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BEGINNING BIBLICAL HEBREW

HEB101A – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A (2019001M0900)

HEB101A

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.

14 January – 22 April 2019
Mondays, 9:00 – 10:00 am Eastern Time
(Please Note: Class time will change to 10:00 – 11:00 am Eastern Time after March 10, 2019 due to Daylight Savings Time)

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HEB101B - Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level B (2019002M2110) - Prerequisite: HEB101A

HEB101B

Beginning Biblical Hebrew Level B continues building on the communicative foundation laid in Level A, but begins introducing the grammatical structures of biblical Hebrew via dialogue and verse memorization, audio-lingual drills, vocabulary stories, text comprehension audio, and annotated readings, all intended to give learners basic fluency—both spoken and reading—in the Hebrew language and a working knowledge of the foundations of Hebrew grammar. 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. Pronouns, interrogatives, verbless clauses, word order in Hebrew narrative, and an introduction to and summary of all the Hebrew verb forms and functions, including several of the most common weak roots, will be covered, as well as Jonah 1:1–3 and three vocabulary stories. (Note: while all five major binyanim/stems have and will continue to be used, each binyan will be considered in more detail in subsequent levels.)

14 January – 29 April 2019 (no class March 11)
Mondays, 9:10 pm – 10:10 pm Eastern Time

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HEB101C – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level C (2019003M2220) - 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.

14 January – 29 April 2019 (no class March 11)
Mondays, 10:20 pm – 11:20 pm Eastern Time

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BEGINNING KOINE GREEK

GRK101A – Beginning Koiné Greek, Level A (2019004M2000)

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.

14 January – 29 April 2019 (no class March 11)
Mondays, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Eastern Time

REGISTRATION CLOSED