Hebrew
Our Department offers language acquisition classes up to intermediate level as well culture/literature courses. You can take Hebrew as electives; toward the Languages, Literatures and Cultures major, Jewish Studies minor, World Language Studies minor or towards Linguistics Plans.
For Biblical Hebrew, please go to the Department of Classics course offerings.
| Course Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HEBR 190/6.0 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew |
This course is designed for students with minimal or no background in Hebrew. The course introduces students with the basic structure and usage of Modern Hebrew. |
| HEBR 294/3.0 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew I |
An extensive grammar review with practice in speaking, writing and translation, based on the reading of texts by modern Hebrew writers. |
| HEBR 295/3.0 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew II |
An extensive grammar review with practice in speaking, writing, and translation, based on the reading of texts by modern Hebrew writers. HEBR 295/3.0, when offered, is a direct continuation of HEBR 294/3.0. |
| HEBR 301/3.0 | Special Topics in Hebrew |
Specialized study, as circumstances permit, of a particular author, genre, theme, movement, literary form or some combination of these elements. |
| HEBR 393/3.0 | Reading Modern Hebrew Literature | Selections from current Israeli media including music, newspapers and television, as well as from modern Hebrew prose and poetry. The selections are studied in Hebrew; written assignments may be submitted in English. |
| HEBR 502/3.0 | Directed Reading in Hebrew |
Directed Hebrew reading of material not covered in other courses, appropriate to the student’s level. |