Modern Hebrew – Level 5

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      Course Description

      Course Main Takeways
      • Level
        Expert
      • Weekly Hours
        2 hrs
      • Duration
        9 Monts
      • Language
        English
      • Accreditation
        This course is worth 2 credits at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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      You are already a confident Hebrew speaker, so this is the perfect time to enrich your vocabulary with Israeli idioms and metaphors. In this advanced course you will improve your listening comprehension, speaking skills and writing ability. We will read about historical areas of Israel, different social groups and popular poetry. Through these texts you will acquire 300 new words, expressions and proverbs and verb conjugations in all tenses, which will give you a variety of ways of expressing your thoughts.

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      Course Author

      Ouzi Rotem, M.A.

      Ouzi Rotem, M.A.

      Ouzi Rotem lives in Tel Aviv, where he  teaches Modern and Biblical Hebrew as well as Biblical Aramaic. He enjoys reading, cooking and listening to…

      Syllabus Summary

      1. Aleph Beth

        Text:Aleph Beth. Grammar: The inflections of the numerals and other quantifiers

      2. I Don't Know Why

        Song: What's up with me? / Arik Einstein, Josie, Katz, Yankale Rotblit and Shalom Hanoch, Grammar: Binyan Pi’el, gizrat Ha-shlemim: present, past and infinitive Indirect speech containing interrogative sentences

      3. I Would Like You to Talk Hebrew to Me

        Grammar: Binyan Pi’el, gizrat Ha-shlemim: future and gerund Verbs expressing a wish or a request

      4. I Waited and Waited…

        Song: Michael / Miriam Yalan-Shteklis, Grammar: Binyan Pi’el, gizrat Lamed-Yod

      5. Today We Are Cooking!

        Grammar: The impersonal clause in present, past and future The comparative

      6. I Washed Up, Dried Up and Combed My Hair

        Grammar: Binyan Hitpa’el, gizrat Ha-shlemim: present, past and infinitive Letters that change places in Binyan Hitpa'el

      7. Let's Correspond by E-mail!

        Text: Communication, Grammar: Binyan Hitpa’el, gizrat Ha-shlemim: future Each other

      8. Call Me, Please

        Grammar: The inflection of the preposition “לא” The inflection of “...ל” versus The inflection of “לא” Expressing purpose using “ידכ + infinitive” or “...ש ידכ + future”

      9. I Feel Great!

        Grammar: Binyan Hif’il, gizrat Ha-shlemim Assimilation of the third root-letter נ in the first person plural past form

      10. We're Going into the Cave!

        Text: Avshalom Cave, Grammar: Binyan Nif’al, gizrat Ha-shlemim

      11. You Remember…

        Grammar: Expressing habitual actions in the past The word “ותוא” as a marker of sameness

      12. When the Head Follows the Tail

        Texts: Do not Do unto Others What You Do not Want Them to Do unto You; The Tail and the Head, Grammar: The inflections of the prepositions “לע”, “ינפל” and “ירחא”

      13. We Studied Yesterday, We Are Studying Today, and We Will Study Tomorrow

        Grammar: Binyan Pa'al, gizrat Ha-shlemim past, present and future

      14. Departure at 6 AM, And Return at 9 PM

        Text: Jericho, Grammar: The “pa’ul” passive participle The superlative

      15. The Lowest City on Earth

        Text: Jericho, Grammar: The “pa’ul” passive participle The superlative

      16. Beit Alfa’s Ancient Synagogue

        Text: Beit Alfa, Grammar: The construct form of the cardinal numbers The counter of hundreds and the counter of thousands

      17. Up the Hill and Down the Valley

        Grammar: Time expressions

      18. Sweet Memories

        Grammar: Irregular plural forms of nouns The adjectival suffix “י ”

      19. Good Night!

        Song: Good Night / Yehonatan Geffen, Grammar: Review of the grammatical topics of the course The use of present tense for describing a situation

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      Modern Hebrew – Level 5
      • Level
      • Weekly Hours
        2 hrs
      • Duration
        9 Monts
      • Language
        English
      • Accreditation
        This course is worth 2 credits at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

      Meet Our Scholars

      Learn from our distinguished scholars, experts in biblical studies with advanced degrees from leading universities around the globe.

      Eliyahu (Eli) Lizorkin Eyzenberg, PhD
      Annie Caruso, PhD
      Stephen Kim
      Verónica Moreno Arjona, PhD candidate
      Don Peterman, MAJCS, Rabbi
      Marvin Meital, PhD
      Fiona Blumfield MA, PhD

      This course is accredited by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

      • We partnered with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of the leading biblical research institutes in the world, to bring you a wealth of Biblical knowledge in courses developed by renowned scholars.
      • Upon completion, you’ll receive a certificate of achievement from the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies signed by the dean of the faculty.
      • We also offer an academic track, with 3 academic credits, which is recognized in universities worldwide. To hear more details and enroll in the academic track click here.
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