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BEGINNING BIBLICAL HEBREW

HEB101A - Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A (2020001M0900)

HEB101A
Registration for HEB101A includes access to all of the material used in Living Biblical Hebrew: Foundations, as well as all additional resources needed for the course.
Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A introduces learners to the basics of the Hebrew language in an engaging and interactive way. Starting from the absolute beginning level, Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, which will increase in complexity as the course progresses. Learners will describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation. This forces learners to think in the language right from the start, building the necessary foundation for fluent reading. Noun and verb morphology and syntax patterns for biblical Hebrew narrative are introduced implicitly and contextually absorbed. For homework, learners will continue their immersive experience as they work through video and audio material in Hebrew, reading exercises, and assessment quizzes that measure the learner’s progress. Between the homework and the live classes, learners will be exposed to the breadth of the language, including singular and plural nouns, adjectives, participles (present tense), qatal (past tense), vayyiqtol (sequential past  tense), imperative, and number and gender concord.

BEG. BIBLICAL HEBREW, Level A
13 Jan – 27 Apr 2020 (no class on April 13)
Mon., 9:00–10:00am Eastern Time
(NOTE: Time changes to 10:00–11:00am after Mar 8, 2020)

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HEB101A - Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A (2020002T1830)

HEB101A
Registration for HEB101A includes access to all of the material used in Living Biblical Hebrew: Foundations, as well as all additional resources needed for the course.
Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A introduces learners to the basics of the Hebrew language in an engaging and interactive way. Starting from the absolute beginning level, Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, which will increase in complexity as the course progresses. Learners will describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation. This forces learners to think in the language right from the start, building the necessary foundation for fluent reading. Noun and verb morphology and syntax patterns for biblical Hebrew narrative are introduced implicitly and contextually absorbed. For homework, learners will continue their immersive experience as they work through video and audio material in Hebrew, reading exercises, and assessment quizzes that measure the learner’s progress. Between the homework and the live classes, learners will be exposed to the breadth of the language, including singular and plural nouns, adjectives, participles (present tense), qatal (past tense), vayyiqtol (sequential past  tense), imperative, and number and gender concord.

BEG. BIBLICAL HEBREW, Level A
7 Jan – 14 Apr 2020
Tue., 6:30–7:30 pm Eastern Time

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HEB101C – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level C (2020004H2010) - Prerequisite: HEB101B

HEB101C
Beginning Biblical Hebrew Level C continues building on the communicative and grammatical foundation laid in Levels A and B, but introduces more complex grammatical forms and broadens learners’ exposure to the biblical text. Dialogue and verse memorization, audio-lingual drills, vocabulary stories, text comprehension audio, and annotated readings will all be used to increase learners’ grammatical knowledge of and fluency—both spoken and reading—in the Hebrew language. Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, as learners describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation. Prepositions and pronoun suffixes, Hebrew word order with participles, root letters, the morphology of III-yod verbs, pausal forms, pronoun endings on nouns, suffixes for the accusative marker, and the piel binyan will be covered, as well as Jonah 1:4–8 and two corresponding vocabulary stories.

 

9 Jan – 30 Apr 2020 (no class on April 9 and one more in March)
Thurs., 8:10 pm – 9:10 pm Eastern Time

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HEB101E - Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level E (2020005H2120) - Prerequisite: HEB101D

HEB101E
Beginning Biblical Hebrew Level E continues building on the communicative and grammatical foundation laid in Levels A, B, C, and D, developing greater fluency—both spoken and reading—through intentional fluency building activities. Dialogue and verse memorization, audio-lingual drills, vocabulary stories, text comprehension audio, and annotated readings will also be used to increase learners’ grammatical knowledge of and intuitive understanding of the the Hebrew language. Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, as learners describe pictures, express ideas, read, discuss, and summarize texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation.

 

9 Jan – 30 Apr 2020 (no class on April 9 and one more in March)
Thur., 9:20 pm – 10:20 pm Eastern Time

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BEGINNING KOINE GREEK

GRK101A – Beginning Koiné Greek, Level A (2020003H1900)

GRK101A
Beginning Koiné Greek Level A introduces learners to the basics of the Greek language in an engaging and interactive way. Starting from the absolute beginning level, Greek will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, which will increase in complexity as the course progresses. Learners will describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Greek, and not via translation. This forces learners to think in the language right from the start, building the necessary foundation for fluent reading. Noun and verb morphology and syntax patterns for Koiné Greek are introduced implicitly and contextually absorbed. For homework, learners will continue their immersive experience as they work through video and audio material in Greek, reading exercises, and assessment quizzes that measure the learner’s progress. Between the homework and the live classes, learners will be exposed to the foundational elements of the language, including singular and plural nouns in all four cases, adjectives, present indicative (both active and middle/passive), aorist indicative, imperative, and number/gender/case concord.

9 Jan – 30 Apr 2020 (no class on April 9 and one more in March)
Thur., 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern Time

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