This past week has been great and quite relaxing! Things in Ulpan are going well and beginning this coming week, I have lots of new students so I will crank up the pace!
At the moment, I am teaching a very high level student which is a pleasure. This course is specifically to learn academic Hebrew prior to the commencement of University studies. The learning has predominately been Ivrit-be-Ivrit (Hebrew in Hebrew) with explanations given in Hebrew and definitions using situations and synonyms to expound on unknown vocabulary.
In Ivrit there are many similar verbs and infinitives which carry similar meanings but that describe different strengths of an action, for example to shout and to yell. At Ulpan Aviv we use a sketch of a ladder and on this we place the words according to their strength of meaning. The stronger the action, the higher it is placed on the ladder. I find this very interesting to teach because it gives me a chance to really think about our language and notice the differences between words that have formally become second nature and are used instinctively.
Other than teaching, last week I was able to indulge in my second passion: shopping!! Being a new branch we still needed some items of furniture and learning aids so I was happy to take on this job- no complaints!
Wishing you all Shabbat Shalom and a restful weekend.
Saray Pentzak
Ulpan Aviv- Teacher
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