HEBREW 2 MOD.2A LANGUAGE PRACTICE

The course is one of the core seminars of the second year of the BA degree Licsaam and aims at giving students elementary tools in modern Hebrew (CEFR levels A2-B1), consolidating the knowledge of the language and basing upon what students did in the first year of study.
Its objective is the development of the linguistic skills with special emphasis on the main morphological and syntactical structures of modern Hebrew, and their written and oral application.

1. Knowledge and comprehension: ● Knowing modern Hebrew at elementary level and understanding texts in this language; ● Knowing various characteristics of modern Hebrew and understanding their interaction.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and comprehension: ● Being able to correctly utilize Hebrew in some of the processes of application and communication basing on the knowledge acquired; ● Being able to operate a linguistic and grammar analysis of different aspects of modern Hebrew; ● Being able to apply linguistic skills in order to analyze simple textual typologies.
3. Judgement ability: ● Being able to formulate hypothesis, developing also a critical approach to the evaluation of alternatives.
4. Communication skills: ● Being able to communicate in basic fields of daily life, and not only, in modern Hebrew; ● Interacting with the lecturer and the other students respectfully.
5. Learning abilities: ● Being able to take notes and share them; ● Consulting critically the reference texts and the bibliography.

At the end of the course, students will acquire a good knowledge of modern Hebrew both in the written and oral dimension (CEFR levels A2-B1).

The course is destined to students who already attended the first-year classes of Hebrew Language.

Readings in Modern Hebrew (30 + 30 hours):
- oral and written classes of modern Hebrew at intermediate level.

1. S. Hayat, S. Israeli, H. Kovliner, Ivrit min ha-Hatchala, secondo volume, Akademon, Università Ebraica Gerusalemme, 2001.
2. M. Ma’adia, le-hazliach ba-Poal u-betachbir, Ramat- Gan, 2009.
3. B. Lev, R. Livne, Horaat, ha-Poal b-safa ha-ivrit, livello medio, Univerità di Tel-Aviv, 2008.
4. N. Keidar, Netiot ha-Poal, Università do Tel-Aviv, 2007.
5. Newspapers articles for translation will be distributed during the course.

During the course, students are asked to do translation and grammar exercises, both in class and at home.

The final mark will be the average of:
1. a partial written exam ("prova parziale", 2 hrs) with: translation of excerpts from the Hebrew texts studied in class, grammar exercises, one question on the history of Hebrew literature.
2. a final written exam (3 hrs) of Hebrew to Italian translation.
3. a final oral exam with the CEL.

written and oral

Evaluation:
Regarding the grading scale, scores will be assigned according to the following schema:
A. Scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of: Sufficient knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
B. Scores in the 23-26 range will be awarded in the presence of: Fair knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
C. Scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of: Good or excellent knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
D. Honors will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and applied comprehension of the program.

Teaching in class, in-class exercises, and home assignments.

Italian

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