Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: derive meaning from context without understanding every word of conversation; follow a presentation in Hebrew on a number of topics; initiate conversations in Hebrew and sustain them for a longer period of time; converse in Hebrew in a variety of everyday, school, work or social situations; read consistently with full understanding of simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs about which the student has personal interest or knowledge; get the gist of longer paragraphs when expectations cued by the text are fulfilled as well as comprehending most details of simple informative texts; and meet most practical writing needs and limited social demands such as taking notes on familiar topics, respond in writing to personal questions and write simple letters, brief synopses.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: fulfill the objectives for Elementary Yiddish (YID 103) and Intermediate Yiddish (YID 203), including responding to more complex scenarios; increase proficient reading skills reflecting comprehension, expanded vocabulary, and capacity to write responsively; increasing knowledge and skill of correct verb usage, tenses, and integration into writing; and demonstrating the capacity to read and comprehend more complex Yiddish writings.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand the linguistic principles of the ancient classical (Tiberian) form of Hebrew and Aramaic; explain the thousand year continuum of Ashkenazic culture and apply its two sacred languages to this continuum; and evaluate the history and impact of Ashkenazic on Jewish life, creativity, culture, and education; recognize the centrality of language to Jewish culture of Ashkenazic origin communities and beyond; identify the role and impact that Ashkenazic Hebrew and Aramaic had on the Jewish religious and political experience; recognize that Jewish culture and creativity are very often products of religious ideas and practice; trace the continuous Ashkenaz language chain from Biblical times until today; recognize the influence of Ashkenazic behind the creation of modern Israeli Hebrew; and identify the historical relationship between Hebrew, Aramaic and Yiddish.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: read biblical Hebrew (alphabet, vowels, pronunciation); transliterate Hebrew words; parse and find the lexical form of verbs; explain the basics of verbal forms (by roots, pronouns, gender, number, verbal stems, tenses, verbal forms, such as infinitive, participle); understand basic syntax of Hebrew; understand basic morphology of Hebrew and analyze word formation; and read and translate selected biblical passages.