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Hebrew 3 (HEBR20005)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: dvir@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
In this subject students extend their competencies in writing, reading, speaking and listening by engaging with authentic texts with a particular focus on developing the skills of reading, writing and conversing in Hebrew, with emphasis on grammatical structures and expansion of vocabulary. Students will learn the skills to deal with the complexity of authentic texts and will engage in more advanced work on speaking and creative writing, through a reading of contemporary newspapers, magazines, short stories and poetry that will enable them to build their vocabulary.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Use more complex grammatical structures including a greater range of tenses and cases and modes
- Conduct conversation and compose short assignments
- Have a more comprehensive in-depth knowledge of the linguistic and syntax structures, and an enhanced understanding of the language to allow them to read and understand simplified Hebrew newspapers and literary texts
- Have consolidated and augmented their skills in Hebrew, encompassing reading and writing, speaking and aural comprehension
- Deploy a broader array of vocabulary about people and places including language about historical and contemporary themes
- Improve their writing skills through extensive writing in an assortment of formats
- Use more complex grammatical structures including a more diverse range of tenses and modes
- Comprehend more complex spoken Hebrew and express themselves in broader social and political contexts
- Read more sophisticated texts and practice and augment accurate writing skills
- Engage with modern historical and social subjects in Israeli and Jewish national thought and culture.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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HEBR10002 | Hebrew 2 | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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HEBR10005 | Hebrew 3 | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written exercises and short essays
| Throughout the semester | 30% |
A comprehension test
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
A listening comprehension test
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
An oral exam
| During the examination period | 10% |
A written examination
| During the examination period | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Dvir Abramovich Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 48 hours: 2 x 2 hour lectures per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: dvir@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Additional delivery details
Please note: Students will be required to sit a placement test conducted by the subject co-ordinator.
Enrolling students are required to have completed the listed pre-requisite subject or to have completed an approved equivalent.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Materials will be given in class.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Hebrew and Jewish Studies Major Hebrew and Jewish Studies Specialisation (formal) Hebrew and Jewish Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 19 March 2024