Elementary Biblical Hebrew I

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T/Th 9:30-10:45

 

Syllabus for Hebrew 1002

 

Amanda Smith, Instructor

ansmith@uga.edu

Office/phone #: Rm 22 Peabody Hall, 583-8029; Department#: 542-5356

Office Hours: Tuesday 11-12:00 p.m.

 

Course Description:

This class is designed as the second installment of a two-part course that will survey the fundamental elements necessary for a reading knowledge of Biblical Hebrew. This will include a review of the Qal, beginning syntax and an emphasis on the derived verbal stems and their irregular forms.

 

Required Text:

Page H. Kelley, Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar

Thomas O. Lambdin, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew

 

Assignments:

The instructor will assign course readings for each class meeting; a tentative course schedule outlining specific readings is attached. Refer to it often.

 

Grading Procedure:

Class Participation is worth 10% (one full letter grade) of your final average and is determined in correlation with attendance. Quizzes are 20% of your grade and will be administered on a near weekly basis.  Exams make up a total of 70% 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.

Class ParticipationÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ..ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ.10%

Quizzes ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ...ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ20%

Exam 1: Thursday, Feb. 14   ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ....ÉÉÉ...20%

Exam 2: Thursday, March 27 .ÉÉÉÉÉ....ÉÉÉÉ....ÉÉÉ.20%

Final: Monday, May 5 (8-11 am)  É.ÉÉ..É...ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ30%

 

Reading Aptitude: in addition to quizzes, you will be periodically asked to schedule a time to test for reading aptitude.  Grades will be based on proper pronunciation, your ability to read Hebrew text aloud, and your overall improvement throughout the semester.  A final graded assessment of your overall reading aptitude will count as two quiz grades.

**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 sites:

http://www.bulletin.uga.edu/PlusMinusGradingFAQ.html#Q2

http://www.bulletin.uga.edu/PlusMinusSampleGradingScales.pdf  

Your instructor may administer a plus or minus in addition to any of the letter grades listed in grading scale above. A plus or minus will attend a letter grade only if deemed advantageous to an individual student and will not be used to any studentÕs detriment.

 

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 UGAÕs 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 UniversityÕs academic honesty system is an academic process founded on educational opportunities.

The Office of Student Academic Services is responsible for managing the UniversityÕs 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.

 

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Noteworthy Dates:

 

January

 

Monday Jan. 07

Classes Begin

 

Monday– Thursday January 7 –  10

Drop/Add for undergraduate level courses

 

Monday­– Monday January 7 – 14

Drop/Add for graduate level courses

 

Monday January 21

MLK Day

 

February

 

Thursday

 

Monday February 25

            Mid-term

 

March

 

Tuesday March 4

            Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline

 

Monday March 10- Friday March 14

            Spring Break

 

Thursday March 27

             Exam II

April

 

Monday April 28

            Classes End

 

 

May

 

Monday May 5

            Final Exam

 

Saturday May 10

            Commencement

 

Tentative Agenda

 

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

 

 

January 7                                          First Class Meeting

 

Week 1:

January 8-10

Review

 

Week 2:

January 15-17

Temporal Phrases, and the Infinitive Construct

Lambdin L.27-28 (pp. 123-130)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 27-28; A (p. 125); C, 1-10 (p. 131)

 

Week 3:

January 22-24

Irregular Roots for the Qal Imperfect and Related Forms

Lambdin L.29-31 (pp.133-145)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 29-31; C, evens (p. 136); C, evens (p. 141) C, evens (p.147)

 

Week 4:

January 29-31

More Irregular Roots for the Qal Imperfect and Related Forms

Lambdin L. 32-33 (pp. 148-154)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 32-33; A (p. 151); A (p. 155)

 

Week 5:

February 5-7

            Passive Participle and the Infinitive Absolute

Lambdin L.34-36 (pp. 157-172)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 34-36; C (p. 161); A, evens (p.166); C (p.173);

 

Week 6:

Exam I

Thursday, Feb. 14

 

February 12-14

             Introduction to the Binyanim: the Niphal

Lambdin L. 37 (pp.175-179)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 37; A (pp.180)

 

Week 7:

February 19-21                                                     

            Irregular Forms of the Niphal

Lambdin L.38-39 (pp.183-189)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.38-39; A, evens (p.186); A, evens (p.190)

 

Week 8:

February 26-28

            The Piel and Pual

Lambdin L. 40-42 (pp.193-208)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 40-42; A, evens (pp.197-198); A, evens (pp.203); A, evens  (pp.209)

 

Week 9:

March 4-6

            Introduction to the Hiphil

Lambdin L. 43-45 (pp.211-224)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 43-46; A, evens (p.215); A, evens (p.220);

A, evens (p. 224)

 

Week 10:

No Class

Spring Break March 10-14

 

Week 11:

March 18-20

            The Hiphil continued

Lambdin L. 46-48 (pp.227-240)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 46-48; B, evens (pp.229-230); C (p.234);  A (p.240)

 

 

Week 12:

Exam II

Thursday, March 27

March 25-27                                

            The Hophal

Lambdin L. 49 (pp.243-244)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.49; A (p.245); C, evens (pp.245-246)

           

Week 13:

April 1-3

The Hithpael

Lambdin L. 50-51 (pp.248-256)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.50-51; B (p.251); E (pp. 258)

 

 

Week 14:

April 8-10

Introduction to Verbs with Object Suffixes

Lambdin L.52-53 (pp.260-268)

e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L. 52-53; A-B (p.263); A & C (pp.268-279)

 

Week 15:

April 15-17

            Verbs with Object Suffixes Continued

Lambdin L.54 (pp. 271-273)

 e. Lambdin Vocabulary for L.54; TBA

 

Week 16:

Last Class Meeting

Thursday, April 24

April 22-24

            Review and Selected Biblical Reading

TBA

 

 

 

Final Exam

Monday, May 5

8-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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