Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced: Pilot Edition - Softcover

"Brandeis Modern Hebrew is a good textbook, containing valuable material. Students are given suitable directions for completing tasks. The book is effective in reaching its goals in terms of subject matter, functions, and grammatical complexity."-- "Hebrew Higher Education" "By the time you finish working through Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced, you should be able to write essays and letters using complex sentences, engage in coherent conversations, and able to understand most of what is said to you, as well as whatever you read, albeit you will still need to refer to a dictionary or grammar text on occasion."-- "Jewish Eye"

Written by the core faculty of the Hebrew program at Brandeis University, the pilot edition of Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced serves as a sequel to the well-known volume for beginners. It contains the functional and contextual elements to bring users' Hebrew language proficiency to the intermediate level and introduce students to skills they need to become advanced in their use of the language. This volume reflects key principles of the Brandeis University Hebrew curriculum. These include: *Placing emphasis on the learner's ability to use Hebrew in four skill areas: listening, reading, speaking, and writing *Contextualizing each unit within a specific subject or theme *Exposing the student to authentic materials and exploring aspects of Israeli and Jewish culture through language drills and reading passages