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Hebrew Course Descriptions
Lower
Division Courses
1A-1B-1C. Elementary Hebrew. (5-5-5)
Lecture, five hours; laboratory, one hour. Course 1A is enforced requisite
to 1B, which is enforced requisite to 1C. Structural principles of
grammar. Students who have prior knowledge of reading and some vocabulary
are advised to take course 10A. Students with credit for course 10A cannot
receive credit for 1A. P/NP or letter grading.
Upper Division Courses
102A-102B-102C. Intermediate Hebrew.
(5-5-5)
Lecture, five hours. Requisite: course 1C. Course 102A is requisite to
102B, which is requisite to 102C. Amplification of grammar; reading of
texts from modern literature. P/NP or letter grading.
103A-103B-103C. Advanced Hebrew. (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 102A, 102B, 102C. Introduction
to modern Hebrew literary texts.
110A. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew:
Phonology, Morphology, and Structure of Biblical Hebrew. (4)
(Formerly numbered 20A.) Lecture, three hours. Phonology, morphology, and
structure of biblical Hebrew. P/NP or letter grading.
110B. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew:
Readings of Biblical Prose Texts. (4)
(Formerly numbered 2OB.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 110A.
Continuation of course 110A. Readings of biblical prose texts. P/NP or
letter grading.
111A-111B-111C. Conversational Hebrew.
(3-3-3)
(Formerly numbered 101.) Lecture, two hours; laboratory, one hour. Course
111A is requisite to 111B, which is requisite to 111C. Vocabulary used in
daily life, different speech acts in both formal and informal contexts,
and various Israeli sociocultural issues using different kinds of media,
such as video, Internet, and newspapers. P/NP or letter grading.
120. Biblical Texts. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 102A, 102B, 102C. Translation
and analysis of biblical texts, with attention to aspects of grammar,
style, and interpretation.
125. Hebrew Bible with Medieval
Commentaries. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 103C. Hebrew Bible with the
commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and/or Nahmanides. May be repeated for a
maximum of 16 units.
130. Rabbinic Texts. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 103A, 103B, 103C. Readings in
Mishnah, Talmud, and/or Midrash. May be repeated for credit.
135. Medieval Hebrew Texts. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 103A, 103B, 103C. Readings in
medieval Hebrew prose and poetry. May be repeated for a maximum of 16
units.
C140. Modern Hebrew Poetry and Prose.
(4)
(Formerly numbered 140.) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 103A,
103B, 103C. Study of major Hebrew writers of past 100 years. May be
repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C240. Letter
grading.
160. Hebrew Essay. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 103A, l03B, 103C. Hebrew essay
from its rise in Europe in the late 18th century to contemporary Israeli
essay. Study of literary, political, philosophical, and scholarly essay.
May be repeated for credit.
170. Dead Sea Scrolls and Biblical
Studies. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses l02A, 102B, 102C, 120.
Introduction to history of the Dead Sea Sect, their literature, and its
impact on biblical studies, with focus on interpretation in the Qumran
texts.
190A-190B. Survey of Hebrew Grammar.
(4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses l02A, 102B, 102C. Descriptive
and comparative study of Hebrew grammar: phonology and morphology. Topics
include development of Hebrew language from biblical times to the present
day, its relation to Arabic and other Semitic languages, methods of
language expansion in Israeli Hebrew, traditional pronunciation of Hebrew
by various Jewish communities, Hebrew contribution to other Jewish
languages (Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic).
199. Special Studies in Hebrew. (2 to 8)
P/NP or letter grading.
Graduate Courses
210. History of Hebrew Language. (4)
Seminar, three hours. Development of Hebrew language in its classical
period from archaic poetry through rabbinic Hebrew. Special attention to
sociology of Hebrew: literacy, language ideology, register, dialect.
Letter grading.
220. Studies in Hebrew Biblical
Literature. (4)
Seminar, three hours. Critical study of Hebrew texts in relation to major
versions; philological, comparative, literary, and historical study of
various biblical books. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
230. Rabbinic Hebrew Literature. (4)
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
231. Texts in Judeo-Arabic. (4)
Preparation: reading knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic. Reading of
philosophic texts in Judeo-Arabic.
C240. Modern Hebrew Poetry and Prose.
(4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 103A, 103B, 103C. Study of major
Hebrew writers of past 100 years. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently
scheduled with course C140. Letter grading.
241. Studies in Modern Hebrew Prose
Fiction. (4)
Studies in specific problems and trends in Hebrew prose fiction of the
last two centuries. May be repeated for credit.
242. Studies in Modern Hebrew Poetry.
(4)
Studies in specific problems and trends in Hebrew poetry of the last two
centuries.
596. Directed Individual Study. (2 to 8)
May be repeated for credit.
597. Examination Preparation. (2 to 8)
S/U grading.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and
Preparation. (2 to 8)
S/U grading.
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