Syllabus Hebrew 101– Fall 2007
http://lang.rice.edu/tbaron/
HEBREW 101 is a five credit course at the beginning level. The
course covers elementary reading, writing and conversation. Some portions of instruction
will be in Hebrew. Aspect of Israeli culture will be introduced and discussed.
Course Materials:
Textbook: Brandeis Modern Hebrew – Ringvald, Porath, Peleg shorr
& Hascal.
University Press of New
England, 2005.(including CD)
Multimedia: The multimedia program will supplement the class work
and the course textbook, and is available on the web at:
1.
Hebrew e-Book for Beginners – Tiqva BarOn ,
Rice University 2003
2. Modern Hebrew for Beginners – A Multimedia
Program
Esther Raizen,
University of Texas 2000.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/hebrew/index.html
3.
Hevenu Shalom Aleikhem – a Multimedia Hebrew Learning Program
The Joint
Authority for Jewish Zionist Education,
This Program is
available on LRC site
or at: http://www.stanford.edu/class/hebrew/media/index.html
Additional web
base learning material will be referred to during the course.
Assessment: 30%
Quizzes (5)
30% Proficiency Tests (2)
20% Homework
10% Oral Proficiency
10% Project
Evaluation:
Evaluation is according to the following scale:
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A+ 97-100 |
B+ 87-89.99 |
C+ 77-79.99 |
D+ 67-69.99 |
F 0-59.99 |
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A 93-96 |
B 83-86.99 |
C 73-76.99 |
D 63-66.99 |
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A- 90-92.99 |
B- 80-82.99 |
C- 70-72.99 |
D- 60-62.99 |
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Semester Time Table
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Wednesday |
Friday |
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August
27 - 31 |
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September
6 - 10 |
Labor Day |
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September 10
- 14 |
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Quiz 1 |
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September 17
- 21 |
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September 24
- 28 |
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Quiz 2 |
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October
1 - 5 |
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October
8 - 12 |
Test # 1 distributed |
Test # 1 due |
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October 15
- 19 |
Midterm Recess |
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Quiz 3 |
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October
22 - 26 |
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October 29 – Nov.2 |
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Quiz 4 |
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November 5
- 9 |
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November 12
- 16 |
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Quiz 5 |
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November 19
- 23 |
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Thanksgiving Recess |
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November 26
- 30 |
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December
3 - 7 |
Test # 2 distributed Web project on-line |
Test # 2 Due Project oral presentation |
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Attendance:
Attendance
in classroom is important – unexcused absences can result in the drop of your
final grade by one letter (e.g. A can become a B if 3 classes are missed).
Classes
are on Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Disability:
Any student with a documented disability
needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me
during the first two weeks of class. All discussions will remain
confidential. Students with disabilities will need to also contact
Disability Support Services in the
Contact Information:
Instructor: Tiqva BarOn
Office: 122 Razor Hall
Tel: 713-348-2251
E-mail: tbaron@rice.edu
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