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Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies
Hebrew 102 Syllabus, January 2005
Welcome to Hebrew 102! We hope you enjoyed the winter break and are ready to continue in our adventure of uncovering the secrets of the Hebrew language and culture.
Texts:
1. Encounters in Modern Hebrew Level 1 (used in Hebrew 101)
2. Encounters
in Modern Hebrew Level 2
3. Hoveret for Hebrew 102 at Bob’s Copy Shop (University Square)
4. The New Dictionary by Yisrael Lazar (recommended) or any other dictionary.
NO used books are allowed
General:
1. Attendance in all classes is mandatory. Every 5 absences will result in a loss of a grade.
2. Tardiness is very disruptive; every 3 will be counted as an absence.
3. All assignments should be prepared before coming to class.
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 books will be checked to see the completion of daily assignments.
8. Your instructor will be available for individual assistance during office hours in room 1356 Van Hise Hall or by appointment, telephone 262-2967 or 262-3204.
Bilha Mirkin: Thursday 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
Haya Yuchtman: Tuesday 3:20 - 4:20 p.m.
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. You must go over all indicated errors and correct them.
3. Weekly oral assignments. See instructions on p. III in your Hoveret.
You will be evaluated routinely on your oral skills.
4. Israeli Culture. See instructions on p. IV in your Hoveret.
There is audio material of the dialogues in the textbook which 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.
If you prefer, cassette tapes of the material are available in the LSS Learning Lab (259 Van Hise). You can listen to the tapes at the lab or check them out from the lab.
Exam Schedule:
Written exams:
1. Quizzes on Mondays. No makeup quizzes for any reason.
2. Midterm - March 7, 2005 - counts as 2 quizzes.
3. Final Quiz - May 5, 2005.
Grading:
Mandatory:
1. Attendance.
2. Preparation of daily assignments. (5 unprepared assignments will result in a loss of a grade.)
3. Oral participation in class.
4. Folder in good standing. Keep in a 2-pocket folder: (1.) all corrected quizzes; (2.) all corrected dialogues; (3.) all corrected interview questions; (4.) Israeli culture report.
The grading in this course is based on the following:
1. Grades of quizzes.
2. Grades of midterm and final quiz.
3. Grades of written assignments.
4. Grade of oral work in the lab.
5. Grade of Israeli Culture presentation.
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