HEBREW 101: INTRODUCTORY HEBREW, PART 1

Introductory Hebrew 101 classes are for beginners without knowledge of Hebrew or the Hebrew script. During this Term, we focus on learning the Hebrew (עִבְרִית) script while focusing on basic conversation, grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing. Please choose one of the payment options below. Unwaged includes students, unemployed and retirees. All prices are in New Zealand dollars and GST inclusive.

NZ$125 - Unwaged NZ$150 - Waged

Offered :

This course is offered in Terms 1 & 3 each year. Our 2022 Term 3 course begins Thursday 4 August 2022.

Date & Time:

This course is offered in Term 1 and Term 3 each year. Our 2022 Term 3 course meets Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30 pm (NZ Time) beginning 4 August 2022.

Time Zone equivalents:

Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Wed 3 Aug 2022, 8:00 pm -9:30 pm
US Pacific: begins Wed 3 Aug 2022, 11:00 pm-12:30 am
London, UK: begins Thu 4 Aug 2022, 7:00 am-9:30 am
Paris, France: begins Thu 4 Aug 2022, 8:00 am-9:30 am
New Delhi, India: begins Thu 4 Aug 2022 11:30 am-1:00 pm
Bangkok, Thailand: begins Thu 4 Aug 2022 1:00 pm -2:30 pm
Singapore: begins Thu 4 Aug 2022 2:00 pm -3:30 pm
Sydney, Australia: begins Thu 4 Aug 2022, 4:00 pm-5:30 pm

Description:

Our Introductory Hebrew language classes begin with learning the Hebrew script in the first Term and focus on conversation and basic introductory grammar. Subsequent Terms enforce the Hebrew script and concentrate on learning basic Hebrew grammar, increasing vocabulary, and reading and writing practice. In addition, popular Hebrew songs are also taught. Our Hebrew classes emphasise literacy (for those interested in Biblical Hebrew) and conversation (for those interested in learning to speak modern Hebrew).
Introductory Hebrew 101 classes are for beginners with no knowledge of Hebrew or the Hebrew script. During this Term we focus on learning the Hebrew (עִבְרִית) script, while focusing on basic conversation, elementary grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing.
Our First Term Introductory course begins with learning the Hebrew (עִבְרִית) script, writing and reading practice, and includes basic introductory grammar and conversation. The Second Term course (Hebrew 102) continues with Hebrew (עִבְרִית) script reading and writing practice, and with introductory grammar, vocabulary, and conversation. Our Hebrew Instructor also uses songs to introduce the Hebrew language to new students.

Meet our Instructor

Puppeteer-in-Residence, Puppet Education Specialist, Hebrew Instructor Ifat Vayner-Itzkovitch

Shalom! שלום ! My name is Ifat Vayner-Itzkovitch, and I have been living in New Zealand for the past few years. I’m a Puppeteer and a Hebrew teacher, a mother of two amazing kids: Hadas and Tal and a wife to Gilad. Born and raised in Israel, I completed my B.A. in the Department of Theatre and Literature at Tel-Aviv University and graduated from the “Holon Puppet Theatre School” as a master puppeteer and also completed the training program ‘Puppet Theater as a Therapeutic Tool’. I worked as a puppeteer at the “Holon Puppetry Center”, gave tours of the Puppet Theater Museum of Art and taught adult puppetry courses at the Puppet Theater Art School. I taught puppet theater at Alona Elementary School in Amikam for four years for ages 7-12 and also taught groups and individuals, children, and adults, in various activities through puppet theater in informal or therapeutic settings. For the past two years I have been teaching Hebrew on-line with IVRIE-LI Language School and meeting people from all over the world that are interested in keeping Hebrew alive. I really like to teach and share my knowledge, travel the world, and play with puppets to create communication, touch emotions, and create humor and laughter together with my students. My favourite word in Hebrew is אהבה (love). Let’s find out what your favourite word is!

Who can take this course?

Introductory Hebrew 101 classes are for beginners with no knowledge of Hebrew or the Hebrew script.

Location:

This 2022 Term 3 Hebrew 101 class is available online via Zoom, or through video recordings of our live-streamed sessions posted 1-2 days after each class. There is no in-person component this Term.

Distance Learning:

This course has distance-learning options for those unable to attend the live zoom class. Students have three options for attending our courses once they have registered:

Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.
Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.

Distance-Learning option:

In addition to our in-person classes in Hamilton, our courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software for those living outside the Waikato. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.
Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.
Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.

Pricing options:

All prices in New Zealand Dollars

$150.00

Waged [GST Inclusive ]

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$125.00

Unwaged [GST Inclusive]

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Course curriculum:

Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.

1. EarthDiverse Zoom instructions
2. Hebrew Script practice sheet
3. Cursive Hebrew script practice sheet
1. 20220804 T3.1 Hebrew 101 class PDF
2. 20220804 T3.1 Hebrew 101 video
1. 20220811 T3.2 Hebrew 101 video
2. 20220811 T3.2 Hebrew 101 class PDF
1. 20220818 T3.3 Hebrew 101 class PDF
2. 20220818 T3.3 Hebrew 101 video
1. 20220825 T3.4 Hebrew 101 class PDF
2. 20220825 T3.4 Hebrew 101 video
1. 20220901 T3.5 Hebrew 101 video
2. 20220901 T3.5 Hebrew 101 class PDF
1. 20220908 T3.6 Hebrew 101 class PDF
2. 20220908 T3.6 Hebrew 101 video
3. Lesson 6 exercise
1. 20220915 T3.7 Hebrew 101 class PDF
2. 20220915 T3.7 Hebrew 101 video
1. 20220919 T3.8 Hebrew 101 class PDF
2. 20220922 T3.8 Hebrew 101 Video

About this course

$150.00
20 lessons
12.5 hours of video content

Notes:

Those who cannot make the live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are posted within 24 hours of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning session on a day and time of your choosing.

Prerequisites :

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Materials:

Course materials are included in the course fees. These are currently being distributed to students as PDF files which can be printed out at home. You will only require a pen or pencil, a notebook for taking your own class notes, and a loose-leaf binder. Any notes that our instructor writes on the class whiteboard will be emailed to you as a digital PDF file so that you can print these out at home and add them to your own notebook.