Transfer Student Courses in Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies (Division 389)

Winter Term, 2000 (January 5 - April 26, 2000)

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Language Courses

Section 001, 002.

Instructor(s): Cobi Sacerdoti (yaakovas@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: HJCS 101. (5). (LR).

Credits: (5).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Continuation of the development of basic communication skills of reading, writing, and speaking modern standard Hebrew. Class drills, class discussions in Hebrew, language laboratory drills.

Language Courses

Section 001, 002.

Instructor(s): Pauli Weizman (pauliw@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: HJCS 201. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Hebrew 312. (5). (LR).

Credits: (5).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The focus of instruction will be on the four language skills with a continued emphasis on oral work and writing. In addition to continued study of morphology and syntax, some readings selections in fiction and non-fiction prose will be introduced.

Language Courses

Section 003, 004.

Instructor(s): Ilan Rosenberg (ilanr@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: HJCS 201. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Hebrew 312. (5). (LR).

Credits: (5).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The focus of instruction will be on the four language skills with a continued emphasis on oral work and writing. In addition to continued study of morphology and syntax, some readings selections in fiction and non-fiction prose will be introduced.

Language Courses

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Ruth Tsoffar (rtsoffar@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: HJCS 301. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course is a continuation of the Hebrew sequence comprising the second term of the third-year Hebrew class. (Participation in Hebrew 301 offered in the previous term is not required if the student is at the advanced level.) The focus will be on developing proficiency in all five languages skills. Student participation is an essential part of the course. Readings will include short works of fiction as well as journalistic pieces. This will be supplemented by other media including music, video, recordings, readings, etc. Students' grades will be determined on the basis of assignments, participation (including in-class presentations), and a final exam.

Language Courses

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Edna Coffin (eacoffin@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: HJCS 202. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Emphasis is on reading and listening and viewing comprehension. There is a particular emphasis on the expansion of vocabulary in the domain of current events and the development of discussion skills. Course materials are based on the social genre of the communications media (newspapers and television). Unedited newspaper selections will be read, and news broadcasts and television programs will be used in the class in the language laboratory. Grades will be based on two exams and special projects.

Jewish Literature and Culture in Hebrew

Section 001 – Israeli Literature and Film: Narrative and Counter narratives

Instructor(s): Ruth Tsoffar (rtsoffar@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: HJCS 302. (3). (HU).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to contemporary Israeli literatures and films while at the same time to develop a theoretical framework that approach these as part of Israeli cultural production. So along with studying specific strategies to articulate Israeli diversity of gender, religion, history and nationhood, we will discuss relevant issues related to cultural studies such as colonialism, hybridity, Orientalism, and multiculturalism. The texts and films selected include a wide range of works by and about the Zionist pioneers, the second generation of immigrants to Israel, Holocaust survivors, women, Sephardic/Mizrahi Jews and Palestinians.

This course is open to undergraduates and graduate students. Graduate students have additional assignments and are expected to write a longer and more theoretically-oriented paper.

Jewish Literature and Culture in English

Section 001 – Making the World a Better Place: Gittin, Mishna and Passages of the Babylonian Talmud.

Instructor(s): Moshe Herr (mdherr@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

A study of Mishna Tractate Gittin, chapters 4-5 (decrees and ordinances preventing bad legal consequences), together with some passages of the Babylonian Talmud, same tractate and same chapters. Students should be able to read texts in Hebrew with the aid of an English translation.

Jewish Literature and Culture in English

Section 002 – The Encounter Between Jews and Muslims In the Middle Ages. Meets with AAPTIS 491.001.

Instructor(s): Isaac Hollander (iholland@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic Studies 491.001.

Jewish Literature and Culture in English

Section 003 – Jewish and Christian Polemics in the First Four Centuries (30-400 C.E.) Meets with Religion 402.002

Instructor(s): Moshe Herr (mdherr@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

A study of Jewish attitude vis-à-vis Christians and Christianity between 70-395 C.E. according to Rabbinic literature, set against the background of Christian polemical attitude towards Jews and Judaism. The various stages of Jewish polemics against early Christianity will be fully discussed and evaluated. These polemics will also be compared to pagan Greco-Roman polemics against early Christianity. This course is intended for students of Near Eastern Studies, Judaic Studies, Religious Studies, and Ancient History Studies.

Jewish Literature and Culture in Hebrew

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Edna Coffin (eacoffin@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: HJCS 302. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course is run on a seminar basis and is based on a selection of contemporary Israeli works of fiction, films, and plays. Emphasis is on readings, discussion, and analyses. Contemporary short stories, novels, poems, and plays serve as the basis for discussion. Grades will be based on written and oral assignments and two examinations. Advanced knowledge of Hebrew is required for the course.