LANGUAGE
Beginners Modern Yiddish (YID 101)
Learner Outcomes:
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).
Intermediate Modern Yiddish (YID 102)
Learner Outcomes:
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).
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (BIH 201)
Formerly Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (Biblical Hebrew 201)
Learner Outcomes:
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 topics from Version 1, additionally, extra 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.
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (BIH 202)
Learner Outcomes:
Version 1 and 2: 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.
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: All of the topics from Version 1, additionally, extra 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). baccalaureate/associate degree category, 8 semester hours in Biblical Hebrew (8/21 revalidation).
Introduction to Modern Hebrew (HEB 203)
Learner Outcomes:
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: All of the outcomes from Version 1 additionally, extra 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: All of the topics in Version one, additionally, extra 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).
