UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION
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Hebrew Level 5
Prerequisite for entry
Basic knowledge of spoken and written Hebrew; (successful completion of Hebrew syllabus 4+ 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 advanced level, with an emphasis on 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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The future
Genetic engineering
Health, medicine and age
Inventions
Israeli history and politics
Israeli culture and society
Psychology: dreams and emotions
Animals and zoology
Anti-Semitism
The holocaust
Theodore Herzi
The environment
Communication (interpersonal and mass media such as television)
Stories from classical Jewish sources (Hillel, honi HaMe’agel, Rabbi Shim’on)
Grammar
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The expression of ‘more’ and ‘less’ + noun
The expression of ‘by contrast’ and ‘on the other hand’
The expression of reasons (biglal, bashel, hodot le-)
Temporal clauses
Most/all of + noun
The formation of adverbs
Huf’al verbs in the past, present and future
Different way of forming relative clauses
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Hif’il ayin vav verbs in the past, present and future
The formation of adjectives from nouns
Pu’al verbs in the past, present and future
Verbs that must be followed by a preposition
Learning Resources
Books:
Core textbook
- Hebrew from Alef to Tav Volume 3 and/or 4
Supplementary materials
- Learners’ newspaper Sha’ar LaMathil (provided by tutor)
Dictionary:
- Oxford English-Hebrew Hebrew-English Dictionary, ed. Ya’acov Levy
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