Hebrew
from Scratch is a new book in two parts, based on years of experience
and research. The authors of the book, Shlomit Chayat, Sarah Israeli and
Hilla Kobliner, are senior educators in the Hebrew Language department
of the School for Foreign Students of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
In this edition, vocabulary words are translated to English, along with grammatical explanations and instructions for completing exercises.
Hebrew from Scratch, Part 1, is intended for beginning students of Hebrew, including high school and college students, and other adults learning Hebrew in Israel or abroad.
Hebrew from Scratch uses quotations from all eras of Hebrew writing, from biblical to modern, including midrashic texts, poetry, modern Hebrew songs, and up-to-date slang. Each books contains a Hebrew-English dictionary which includes the vocabulary and grammatical terminology.
To
get the most out of Hebrew from Scratch, Part 1, we recommend
that students also purchase the accompanying audio cassette or
CD set, which contains all the reading and conversational selections.
In
addition, a Teacher's Manual is now available for Hebrew from
Scratch, Part 1.
Hebrew
from Scratch, Part 2 continues right where the first volume leaves
off.
The book is intended for students at the level of advanced beginner: high school and college students, and those learning in Ulpan environments in Israel and abroad.
Upon completion of both volumes of Hebrew from Scratch, the student should be able to recognize and understand the basic elements of the language, and should have attained a good command of and familiarity for the language in terms of writing, speaking, reading comprehension and listening comprehension.
In this volume, the student is again exposed to a variety of reading selections on various subjects, including Jewish, Israeli and general topics. As in the first volume, the student is exposed to conversation from various levels of language. Alongside the texts and conversations you will find systematic and staged exercises in grammar, structure, composition and use of the dictionary.
To
get the most out of Hebrew from Scratch, Part 2, we recommend
that students also purchase the accompanying CD set,
which contains all the reading and conversational selections.