Intermediate Modern Hebrew
This course was first taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through the Department of Asian Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies. It was meant as the third semester of the university level Hebrew program at UNC. The goal of the Hebrew program is to teach the students the entirety of modern Hebrew grammar over four semesters. While the students do converse in Hebrew and learn to compose somewhat, the focus is on teaching reading and grammatical skills while building a base vocabulary. The axiom behind this approach is that students generally cannot adequately learn conversational skills in a foreign language unless they are in an immersed environment. In a university setting, the stress on grammar and reading allows the students to acquire the necessary skills in order to retain enough information to become fluent when they do travel abroad.For more information and references regarding teaching experience in Hebrew at UNC, please contact Luceil Friedman.
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