Undergraduate Course: Introducing Biblical Hebrew (BIST08013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Biblical Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | An introduction to Biblical Hebrew for beginners. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 44,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
149 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
40 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
By the end of the course students should: 
- identify and explain the basic elements of Hebrew grammar; 
- be able to read (aloud) and translate biblical Hebrew prose (including 'sight' reading); 
- translate simple English sentences into biblical Hebrew; 
- be able to account for differing English translations of a given source text from the Hebrew Bible; 
- demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings. 
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Assessment Information 
Regular in-class tests (30%), a cumulative mid-semester test (10%), and a final exam (60%). 
In order to pass this course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in the combined tests, as well as in the final exam. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Heb1 | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr David Reimer 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8977 
Email: David.Reimer@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900 
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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