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Modern Hebrew serves as today's standard version of the language, with around nine million speakers worldwide. The Modern Hebrew major provides a comprehensive language education focusing on five essential competencies: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. As you progress through the program, you'll enhance your abilities in these key linguistic and cultural areas.
While the curriculum emphasizes everyday conversational Hebrew, you'll also explore diverse spoken and written formats—from news media to literary works including prose and poetry. Upon completing the major, you'll achieve fluency in Modern Hebrew across multiple contexts while developing skills to analyze its linguistic characteristics, along with related cultural and literary aspects.
The program accommodates students at different proficiency levels through multiple entry points. After taking a placement assessment, you'll be assigned to the appropriate course level, ensuring a structured learning path tailored to your current skills.
Thanks to the strong alignment between this program and the curriculum at Hebrew University's Rothberg International School in Jerusalem, students may opt to undertake part of their studies at this prestigious Israeli institution.
Modern Hebrew serves as today's standard version of the language, with around nine million speakers worldwide. The Modern Hebrew major provides a comprehensive language education focusing on five essential competencies: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. As you progress through the program, you'll enhance your abilities in these key linguistic and cultural areas. While the curriculum emphasizes everyday conversational Hebrew, you'll also explore diverse spoken and written formats—from news media to literary works including prose and poetry. Upon completing the major, you'll achieve fluency in Modern Hebrew across multiple contexts while developing skills to analyze its linguistic characteristics, along with related cultural and literary aspects. The program accommodates students at different proficiency levels through multiple entry points. After taking a placement assessment, you'll be assigned to the appropriate course level, ensuring a structured learning path tailored to your current skills. Thanks to the strong alignment between this program and the curriculum at Hebrew University's Rothberg International School in Jerusalem, students may opt to undertake part of their studies at this prestigious Israeli institution.