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Offered:

Please note that this course is a Zoom only course and there is no in-person component.

Term 1 (Feb-Apr ) and Term 3 (Jul-Sep) each year, pending sufficient enrolment. This course is offered as an in-person course at the EarthDiverse Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, live-streamed via Zoom if you live elsewhere, and as video recordings of the live sessions if you cannot attend the regularly scheduled class.

Date & Time:

Begins Tuesday 20 February 2024

Our 2024 Term 1 Introductory Hebrew 103 course meets on Tuesdays evenings from 4:45 - 6:15 pm beginning on 20 February 2024 (New Zealand time). The course meets for 8 consecutive weeks. The last class of the Term is held on Tuesday 9 April 2024. If you live outside of New Zealand, check for local Time Zone equivalents below.

Time Zone equivalents:

for live-streaming Zoom Sessions from New Zealand. If your Time Zone doesn't suit our live-streamed class, you can also access our courses by watching the live-recorded sessions that are posted to the course webpage each week, usually within 1-2 days.

  • Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Mon 19 Feb 2024, 5:45 -7:15pm

  • US Pacific: begins Mon 19 Feb 2024, 7:45 -9:15pm

  • US Eastern: begins Mon 19 Feb 2024, 10:45pm-12:15am

  • London, UK: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 3:45-5:15am

  • Paris, France: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 4:45-6:15am

  • New Delhi, India: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 9:15-11:15am

  • Bangkok: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 10:45am-12:15pm

  • Singapore & Shanghai: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 11:45-1:15pm

  • Tokyo, Japan: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 12:45-2:15pm

  • Sydney, Australia: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 2:45-4:15pm

Description:

Hebrew 103: Introductory Hebrew, Part 3

  • • This is Part 3 of our four-part Introductory Hebrew course taught over 4 school terms specifically designed for Hebrew learners. Our language and culture courses focus on teaching and learning only, and we do not expect you to study outside of class nor do we usually assign homework (unless you'd like some!). Come and spend 12 class hours per Term (eight 1.5 hour weekly classes) learning Hebrew and about Israeli culture, and have some fun too! All of our language classes are designed for busy people.

  • • Introductory Hebrew 103 classes continue the foundation of our Hebrew 101-102 courses with continued practice reading and speaking Hebrew. During this Term we continue to emphasise reading printed Hebrew (עִבְרִית), while focusing on conversation, grammar, and vocabulary.

  • • Subsequent Term courses continue with Introductory Hebrew (i.e. our Hebrew 104 courses) and continue to include additional reading and comprehension practice, grammar, vocabulary, and conversation. Subsequent courses in this series continue in the same time slot for the duration of the full course.

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 Course Information

    2. EarthDiverse Zoom instructions

    1. Hebrew Alphabet Chart PDF

    2. Hebrew Vowels PDF

    3. Hebrew Script practice sheet PDF

    4. Cursive Hebrew script practice sheet PDF

    5. Hebrew in 10 mins text PDF

    1. 20240220 T1.1 Hebrew 103 class notes

    2. 20240220 T1.1 Hebrew 103 video

Additional course info:

  • Video and PDF content of class presentations or whiteboards notes are uploaded weekly after each live session
  • Begins Tue 20 Feb 2024 (NZ time)
  • NZ time: Tuesdays 4:45 - 6:15 pm

Meet our Instructor

Hebrew instructor Benjamin Tobias

Our Hebrew classes are taught by our Israeli-Kiwi Instructor Benjamin Tobias. Benny was born in Israel and was raised as a fluent Hebrew speaker at Kibbutz Kinneret, located near the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in the Jordan Valley. He also served as a Captain in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Benny moved to New Zealand in 1982, becoming a New Zealand citizen in 1984. He graduated from the University of Waikato with an LLB degree in 1994 and an LLM in 2007. For many years he worked for the New Zealand Transport Agency, both in planning and in a legal capacity. Benny is now partly retired, keeping himself busy with Ellys Physio and teaching Hebrew in his spare time. He is married and has 3 children and 3 grandchildren, who reside in New Zealand, Israel and Italy.

Location:

Please note that this course is a Zoom only course and there is no in-person component.

Alternatively, learners can opt to view the live-streamed video recordings of each class if they are unable to make the Zoom sessions. The EarthDiverse Centre however is located at 401 Anglesea Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton (located just north of the Hamilton Central Bus Station) (entrance is located on the left side of the building, see map). Those looking for parking for our evening classes can park just in front of the building in any of the available car parks. Daytime parking can be found in our dedicated car parks, or free 2-hour on-street daytime parking can be found just in front of Anglesea Street.
Location

Distance Learning:

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

  • Attend in-person classes in our Hamilton classrooms at the regularly scheduled day and time.

  • 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 options:

Live Zoom sessions or Video-Recordings

  • • 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 and includes GST. Unwaged includes students, seniors, retirees and unemployed. Prices remain the same regardless of your chosen method for accessing this course.

Notes:

Those who cannot make the live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are generally posted 1-2 days after each live class session and are available for your own personal learning on a day and time of your choosing.

• This course has no assignments, quizzes, tests or exams. • You will not need to purchase any additional course materials. • All classes encourage questions and group discussion. • If you’re attending in-person, course fees include tea/coffee/snack at each session. Help yourself! • There are no refunds for missed classes. If you miss a class, you can watch the video recording! • Guests of registered participants are welcome to attend a single session without registering. • If, however, this course is cancelled due to insufficient enrolments please note that your registration fee will either be refunded in full or you may select to receive a course credit. Your choice!

Materials:

All materials are included in the course fees. These are developed by our instructors and distributed as PDF files as the course progresses.

• Course materials are provided to all registered students as digital materials made available to you on the course webpage for download (accessible after registration). There is no need to purchase any additional textbooks for this course, although you may choose to do so to supplement your learning. • 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 a digital whiteboard are posted to the class webpage on your dashboard as a PDF file so that you can print these out at home and add them to your own notebook.

Prerequisites:

A keen desire to study Hebrew!

• Introductory Hebrew 101-102 or equivalent knowledge. • This course is open to all learners aged 10 years and above.