Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
2HEB 302Basic Hebrew II1+4+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Lisans Dil Dersleri
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Online
Objectives of the Course The aim of the Basic Hebrew II course is to speak at a basic level of Modern Hebrew, which is used as a spoken and written language in Israel today, to read, understand and interpret texts written in their field, and to use them efficiently in future studies.
In addition, it is to improve the academic skills of the students and to provide them with a level to benefit from Hebrew, which is an important resource language especially for Middle Eastern studies.
Course Content The content of the course consists of materials that will help both speaking, writing and interpretation, by explaining in the most concise and understandable way with the help of English-Turkish languages within the framework of gramphology, phonology, morphology, syntax and texts, which include the basic grammatical issues of the Hebrew language. Hebrew verb structures, conjugations, lexicologal meanings of verb-roots, usages, tenses, sentence structures, sentence analysis, sentence building exercises, prepositions constitute the content of the basic topics.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( HEB 301 )
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Eldar Hasanoğlu
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Bresslau, Marcus Heinrich. 1917. A compendious Hebrew grammar. London: C. Lockwood and Son.
Parkhurst, John. 1813. [An Hebrew and English Lexicon, without points. ... To this work is prefixed A Methodical Hebrew Grammar without points ... also the Hebrew Grammar at one view. Copious MS. notes [by Sir W. Jones].].
Creager, Harold Luther, and Herbert Christian Alleman. 1927. beginners' Hebrew grammar. Boston: D.C. Heath and Co.
Cameron, Duncan, and Salis Daiches. 2007. A Hebrew grammar for beginners. [United Kingdom]: [Ponoma Press].
Adler, Michael. 1935. Student's Hebrew grammar, with exercises and vocabularies. London: D. Nutt.
Bickell, Gustav, and Samuel Ives Curtiss. 2018. Outlines of Hebrew Grammar.
Bissell, Edwin Cone. 2017. A Practical Introductory Hebrew Grammar.
Students will be asked to prepare short themed texts within the framework of the grammar topics covered and to present them in English-Turkish. In addition, they will be asked to analyze them by giving assignments from books, magazines, newspapers and audio publications.

Course Category
Social Sciences %30
Field %70

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Attendance 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 5 70
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Assignments 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 144

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Student who complete the course: will acquire basic Hebrew skills in speaking, reading, writing, understanding and comprehension.
2 Students gain the ability to benefit from basic sources related to their field of study and to use and interpret these Hebrew sources in their researchs.
3 In addition, students who learn Basic Hebrew gain the ability to decipher and interpret Biblical Hebrew and the other sources written in late antiquity with the help of a dictionary.
4 Have the linguistic ability to follow the Hebrew press and broadcast to make researches in the Middle East Studies.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Patterns of Hebrew Verbs: Seven Beenyaneem 1. Pattern Pa'al Gila Freedman Cohen & Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
2 Patterns of Hebrew Verbs: Seven Patterns 2. Pattern Pi'el Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
3 Patterns of Hebrew Verbs: Seven Patterns 2. Pattern Hitpa'el Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
4 Patterns of Hebrew Verbs: Seven Patterns 2. Pattern Hif'il Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
5 Patterns of Hebrew Verbs: Seven Patterns 5. Pattern Nif'al Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
6 Patterns of Hebrew Verbs: Seven Patterns 6. Pattern Po'al Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
7 Patterns of Hebrew Verbs: Seven Patterns 7. Pattern Hof'al Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
8 Midterm Exam and Homework Presentations
9 Verb Patterns and Their Meanings: Texts 1.Sefer Mishpatim I; 2. Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
10 How are Hebrew Sentences Built? A. B Davidson, Introductory Hebrew Grammar Syntax
11 Making Positive-Negative and Questioning Sentences Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius, Emil Kautzsch, Arthur Ernest Cowley, Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar.
12 Hebrew Prepositions Edna Amir Coffin, Shmuel Bolozky, A Reference Grammar of Modern Hebrew (Reference Grammars)
13 1. Verb Sentences 2. Nominal Sentences 1. A. B Davidson, Introductory Hebrew grammar syntax; 2. Gila Freedman Cohen and Carmia Shoval, Easing Into Modern Hebrew Grammar 2 Vol set
14 Final Exam


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
C1
C2
C3
C4

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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