Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NNCS-0622
Organization's ID:
HEBR3096
Location:
Hybrid
Length:
4 weeks (160 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 4 Intermediate Hebrew Enhancement
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to enhance and strengthen the ILR Level 2+ (Limited Working Proficiency, Plus) student's functional use of the language. The primary objectives of the course are improving listening and reading comprehension while bolstering grammar fundamentals and cultural awareness. Speaking and writing may be used to reinforce the proper use of lexical and grammatical forms and serve as an ongoing assessment/feedback tool for the instructor.

Learning Outcomes:

  • demonstrate comprehension of general facts and salient details by answering questions or summarizing in English and consistently process ILR Level 2+ to Level 3 Hebrew voice and text passages in an operational environment
  • analyze reading passages, without the use of working aids, by reading once, stating the main idea, answering general content questions, and evaluating the passage in depth
  • judge the meaning of unfamiliar words, without the use of working aids, using context, roots and background knowledge
  • identify high-frequency grammatical and syntactic structures in context, provide the meaning, and/or transform them according to instructions (e.g. convert singular to plural, present to past tense, etc.)
  • translate and summarize specified portions or entire audio passages without the use of working aids
  • reproduce a coherent, grammatically correct text, given fill-in-the-blank type exercises

General Topics:

  • Military and security
  • Economy and politics
  • Science and technology
  • Culture and society
  • Geography (physical, political and economic)
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

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

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

77%
Supplemental Materials