Intermediate Hebrew D

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Total time commitment 102 hours

Intermediate Hebrew C:HEBR10005 or HEBR20005 or HEBR30001

or an approved equivalent

Please note students will be required to sit a placement test conducted by the subject co-ordinator.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject focuses on developing the skills of reading, writing and conversing in Hebrew, with emphasis on grammatical structure and expansion of vocabulary. It features advanced work on speaking and creative writing, through reading of contemporary newspapers, magazines, short stories and poetry and enables students to build their vocabulary.

• have a sufficient grasp of modern Hebrew grammar, conjugations of tenses, declensions and syntax to be able to read and understand a simplified Hebrew newspaper and literature and write about them.
• have an ability to conduct conversation and write short assignments.

Written exercises and short essays 40% (throughout semester), a 30 minute comprehension test, 10% (due late in the semester) a 10 minute oral exam 20% (during examination period), two hour final written examination 30% (during examination period).

Hurdle requirement: class attendance is required for this subject; if you do not attend a minimum of 75% of classes without an approved exemption you will not be eligible for a pass in this subject. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Materials will be given in class.

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

• be able to absorb and communicate knowledge through submission of essays and presentation of topics in class discussion.
• have an improvement of written and oral skills and develop research skills to obtain critical material dealing with prose and poetry studied as well as scientific data presented in the area of social background, politics, culture and history.
• have established groundwork for leading group discussion and teaching.

This subject is only available at first year level for students enrolled in the post-intermediate language stream. Students enrolled in the beginners stream or intermediate stream should enrol at seocnd or third year level.

Please note students may be required to sit a placement test conducted by the subject co-ordinator.