9639001 Hebrew

Numbering Code U-LET49 39639 LJ48 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Tue.3
Instructor name TESHIMA IZAYA (Part-time Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course Intended for students with little or no previous instruction in Hebrew who are seriously interested in the basic elements of Hebrew grammar as a preparation for reading Bible, Jewish Medieval exegesis as well as various texts of modern time. The class will be focused on understanding of basics such as letters, signs, nouns, adjectives, participle, etc, with special attention to "dikduk" of Elias Levita (1469-1549).
Course Goals The goals are to be able to recognize letters and vowel signs to pronounce, to be able to appreciate various types of nominal sentence with/without vowel signs, and to see the possibilities of parts of speech in several ways.
Schedule and Contents 1. Introduction to history of Hebrew and its scholarship, 2. letters and vowels, 3.syllables and disjunctive marks, 4. Singular and Plural in Noun and Adjective, 5. Gender and Sex, 6. Presence and non-Presence, 7. Participle and Noun, 8. Beniyan and Root, 9. Qal and Niphal, 10. Piel and Pu`al, 11.Hiphil and Huphal, 12. Hitpael, 13. Preposition and Pronoun, 14. General and Personal, 15. Summary
Evaluation Methods and Policy The Credit/Grade will be based on 1.Homework (20%), 2. Quiz (30%), 3. Exam(50%)
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) To do homework, to go over handouts, and to expand interest to related fields.
Textbooks Textbooks/References n/a
References, etc. n/a
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