HEB 313K

Second-Year Biblical Hebrew I

Fall 2001

Class schedule: MWF 9-10, CAL 22
Instructor: Dr. Esther Raizen
Office: WMB 6.122B
Phone: 471-6654
e-mail: er@uts.cc.utexas.edu (the best way to reach me)
Office hours: MTW 11:00-12:00
Teaching Assistant: Assaf Avni
TA's office hours: TBA

Course Description

This course, which is the third in a sequence of four courses, builds upon First-Year Biblical Hebrew II and involves a thorough study of Biblical Hebrew grammar. Emphasis is placed on nominal structures and complex sentence structures, and students are introduced to the historical development of Biblical Hebrew phonology and to the commonly-used reference works. Texts selected for this course are large sections taken from Genesis, the book of II Samuel, and the Scroll of Ruth.

Grading:

Class attendance and participation: 20%
Quizzes : 35%
Midterm exam : 15%
Homework assignments: 15%
Final exam 15%

Prerequisites:

HEB 509 (or its equivalent) with a minimal grade of "C."

Text:

Raizen, Lehmann and Hewitt. 1999. Biblical Hebrew: An Analytical Introduction. San Antonio: Wings Press

A Hebrew Bible

An English translation of the Hebrew Bible (a version of choice)

Please note the following:

•Perfect attendance is required. Excessive tardiness or absence from more than three classes, unless justified, will significantly reduce your class participation grade. Unjustified absence for more than nine hours will result in a failing grade, regardless of grades accumulated in the course.

•Active participation is expected from all students. Perfect attendance does not guarantee a full class participation grade.

•Assignments should be turned in promptly on due date. Late homework will not be accepted for grade. No make-ups will be given for quizzes. Your lowest homework grade and your lowest quiz grade will be dropped at the end of the semester.

•You are expected to spend at least nine hours a week on homework and class preparations.

•A teaching assistant will provide support at WMB 6.134. You are required to meet with the TA four times during the semester–please sign up early for these individual sessions, and note that two of them must take place before the midterm exam. Failing to keep an appointment with the TA will be considered an absence.

Important dates:

 August 28: Class begins
September 2: Labor day, holiday
September 13: 12th class day. Last day to drop a course for a possible refund.
September 16: Yom Kippur, no assignment
Week of October 14: Midterm exam
November 28-29: Thanksgiving holiday
December 6: Last class day
December 16: Final exam (2:00-5:00 pm)

 

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I have read the information sheet for Dr. Raizen's HEB 313K, and I fully understand the course requirements.

 

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