Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DLI-0266
Organization's ID:
21507HE00
Organization:
Defense Language Institute
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
36 weeks (1080 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Advanced Hebrew Conversation
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Israeli Culture
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Advanced Hebrew
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Hebrew Media Language
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Current Issues and Trends
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide Hebrew language enhancement integrating language and area studies in order to develop professional-level skills in listening, reading and speaking; and to deliver content-based instruction in the domains of culture and society, politics and economics, geography, science and technology, and military and security.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Speak at a level 2 or higher at the ILR proficiency scale
  • Comprehend the current cultural/societal relevance of each of the topics (culture, society, politics, economics, geography, science, technology, military, and security)
  • Engage in meaningful discourse on each of the specific topics
  • Research current cultural and social relevance in each of the topics (culture, society, politics, economics, geography, science, technology, military, and security)
  • Apply language in higher order thinking skills and manage unfamiliar situations
  • Perform tasks and functions in reading and listening at a level 2+ or higher on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) proficiency scale
  • Recognize and apply discourse models appropriate to most social, educational business and professional contexts, as demonstrated by performance in scenario-based exercises
  • Improve creative and critical thinking skills and manage unfamiliar situations
  • Employ master of advanced grammar to analyze high-level reading listening texts, enhance oral production, translation and transcription

General Topics:

  • Culture and society, politics, economics, geography and environment, science, technology, military and security, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral production, grammar and text/discourse analysis, and social science
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
Supplemental Materials