Length:

Versions 1 and 2: Varies; self-study format.

Dates:

Version 1: October 2010 - July 2021. Version 2: August 2021 - Present.

Objectives:

Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate understanding of Modern Hebrew; know the Hebrew alphabet; read simple texts; conjugate common verbs in the present tense; know and apply basic rules as to how person and gender impact nouns, verbs, and adjectives; master a basic vocabulary of approximately 300 words; demonstrate familiarity with direct objects; interrogatives; prepositions; adverbs; pronouns; and stative verbs. Version 2: In version two, all of the topics covered in version one will be covered. In addition, there will be additional reading assignments covering topics including further exploration into conjugation of common and complex verbs; the ability to identify less common nouns and identify their tense and gender; identify more pronouns, adjectives and adverbs; see uses of these forms in sentences in modern Israeli literature and learn to identify them and further apply them; master a vocabulary of approximately 500 words.

Instruction:

Version 1: The final examination assesses students' ability in Introductory Modern Hebrew. Topics include: the Hebrew alphabet; common nouns and verbs; noun-verb agreement; adjectives; adjective-noun agreement; adverbs; pronouns; prepositions; definite article; direct objects; stative verbs; and other topics. Version 2: In version two, all of the topics covered in version one will be covered. In addition, there will be additional reading assignments covering topics including further exploration into conjugation of common and complex verbs; the ability to identify less common nouns and identify their tense and gender; identify more pronouns, adjectives and adverbs; see uses of these forms in sentences in modern Israeli literature and learn to identify them and further apply them; master a vocabulary of approximately 500 words.

Credit recommendation:

Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Modern Hebrew (2/11) (3/16 revalidation). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate / associate degree category, 8 semester hours in Modern Hebrew (8/21 revalidation).

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