University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Department of
Hebrew and
Semitic Studies
Hebrew 101
Syllabus
Fall Semester
Welcome
to the Hebrew program.
Our
objective in Hebrew 101 is to provide you with the fundamentals of the
Hebrew
language. By the end of the semester you will be able to read, write,
and
converse in simple Hebrew. The key to a
successful and satisfying completion of the semester's program is an intelligent
study schedule and a disciplined adherence to it. The following
information and suggestions should help in making your Hebrew studies a
rich
and enjoyable learning experience.
Texts:
1.
Israeli Hebrew: Introduction to the Hebrew Alphabet , Peter Cole
ed.
2.
Encounters in Modern Hebrew. Level I, Edna Amir Coffin
3.
Hoveret; Hebrew 101: Bob's Copy Shop
NO
used books will be allowed
General:
1. Attendance in all classes is mandatory. Every
5 absences will result in a loss of a grade.
2. Tardiness - You are expected to be ready for
class before the bell rings. Tardiness is disruptive
for
everyone. (Every 3 equal one absence.)
3. All assignments must be prepared before
coming to class. Your books will be checked to verify
completion of daily
assignments.
4. Students are expected to be in command of all
the assigned vocabulary and grammatical material
studied to date.
5. Use of the flash-card method is recommended
for studying vocabulary.
6. A cumulative quiz will be given on MONDAY.
The quizzes cover all the grammatical material
studied to date and
all the vocabulary.
7. Your instructor will be available for
individual assistance during office hours:
Bilha
Mirkin and Haya Yuchtman:
Monday
Room
1356 Van Hise Hall
And
by appointment Telephone
262-2967, or 262-3204 (Department Office).
Assignments:
1. Homework is assigned daily. You are required
to complete the assignments. Be comfortable with
the new vocabulary and be ready
to read the dialogues with reasonable fluency. (Let your
teacher know if for some
reason it is not so.)
2. There will also be written assignments which
you will hand in. Please use pencil
and write
every 2nd line. Keep them
and all your quizzes in a 2-pocket folder. You must go over
all indicated errors and
correct them. The folders will be collected on the last day of the semester.
3.Weekly oral assignments. See instructions on
p. III in your Hoveret.
4. Israeli Culture days. See instructions in
your Hoveret p. IV.
Your
textbook is supplemented by an audio program. You are required to
listen to it
until you can read the dialogues aloud perfectly.
The
audio material can be downloaded from the following website:
http://imp.lss.wisc.edu/lss/mediacat/he/1/030/index.html
When
you click on a lesson to listen, you
will be asked for the user name and password.
The user
name is he101 and the password is
encounters.
Written
Exams:
1. Quizzes on Mondays. No makeup quizzes for any
reason.
2. Midterm (Counts as 2 quizzes.) at the end of
lesson 4 part A in the textbook "Encounters" Level
1.
3. Final Quiz - Last day of class.
Grading:
Mandatory:
1.
Attendance. Every 5 absences
will result in a loss of a grade.
2. Preparation of daily assignments. Every 5
unprepared assignments will result in a loss of a grade. Your books
will be
evaluated during the semester.
3.
Oral participation in class.
4. Israeli culture project
5. Folder in good standing.
a. All corrected quizzes.
b. All corrected dialogues.
c.Report of Israeli Culture Days.
The
grading in this course is also based on the following:
1.
Grades of quizzes.
2.
Grades of midterm and final quiz.
3.
Grades of written assignments.
4.
Grade of oral skills.
SPECIAL
WEIGHT IS GIVEN TO YOUR
LEVEL OF COMPETENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE LATER STAGES OF THE COURSE.
We
wish you a successful and enjoyable semester.
Bilha
Mirkin
Haya
Yuchtman
If you have trouble accessing this page, contact: Chris Dargis (cadargis@wisc.edu)
Latest revision date: 8/24/2007 (cad)