Course: Modern Hebrew - Conversation for Advanced Students

« Back
Course title Modern Hebrew - Conversation for Advanced Students
Course code JUD/1IV4K
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English, Hebrew
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Rivo Michael
  • Uličná Lenka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Ha-moadon ha-ivri (Hebrew club) where students will present short news from Israeli politics, cultural and social life. The next aim of the presentations is to acquire knowledge about political and cultural facts regarding the state of Israel. 2. More complex role plays and situations which support remembering vocabulary and syntactic structures in modern spoken Hebrew 3. Listening and comprehension of authentic sequences from Israeli television which provide students with information regarding the life and history of the State of Israel and with an overview of various sociolinguistic registers 4. Creative writing within which students compose more complex narratives in various genres 5. Learning by means of Israeli songs which help activate and fix the lexis Key topics discussed in the course: Israeli politics and culture (politics, culture, ethnic and religious minorities, higher education), creation of written and oral narratives in various sociolinguistic registers

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 40 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 18 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The ability to use Modern Hebrew in both oral and written form
Students will be able to communicate appropriately in everyday situations (e.g., when interacting with familiar and unfamiliar people or handling simple administrative matters), taking into account the specific communicative context. They will use grammatical structures appropriate to the situation, including the most common verbs in the present, past, and future tenses, and will be able to speak about themselves and their immediate environment, as well as compare it with life in Israel. They will also be able to communicate in simpler situations that require some awareness of a broader social context. The course also fosters critical engagement with artificial intelligence tools: students will learn to use these tools as supportive resources for developing their language skills and producing their own outputs, while reflecting on their limitations, verifying outputs, and integrating them ethically into their studies.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation in the seminars, preparation for the seminar and an appropriate performance. Composition of a short (10 minutes) presentation on any topic which is presented to colleagues. Every student can ask questions which must be answered in an adequate way. Attendance is required; students may miss no more than two sessions.
Recommended literature
  • Doprovodné internetové stránky.
  • http://www.dictionary.co.il.
  • http://www.my-hebrew-dictionary.com.
  • http://www.safa-ivrit.org.
  • BOLOZSKY, SHMUEL. (2008). 501 Hebrew Verbs. Hauppauge.
  • ETZION, GIORE. (2009). The Routledge Introductory course in Modern Hebrew. Routledge.
  • CHAYAT, S., ISRAELI, S., KOBLINER, H.. (2007). Hebrew from Scratch (Ivrit min haHatchala). Jerusalem.
  • LAVY, JACOB. (1992). Langenscheidts Taschen-wörterbuch Hebräisch-Deutsch, Deutsch- Hebräisch. Berlin ? München.
  • LEVY, JA´ACOV. (1995). Oxford English - Hebrew, Hebrew - English Dictionary. Jerusalem.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Jewish and Israeli Studies (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -