Hebrew, in its classical and ancient forms, has been around for thousands of years. Modern Hebrew embodies the coming together of the cultural and historical richness of the past, with the needs and complexities of modern life.
This Hebrew course aims to provide students with the basic tools and knowledge needed to read Hebrew without the help of vowels (dots); to understand basic texts; to be able to write (type) short basic sentences and to communicate verbally using very basic Hebrew vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure.
The acquisition of a language is a cumulative process. At each stage of learning, students develop greater depth of knowledge, understanding and skills. This Hebrew course is structured in such a way as to strike the right balance between development of passive language skills (listening and reading) and active ones (writing and conversation), by intertwining relevant frontal, group and self study sessions.
General Hebrew Course Structure: the course includes 10 units, each one being 2 hours long.
**Courses may be structured using different variations of the following general course structure.
***Each lesson is accompanied by relevant homework practice sheets and assignments.
• Introduction to the Hebrew language (e.g. written from right to left, 22 letters, vowels)
• Basic Hebrew conversation terms and phrases (e.g. שלום, להתראות, נעים מאד, בוקר טוב,)
o Students will orally practice using such terms among themselves and/or with the teacher.
• 6 letters of Hebrew alphabet
o Students will be able to read and pronounce the letters individually and in letter groupings (e.g. אבא, בוב, אבד, הבד, הדוב).
o Students will be able to type the letters they learned individually and as letter groupings (words).
• Introduction to nouns in Hebrew
o Students will understand the usage of nouns in their singular and plural forms.
o Students will learn to differentiate between feminine and masculine nouns.
• 6 additional letters of Hebrew alphabet
o Students will be able to read and pronounce the letters individually and in letter groupings.
o Students will be able to type the letters they learned individually and as letter groupings (words).
• Introduction to nouns (part 2)
o Students will identify nouns in sentences and distinguish between singular/plural/feminine/masculine forms.
• Basic Hebrew listening comprehension
o Students will listen to and try to translate a short dialog the teacher will read.
• 6 new letters of Hebrew alphabet
o Students will be able to read and pronounce the letters individually and in letter groupings.
o Students will be able to type the letters they learned individually and as letter groupings (words).
o Students will type full sentences using letters they have learned so far.
• Introduction to adjectives
o Students will identify adjectives in sentences.
o Students will construct noun-adjective structures using vocabulary previously acquired.
• Basic Hebrew listening comprehension
o Students will listen to and try to translate a short informal letter the teacher will read out loud.
• 4 new letters of Hebrew alphabet
o Students will be able to read and pronounce the letters individually and in letter groupings.
o Students will be able to type the letters they learned individually and as letter groupings (words).
o Students will type full sentences using letters they have learned so far.
• Letter summary and practice
o Students will be able to read and pronounce all the letters individually and in letter groupings.
o Students will be able to type the letters they learned individually and as letter groupings (words).
o Students will type full sentences using all the letters.
• Introduction to verbs (past tense)
o Students will identify verbs in sentences.
o Students will learn how to change verb structure according to pronouns (e.g. אני הלכתי, אתה הלכת, היא הלכה…).
• Basic Hebrew reading comprehension
o Students will read and translate simple email content.
• Introduction to verbs 2 (present tense)
o Students will identify verbs in sentences and distinguish between verbs in the past and present tense. .
o Students will learn how to change verb structure according to pronouns.
• Basic Hebrew reading comprehension
o Students will read and translate short story.
• Conversation
o Students will discuss the meaning of the story they read.
• Introduction to verbs (future tense)
o Students will identify verbs in sentences and distinguish between verbs in the past, present and future tenses.
o Students will learn how to change verb structure according to pronouns.
• Basic Hebrew reading comprehension
o Students will read and translate short article.
• Conversation
o Students will discuss the meaning of the article they read.
• Verb summary and practice
o Students will practice typing short sentences using verbs in all 3 tenses.
• Basic Hebrew reading comprehension
o Students will read and translate short article.
• Conversation
o Students will discuss the meaning of the article they read and type a short summary of their thoughts about it.
• Basic Hebrew reading comprehension
o Students will read short newspaper article and identify words and sentence structures that they recognize.
o Students will try to understand meanings of sentences according to context.
• Conversation
o Students will discuss the meaning of the article they read and type 8 questions they have regarding it.
• Hebrew Course summary and level evaluation. Students will be tested on:
o Vocabulary accumulated during the course
o Distinction between nouns, adjectives and verbs
o Reading comprehension
o Writing (typing) skills
o Active conversation
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