Mrs. Tova Fish Rosenberg - Hebrew Language Coordinator
rosenberg@yuhsg.org

The Yeshiva University High School for Girls' Hebrew Language Department structures its curriculum according to the following goals and objectives: first, instruction is centered on the development of communicative skills including listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing; second, our aim is to help students develop an understanding and appreciation for the cultural, social, and historical history of those speaking the target language. The Hebrew language courses do not present language as an abstract linguistic system focusing solely on grammar or vocabulary in isolation. Instead, we strive to present the target language as the medium of the culture, history, and literature. For this reason, instructional methodology is both inductive and integrated in its approach, presenting concepts and skills such as grammar and vocabulary, in the context of thematic readings and cultural background.

In the Hebrew language classroom, instruction is conducted almost entirely in the target language with the students required to participate in the same manner. A wide variety of techniques and strategies are employed, in addition to this emphasis on oral and aural instruction. Through these strategies, students are expected to become proficient with reading comprehension, written expression, and critical listening.

In addition to the acquisition of the basic skills of communication and the understanding of diverse cultures, we also expect our students to develop a critical appreciation of the way language is used to develop thoughts, to express ideas, and to influence others. As students progress through course levels, they are expected to build and enhance their ability to analyze literature with a sound level of sophistication and to demonstrate that understanding in written or oral expression.

Main Objectives:

To follow the guidelines of the United States Standards for Teaching a Foreign Language 5 C's:

• Communication (listening, speaking, reading, and writing)
• Culture (knowledge about history, geography, institutions)
• Connections (newspaper)
• Comparisons (different cultures)
• Communities (using the language outside the classroom - music, film, media, internet)

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