I am no expert in Hebrew. In fact I've only been taking Classical Hebrew from eTeacher for a little over two years. I'm writing this syllabus, intending it to be used in a course I will be teaching at Faith Family Church in Victoria, Texas. The course is intended to be completed over a span of 12 weeks minimum.
Hopefully when you finish, you will be able at least to enter a beginning Biblical Hebrew course, without being sorry you never grew in an Orthodox Jewish home going to Hebrew school.
Anyone is free to copy my work as long as you give me credit for the work I have done as I give credit to the work others have done.
Required materials: It will be helpful for you to purchase the materials indicated by an asterisk (*)
Brad Scott's Youtube Biblical Hebrew Language series
Sigal Zohar's Youtube series, beginning here
A Hebrew English Bible, from Mechon-mamre
Shma-israel.org, by David Ison
You will need a good computer with Internet access and plenty of RAM. Everything is supposed to work with either Windows or Mac.
A decent headset similar to this
As we develop policy and procedure, we will be learning what works and what doesn't. Please sign up for a gmail account. If you already have one, please sign up for one just for this course. If you wish, you may copy the format I have used for shirleypigottmd.hebrew@gmail.com. You need a gmail account to access the documents at www.one to The students will take the initiative and form reading groups with these guidelines:
1. Run skype sound check with speakers and microphone are working before meeting together.
2. Decide in advance what you will read
3. Practice privately before reading with others; be considerate of others and don't keep them waiting; for inevitable interruptions, keep individual work ready so time is not wasted.
4. When there is a conflict in pronunciaton, imitate the native Israeli speaker
5. Let the more advanced readers read first
6. Sound out each syllable by itself, before placing the syllables together
7. ALWAYS PRACTICE READING FIRST, then chat with those who want to chat
8. Offensive behavior will not be permitted
9. Join multiple groups; cooperate with scheduling and planning
10. Each member of the group should store contact information for the others.
Lesson 1
1. Watch Brad Scott Biblical Hebrew Language Part (10 mins 30 sec)
2. Work Zola's Lesson 1 pp 1-20; do all exercises; working with other students on skype is encouraged. Please acquire 'accountability partners' to make sure all homework is done and that some study is done every day.
3. Begin listening to Word by Word, Genesis 1: 1. Advance 4 seconds at a time initially.
4. Listen to Genesis 3: 1a on Sigal Zohar's youtube videos some every day
8. Make flash cards for the first five letters in both block and cursive
9. Make flash cards for Section 1 A Words Occurring More Than 2200 Times beginning with alef - review flash cards at odd moments.
10. You will be introduced to other required materials in subsequent lessons. Feel free to work ahead.
Daily study:
1. Practice writing alef-bet in block
2.
