COURSE: HEBREW STUDIES 402
SURVEY OF MODERN HEBREW LITERATURE
Spring 2006
Instructor:
Professor
1354 Van Hise,
262-6102
Classes: MW
Office Hours: MW
Please note: This course is
conducted in
Hebrew
LOVE
OF THE
1.
The
history of the love of the land:
2.
excerpts
from Midrash and Aggadah,
3.
Yehuda Halevi,
4.
HaRamban,
5.
Rabbi
Nachman of Braslav
6.
The
Zionist idea: Herzl
7.
The
revival of the Hebrew language: Herzl and Ben-Yehuda
8.
The
return to the land: Katzenelson, and
Objectives: We
shall focus on developing the skills of reading Hebrew texts and
writing
analytically about them. Discussion of the main ideas as they arise
from the
materials constitutes an important part of the course. Our literary
examination
of the Zionist story and history will be reinforced through oral
presentations
of news from
Requirements:
This is an
intensive writing course in Hebrew. The students are given a
written
assignment each session. The graded assignment is returned the
following class.
It is expected that the correction of the graded assignment will be
handed in
within a week. The students should follow my comments carefully when
correcting
the papers. There is always an
opportunity to discuss the assignments before class time, since, as a
rule, I
am in class well ahead of time to answer any questions that may arise.
In addition
to regular assignments prepared for each class, there will be a few
short
essays and one long final essay assigned in the course of the term,
lecture
reports and news/current issues presentations.
Grading
Written
assignments - 35%
Three short essays
- 20%
Lecture reports -
15%
Final essay - 20%
Participation -
10%
Required
dictionaries: Multi Dictionary: Bilingual Learners Dictionary
Other materials
will be supplied in class. The cost is $ 20. Please make the check to
the
Dept. of Hebrew
and Semitic Studies
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