Syllabus Hebrew 102– Spring 2008

 

Course web Page:  http://lang.rice.edu/tbaron/

 

 

 

HEBREW 102 is a five credit course at the beginning level. The course covers elementary reading, writing and conversation. A great portions of the instruction will be in Hebrew. Aspect of Israeli culture and society 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

           http://lang.rice.edu/baron/

 

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, Jerusalem 1997.

This Program is available on LRC site

 http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lrc   

or at: http://www.stanford.edu/class/hebrew/mmedia/index.html

 

     4.  Habet Ushma CD – Judith Casis, Israel, 1990 

 

Additional web base learning material, video clips, audio material and Israeli movies will be referred to during the course.

 

Assessment:           30%   Quizzes (5)

                                    30%   Proficiency Tests (2)

                                    10%   Writing Assignment (4)

                                    10%   Homework

                                    10%   Oral Proficiency

10%   Web Project

Evaluation:

 

Evaluation is according to the following scale:

 

A+       97-100

B+     87-89.99

C+     77-79.99

D+     67-69.99

F          0-59.99

A         93-96  

B       83-86.99

C        73-76.99

D       63-66.99

 

A-        90-92.99

B-     80-82.99

C-      70-72.99

D-      60-62.99

 

 

 

Semester Time Table

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Jan     7 – 11

 

 

 

Jan   14 – 18

 

 

Writing Assignment 1

Jan   21 – 25

Martin Luther King

 

Quiz 1

Jan   28 – Feb 1

 

 

Writing Assignment 2

Feb    4 –   8  

 

 

Quiz 2

Feb  11 – 15 

 

 

Writing Assignment 3

Feb  18 – 22 

 

 

 

Feb  25 – 29 

Test # 1 distributed

Test # 1 due

 

Mar   3  –  7 

Midterm Recess

Midterm Recess

Midterm Recess

Mar  10 – 14

 

 

Writing Assignment 4

Mar  17 – 21

 

 

 

Mar  24 – 28

 

 

 

Mar  31 – Apr 4

Quiz 3

 

Spring Recess

Apr    7 – 11

 

 

Quiz 4

Apr  14 – 18

 

 

 

Apr  21 – 23

Test # 2 distributed

Web project due

Test # 2 due

Oral Presentations

 

 

 

 

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 10:00 – 10:50 at Rayzor Hall 302

 

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 Ley Student Center.

Contact Information:         Instructor:  Tiqva BarOn

                                                Office hour: MWF 12:00 – 1:00 (by appointment)

                                                Office:     122 Rayzor Hall

                                                Tel:          (713) 348 - 2251

                                                E-mail:     tbaron@rice.edu