Intermediate Hebrew II

CLAS338-01

Old Main 011
Macalester College
Sping 2004
Instructor: Nanette Scott Goldman   e-mail

MWF 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Office: Old Main 308 Phone: 651 - 696 - 6659 (x6659)
Office Hours: M 9:00 - 9:40, Tu 1:00 - 3:00, and by appointment.

Schedule of readings: Hebrew passages and articles listed are to be prepared in advance of the specified class date. All articles are chapters in books on reserve at DeWitt Wallace library AND on electronic reserve unless otherwise noted. Written assignments are due at the beginning of class on the specified date. Late assignments will suffer point deductions at the rate of 10% per elapsed class period.

Jan.26 - Jan.30 Week 1 Mon. Introduction. The Idea of Biblical Poetry: The Parallelistic Line. Isaiah 49.1-2
Wed. Isaiah 49.3-6, Hand in written assignment
Fri. Proverbs 3.13-18, Read “Parallelism”, Chapter 2 in Interpreting Hebrew Poetry.
Petersen and Richards (in course folder****)

Feb. 2 - 6 Week 2 Mon. Proverbs 3.19-26, “The Wisdom Literature”, Chapter 11 in The Hebrew
Bible and Its Modern Interpreters. Knight and Tucker, eds.
Wed. Ecclesiastes 1.1-11
Fri. Ecclesiastes 3.1-8. Hand in cantillation Mark exercise

Feb. 9 - 13 Week 3 Mon. QUIZ.
Wed. Song of Songs 1.1-11 “Biblical Poetry” Chapter 1.C in Back to the
Sources:Reading the Classic Jewish Texts. Barry Holtz ed.
Fri. Song of Songs 1.12-17 , “The Lyrical Literature”, Chapter 12 in The
Hebrew Bible and Its Modern Interpreters

Feb. 16 - 20 Week 4 Mon. Song of Songs 3.1-5. Hand in comparative exercise
Wed. Lamentations 5
Fri. NO CLASS MEETING. Work on critical apparatus exercise

Feb. 23 – 27 Week 5 Mon. Hand in critical apparatus exercise. Psalms 1 and 15, “Current Issues in the
Interpretation of the Psalms”, Chapter 1 in Interpreting the Psalms. Miller, P.D.
Wed. Psalm 23, 29
Fri. QUIZ

Mar. 1 - 5 Week 6 Mon. Psalm 82, 150. Hand in Commentary exercise.
Wed. Student Presentations
Fri. Student Presentations

Mar. 8 - 12 Week 7 Mon. Student Presenstations
Wed. Student presentations, review
Fri. MID-SEMESTER EXAM

Mar. 15 – 29 Week 8 MID-SEMESTER BREAK

Mar. 22 – 26 Week 9 Mon. NO CLASS MEETING

Wed. Written project due. Begin Modern Hebrew Section

SECTlON 2: MODERN HEBREW
Congratulations! You have almost finished your survey of the Hebrew language and
the Macalester College language requirement. This section of the course will deal
exclusively with the spoken language of Israel today. We will use the xeroxes and CDs
from the language learning system entitled Hebrew from Scratch. You
will need to purchase a Hebrew dictionary as well as a 3-ring notebook to keep all the
xeroxes together. There will be supplemental videos, modern Israeli poetry, music
CDs, newspaper articles and children’s books. There will be a short quiz every
Monday on the vocabulary and grammatical material covered the previous week. You
will be responsible for all the material listed on the pages for each day, prepared in
adv,ance of class. There will be written assignments two-three days a week, specified
in class and posted on the course web page. The vocabulary will be your biggest
challenge. Start memorizing now! The vocabulary to know is listed at the beginning of
each chapter. There will be required supplemental vocabulary for the videos, Hebrew
songs and childrens books.

Required*********
1. 3 ring notebook
2. any Hebrew-English/English-Hebrew dictionary (available at Ruminator Books)
Other Materials:
Text and CDs: Hebrew from Scratch. Part 1. Chiat, Israeli and Kobliner
The Giving Tree (in Hebrew) on reserve at Dewitt Wallace Library
Where the Wild Things Are (in Hebrew) on reserve at Dewitt Wallace Library
Barney and Friends:(video) at Humanities Resource Center
“ Filled with Love”, Arik Einstein (Music CD) on reserve at Dewitt Wallace Library
Online video clips: linked through course webpage or
http://laits.utexas.edu/hebrew/heblang/video_clips.shtml
Quizzes and Test
Quizzes: (sum of both halves of semester’s quizzes = 20%)
3/29
4/5
4/l 2
4/l 9
4/26
Exam: The one-hour ‘midsemester’ exam will take place during the regularly scheduled
finalslot of finals’week = 20% of final grade. Saturday, May 8 10:30 a.m.
Written work and class participation
Written assignments will be given in class and subsequently posted on the web page
(surn of both halves of the semester written assignments = 15%). They are due at the
beginning of class period. Late homework will be accepted only up to the next class
period and will receive a deduction of 10%. Homework more than one class period
late is not accepted.
Class participation and attendance as noted on original syllabus = 15% of final grade

Schedule of pages in
(pages prepared in advance of class date except quiz days)
Written assignments given in class and posted on the course webpage under “Schedule”
W 3/24 - unit 1
F 3/26 - unit 2
M 3/29 - unit 3 and quiz
W 313 - unit 4
F 4/2 - unit 5
M 4/5 - unit 6 and quiz
W 4/7 - unit 7
F 4/9 - No Class - Good Friday
M 4/12 and quiz
W 4/14 pp. 111-128
F 4/16 pp. 129-140
M 4/19 pp.141-156 and quiz
W 4/21 pp. 157-167
F 4/23 pp.168-178
M 4/26 pp. 179-l 90 and quiz
VV 4/28 pp. 191-20-l
F 4/30 pp.202-210
M 5/3 pp. 211-221
*You are responsible for all the grammar and most of the vocabulary contained on the
pages listed. In addition you must know everything that is recorded on the CDs keyed
to the lessons above.