Readings in Hebrew Texts II · Middle Eastern, South Asian, And African Studies
I improved my Hebrew writing skills, speaking skills, as well as reading skills. I also learned a lot about Israeli culture.
I learned a lot about the experiences of different people in Israel and learned a lot of vocabulary.
I learned a lot about Israeli society that I have never known, because as an American Jew, I don't usually hear about the internal dynamics; just dynamics of relations with Palestinians. I got a good bit of Hebrew practice. Read interesting stories.
I think plenty of students would get something out of this course, but I don't actually know what it's satisfying in this modality. I just think people should know that its workload is decent; it's a decent tradeoff, if you want the language practice. But it will probably never be in this modality again, who cares. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Spring 2021 Course: MDESGU4502_001_2021_1-READINGSINHEBREWTEXTSII : MDESGU4502_001_2021_1 - READINGS IN HEBREW TEXTS II Instructor: Naama Harel
Advanced my writing, speaking, and vocabulary in Hebrew while learning a lot about contemporary issues facing israeli society.
I improved my Hebrew vocabulary, writing and typing skills, and learned new perspectives on Israeli society and ethnic/social groups within Israel.
It's a good class if you speak Hebrew well, but it's not your native language and you want to improve your speaking and writing skills.
I learned a lot about immigration groups in israel and i loved practicing my Hebrew