Hebrew 5

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

170 hours

HEBR10006/HEBR20006 Hebrew 4 or an approved equivalent.

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

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 advanced modern literary texts, including study of contemporary Hebrew writers in prose and poetry, modern conversational idiom, and newspaper and academic articles. Students further extend their competencies in writing, reading, speaking and listening by engaging with authentic texts and situations. In this subject, Students will engage with authentic texts that deal with past and present themes of increasing complexity and that are of significance to Israeli and Jewish Culture. Students also acquire advanced linguistic structures that allow them to express with greater complexity their own experiences, aspirations and views.

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

• 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;
• use a range of vocabulary relating to contemporary Israeli and Hebrew culture and be familiar with particular and specialised terms and vocabulary relating to important literary, linguistic and cultural aspects of Hebrew culture and Israeli society;
• deploy more complex linguistic structures to speak and write about events in the past from different perspectives and express opinions, ambitions and intentions;
• interpret and analyse texts and genres of a moderate level of complexity;
• develop a proficiency in writing Hebrew of a moderate complexity and using analytical language on cultural and literary topics.

Five essays equivalent to 1500 words, 35% (during semester), a listening comprehension test, 5% (during semester), a 10-minute oral exam, 10% (during the examination period) and a 2-hour written exam, equivalent to 2000 words, 50% (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 Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

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.