A correspondence course in Hebrew has been organized by the University of Wisconsin Extension Division to meet demands from college, high school and theological students and adult study groups. The four-credit course was written and will be taught by Prof. Menahem Mansor, chairman of the UW department of Hebrew and Semitic studies, and is identical with the first semester course which he teaches in residence at the university.
The course is the first of its kind ever offered in the United States. The 40 lessons are designed to enable a student to master a working knowledge of Hebrew grammar, become acquainted with the essential vocabulary used most frequently in Biblical and post-Biblical Hebrew (including modern Hebrew), understand simple excerpts from the Bible, and facilitate the use of the dictionary through emphasis on the roots of verbs and nouns.
The course is divided into two parts. The first contains all the essential vocabulary and grammatical rules. The second part consists of easy passages from the Bible, medieval literature and modern Hebrew. The first five lessons are devoted to the reading and writing of Hebrew. A tape or disc covering the first 10 lessons of the course is available, the university announced.
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