Registration ?(מרכז עברית) schedule What is Merkaz Ivrit Semester Courses Merkaz Ivrit is an established institute for teaching Modern Hebrew in a structured and • Register by July 20, 2009 and receive at all locations systematic way. The Ulpan is designed to help a $25 discount For every friend you refer to Ulpan who Semester I students advance their conversational, reading • enrolls you will receive a 5% discount October – December / Mechina and writing skills in Hebrew. We offer a multi- level program for various stages of proficiency. • Payment plans are available Semester II January – March / Mechina, Beginners I An Innovative Program Name Semester III • Instructors are highly-qualified native Address March – May / Mechina, Beginners I & II speakers with pedagogic training Day/Cell Phone • Exciting interactive methodology to Skokie – Monday PM facilitate learning Evening Phone October 19 – December 14 • Classes for learners at all levels are available Semester I – Mechina E-mail • Spouses and “Significant Others” of Israelis Lakeview – Tuesday PM encouraged Annual Course Semester Course October 20 – December 15 • Israeli newspapers, videos, music, and Semester I – Mechina literature are utilized to integrate Israeli Site Level cultural topics into Hebrew language learning Northwest – Wednesday PM October 22 – December 17 • Yearly and semester courses are available— 1/2 Semester Tuition מרכז עברית • Semester I – Mechina 1 hours each week Merkaz Ivrit Some out of classroom work required Mechina, Beg I, Beg II – $200 (materials incl.) • Chicago’s Largest and Yearly Courses • If you cannot attend a class, you may Most Popular Ulpan attend the equivalent class at another site Annual Tuition Skokie – Monday PM October 19, 2009 – May 3, 2010 live $495 per person (new student, textbook incl.) $940 per couple (new students, textbook incl.) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 M1 M2 • • • • • $480 per person (returning student) Lakeview – Tuesday PM Hebrew learn $910 per couple (returning students) October 20, 2009 – May 4, 2010 An indispensable • Hebrew Ulpan Center Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 M1 M2 component of Judaism • • • • • hebrew c/o Community Foundation for over 3000 years Northwest – Wednesday PM for Jewish Education (CFJE) The language of October 2009–May 2010 October 21, 2009 – May 5, 2010 • 4709 Golf Road, Suite 400, Skokie, IL 60076 Judaism’s primary texts North Shore Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 Visa/Master Card # • The undeniable key Buffalo Grove North Shore – Thursday PM to Jewish cultural Skokie Exp. Date October 22, 2009 – May 6, 2010 and social literacy Lakeview areas Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 • Level 4 • M1 Name on the card Charge $ Speak, read and Funded by a priority grant from the Jewish Federation/JUF of Metropolitan Chicago write your way to CFJE is a support foundation of the Jewish Federation/ Signature Hebrew proficiency! JUF of Metropolitan Chicago מתקדמים – Course Levels Yearly Courses Mitkadmim 1 22 weekly sessions This course is designed for students Ulpan Center, CFJE What Level is Right for You? who have solid skills in oral expression, 4709 Golf Road Students with no proficiency with the Hebrew Level 1 grammar, and written comprehension. The Suite 400 alphabet may register for the Mechina course. This course is designed for students who course seeks to strengthen and deepen Skokie, IL 60076 For all other students: please read the course can read basic Hebrew with minimum understanding of the Hebrew language descriptions and mark the one that you think comprehension. The course will facilitate the through the use of Hebrew newspapers, t 847-410.3900 x 20 is right for you. We will then invite you to take development of reading and writing skills, various media, and several genres of literary f 847.410.3910 a placement test so that we can best meet with particular emphasis on use of the present texts. Students will advance their skills in all e [email protected] your needs. tense. The goal of this course is to build proficiency areas, extending their ability to students’ oral expression through the use of converse comfortably, read diverse styles, Please contact us with questions at new vocabulary and simple grammatical rules. express opinions orally, and write well in [email protected] or 847.410.3900 x 20 Modern Hebrew. Level 2 מתקדמים – Mitkadmim 2 New! Semester Courses This course is designed for students who can This course is designed for students who 8 Weekly Sessions speak and read simple Hebrew sentences using the present tense and have a mastery have a high level of language proficiency. Locations Mechina of recognizing and writing in cursive script. A custom-designed course, it utilizes articles, Yearly and Semester Courses stories, creative writing, and poems of This course is designed for students with no Level 2 students will add the past tense to their Hebrew tool box and work to achieve contemporary Israeli writers. 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Students in this class will develop 3751 North Broadway focus of the Beginners 1 course is to reading comprehension through paragraphs Chicago, IL 60613 continue strengthening the foundations and short stories and focus on gaining of Hebrew taught in Mechina, with further mastery of the future tense. A primary goal of Northwest – Buffalo Grove this course is to develop self-confidence in oral development of reading and writing skills. Wednesday nights, 7:00-8:30 pm communication and improve reading fluency. We will also start building oral expressions. Congregation Beth Am Level 4 225 N. McHenry Road Beginners 2 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 This course is a continuation of the Beginners This course is designed for students with the ability to express themselves in more 1 and Mechina courses. The goal for the course North Shore is to further enrich the structure and the complex sentences. 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