• Basic Language Study Recordings
• Supplementary Language Study/Culture Recordings
• Videocassettes
• Books
• CD-ROM Programs
• Web Links

Basic Language Study Recordings

Encounters in Modern Hebrew (Coffin) (HB 1.003)

Everyday Hebrew (Tirkel) (HB 1.002)

Living Hebrew (Steinberg) (HB 1.001)

Supplementary Language Study/Culture Recordings

Olam Shalem (HB 1.004) by Edmond Y. Lipsitz (c. 1979) — program of 3 audiocassettes designed to prepare students of Hebrew to read fluently a prayerbook or any other Hebrew text; includes selected passages from the Siddur; accompanying 63-page text available; approx. 4 hours (total time).

Videocassettes

Scola 1/2" VHS color videocassettes containing live or near-live international news broadcasts received daily via cable TV from Satellite Communications for Learning headquartered in McClelland, Iowa; broadcasts generally are 30-60 minutes in length and cover regional, national and international news stories; some broadcasts occasionally include other cultural programming, such as advertisements, mini-documentaries; currently videotaped broadcasts emanate regularly from the following countries: Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Korea, and Spain; additional SCOLA programming may be accessed via BC Cable TV, channel 14; excellent source material for exposure to target language and culture; off-air video recordings deleted from Language Lab collection after 45 days.

Books

The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary edited by N.S. Doniach, O.B.E. and Professor A. Kahane (NY: Oxford University Press, ©1996, 1998 Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies).

CD-ROM Programs

51 Languages of the World
dual-platform CD-ROM featuring 51 languages from all over the world; allows the user to speak with native speakers; interactive dialogues and conversation practice aid the user in learning and understanding more advanced speech, while games and quizzes make learning the language fun and interactive.

Web Links

Aleph-Bet on the Net — online tutorials designed to reinforce spelling and vocabulary.

Foundation Stone — free 17-lesson Hebrew tutorial for English speakers, and a free Windows downloadable program to help with pronunciation and grammar.

Hebrew for Me by Zigzag Inc — interactive Hebrew vocabulary lessons in the form of games, stories, and activities.