Hebrew III: Topics in Hebrew Literature (216-2-20)
Instructors
Hanna Tzuker Seltzer
847/467-5684
Crowe 5-159
Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 11:00am - 12:00pm, or by appt.
Meeting Info
Kresge 3354 German Seminar Rm.: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM
Overview of class
"I'm still writing to you, maybe because I want you to give me a little hope", wrote Sayed Kashua to Etgar Keret in an exchange of letters between the two, after Kashua left Israel in 2014. Sayed Kashua is an "Israeli Arab", a Palestinian who was born and raised in Israel and studied in the Israeli education system. Kashua writes in Hebrew about his complex identity, and in addition to his novels and columns he has also written scripts for TV shows and movies. Etgar Keret is an Israeli Jewish writer, a son of Holocaust survivors, who wrote several short story collections and children books, as well as scrips for movies and TV series. Students in this class will read texts of Kashua and Keret and will also watch films written by the two. Students will be introduced to the stylistics of each of these writers, the unique fingerprints of each one of them, along with the traits they share as writers. A special emphasis will be on the language of each writer, the registers of Hebrew he uses, as well as the grammar structures and vocabulary, including slang and expressions unique to Hebrew. This class is intended for students who completed 2 years of Hebrew learning in NU or the equivalent and for students who passed the placement exams in Hebrew. Class requirements are weekly homework assignments, presentations, and short essay writing. A final project will be given in lieu of an exam.
Registration Requirements
Prerequisite: Hebrew 121-3 or instructor's consent.
Learning Objectives
When finishing this class, students will be able to use a specific vocabulary pertaining to family and feelings. Students will improve their speaking and writing skills in Hebrew, and they will obtain new grammar structures that were introduced to them throughout the course. Additionally, students will expand their knowledge of popular Israeli culture as they will be working with authentic and recent Israeli cultural materials.
Teaching Method
This is an interactive, reading and discussion-based class which required daily guided work as well as independent research. The course materials are presented online in a multisensory way through texts, pictures, graphics, audio, and video sequences.
Evaluation Method
Students will be evaluated on their class participation, preparation to class (completion of assignments given at the end of class as a basis to the next class), presentations, and final project (in lieu of final exam).
Class Materials (Required)
The materials will be provided by the instructor.
Class Notes
The materials and discussions will be in Hebrew, and the level of the course is intermediate high to advanced novice on the ACTFL scale.
Class Attributes
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area