Brandeis Modern Hebrew
by Sara Hascal, Vardit Ringvald, Bonit Porath, Yaron Peleg, Esther Shorr
ISBN-10: 161168918X
ISBN-13: 9781611689181
$85.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Published on
Sep 1, 2015
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
8.00x1.60x10.50 Inches
Weight
3.34 Pounds
About the Book
Written by the core faculty of the Hebrew Program at Brandeis University, Brandeis Modern Hebrew is an accessible introduction to the Hebrew language for American undergraduates and high school students. Its functional and contextual elements are designed to bring students from the beginner level to the intermediate level, and to familiarize them with those linguistic aspects that will prepare them to function in advanced stages. This volume reflects some of the main principles that have shaped the Brandeis Hebrew curriculum during the past decade. These include: ⁊ an emphasis on the learner's ability to use the target language in all four skills areas: speaking, listening, reading, and writing ⁊ an effort to contextualize each unit within a specific subject or theme ⁊ exposing the student to authentic and semi-authentic materials (texts written by native speakers) ⁊ exploring different elements from Israeli and Jewish culture in the language drills, reading passages, and in selections of sources from the Hebrew literary canon The text in this edition comprises a short introduction to the instructor, 11 units, supplementary Hebrew proficiency guidelines, and a vocabulary list. Audio-visual components for all reading passages are available online for download.