Advanced Hebrew E

Subject HEBR20013 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2013.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 4
Total Time Commitment: 8
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: 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/

Contact

Dr Dvir Abramovich dvir@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

This subject focuses on advanced modern literary texts, including study of contemporary Hebrew writers in prose and poetry, modern conversational idiom and newspaper and academic articles. At the completion of this subject students should have read, and possess an understanding of, selected advanced scientific and academic articles and essays.

Objectives:
  • have acquired a knowledge of advanced literary texts in Hebrew.
  • have further developed their reading skills and understanding of advanced scientific and academic articles and essays, enriching their knowledge of the modern idiom written and spoken in Israel today.
Assessment: Written essays totalling 2000 words throughout semester 40%, a ten-minute oral exam 10% and a 2 hour written examination 50% at the end of semester.
Prescribed Texts: A subject reader will be available
Breadth Options:

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

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.

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Generic Skills:
  • 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.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Hebrew

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