UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION
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Hebrew Level 4
Prerequisite for entry
Basic knowledge of spoken and written Hebrew; (successful completion of Hebrew syllabus 3+ at
UCL Language Centre or other comparable studies.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to extend their ability in spoken and written Hebrew at
the intermediate level, with an emphasis on more complex grammatical structures and
conversational themes. The course includes practice in all four language skills (speaking, listening,
reading and writing) as well as attention to issues specific to Israeli and Jewish culture.
Course Content & Functions
Main topics/themes to be covered
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Family
Values in old and modern Israeli society
Concepts of foolishness in Jewish folklore and modern Israeli society
Animals
Jewish history: the destruction of the second temple, Masada and Yavneh
Grammar
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The future tense of hitpa’el and hif’il verbs
The passive participle (pa’ul)
The structure ‘ekhpat’ + preposition
The reflexive pronoun
Continuation of prepositions with pronominal suffixes
The constructions ‘not only…but also’ and ‘not…but rather’
The copula
The past, present and future tenses of nif’al verbs
Pronominal suffixes on nouns
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Learning Resources
Books:
Core textbook
- Hebrew from Scratch Volume 2 (lessons 9-12)
Supplementary materials
- Hevenu Shalom Aleikhem (video course)
- Hebrew from Scratch Volume 2 (CDs)
(All available in the Self-Access Centre)
Dictionary:
- Oxford English-Hebrew Hebrew-English Dictionary, ed. Ya’acov Levy
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