Intermediate Hebrew I

T/Th 2:00-3:15

Syllabus for Hebrew 2003

Amanda Smith, Instructor

email: ansmith@uga.edu; office: 583-8029; religion dept: 542-5356

Office Hours: Monday 11:30-12:00 p.m., others by appointment; Rm 22 Peabody Hall

Course Description:

Goals of this class include making the transition from a textbook outlining the essentials of Hebrew grammar to the practical application of learned grammar to the study of Hebrew Literature itself. This will be achieved by a process of reading aloud and translating passages from the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and other literary items, both ancient and modern, and by becoming familiar with the use of Hebrew lexica.

Required Texts:

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.

Brown, The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon.

Edna Lauden, Rav Milon

Ora Band, Reader: Modern Hebrew Prose and Poetry

Class Procedure:

Students are expected to attend every class and be attentive. Students should come to class prepared to read, translate, and discuss the passages assigned.

Class Readings:

Biblical:

Genesis 37, 39; II Samuel 13

Talmudic:

Mishnah Nashim tractate Sotah

Modern:

Kippah Adumah; Selected readings from Reader: Modern Hebrew

Grading Procedure:

Class Participation is worth 20% (two full letter grades) of your final average and is determined in correlation with attendance. Quizzes are also worth 20% of your grade and will be administered periodically during the semester. Exams make up a total of 60% of your grade. Makeup exams and quizzes are administered at the discretion of your

instructor. Do not presume that your instructor must or will allow a makeup exam.

Course Grading:

Participation……………………………………….…20%

Quizzes………..……………………….……………..20%

Midterm Exam: Thur., October 16..…………………30%

Final Exam: Thur., December 11 (12-3 pm)..………..30%

**Grading Scale: A= 90 or above; B= 89-80; C= 79-70; D= 69-65; F= 64 or below**

As of fall 2006 all faculty members are required to use a plus/minus grading system. The University leaves to the discretion of individual faculty members how grades will be assigned in each class. The University Curriculum Committee has provided more information on plus/minus grading, available at the following site: http://www.bulletin.uga.edu/PlusMinusGradingFAQ.html#Q2

Academic Honesty Policy:

All academic work must meet the standards contained in A Culture of Honesty. All students are responsible to inform themselves about those standards before performing any academic work.

"I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others."

––UGA Student Honor Code

Every student must agree to abide by UGA’s academic honesty policy and procedures known as A Culture of Honesty, when applying for admission to the University of Georgia. A Culture of Honesty and the University of Georgia Student Honor Code work together to define a climate of academic honor and integrity at the University. All members of the University Community have a responsibility to uphold and maintain an honest academic environment and to report when dishonesty occurs. Where suspected violations of the academic honesty policy occur, appropriate procedures are designed to protect the academic process and integrity while ensuring due process. The University’s academic honesty system is an academic process founded on educational opportunities.

The Office of Student Academic Services is responsible for managing the University’s academic honesty process, ensuring that information related to the academic honesty policy is available to the faculty and students, and providing support for the UGA Academic Honesty Student Task Force.

The University of Georgia

Office of the Vice President for Instruction

101 Franklin House

480 E. Broad Street

Athens, GA 30602-1695

For more information see: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm

Noteworthy Dates:

August

Monday Aug. 17

Classes Begin

Monday - Thursday Aug. 17 – Aug. 21

Drop/Add for undergraduate level courses

Monday - Tuesday Aug. 17 – Aug. 25

Drop/Add for graduate level courses

September

Monday Sept. 7

Labor Day

Monday Sept. 28

Yom Kippur

October

Tuesday Sept. 22

Exam I

Thursday Oct. 22

Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline

Friday Oct. 30

Fall Break

November

Tuesday October 27

Exam II

Monday – Friday Nov. 23 – 27

Thanksgiving

December

Tuesday Dec. 8

Friday Class Schedule In Effect

Tuesday Dec. 8

Classes End

Thursday – Wednesday Dec. 10 – 16

Final Exams

Tentative Agenda

Students are expected to attend every class and complete assigned readings and exercises for all class meetings as outlined below.

Weeks 1-8:

First Class Meeting

Tuesday, Aug. 18

August 18- October 8

Review of HEBR 1001-1002 Material Course Review Packet (WebCT);

Begin Translations, selections from Reader: Modern Hebrew Prose and Poetry

Introduction to Biblical: Genesis 37, all

Review: Discussion Questions for Genesis 37

Biblical and Mishnaic: Genesis 39. 1-21; Mishnah Sotah

Review: Discussion Questions for Genesis 39 and Mishnah Sotah

Weeks 9-15:

Midterm Exam

Tuesday, Oct. 13

October 13- December 3

Biblical and Modern: II Samuel 13. 1-19; Kippah Adummah

Review: Discussion Questions for II Sam 13 and Kippah Adummah

Modern Poetry of the Holocaust: Selections from Reader

The Butterflies; A Garden; To Flee Somewhere Else

Modern Prose: Selections from Reader The Tale of the Goat

Final Exam

Thursday, Dec.3

The instructor will make deviations and addendums to this syllabus as necessary.