{"product_id":"encounters-in-modern-hebrew-edna-amir-coffin-9780472065400","title":"Encounters in Modern Hebrew: Level 3","description":"\u003ci\u003eEncounters in Modern Hebrew\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to fulfill the needs of English-speaking students of Hebrew who seek oral and written communication and reading comprehension. Extensively classroom-tested at the University of Michigan, the text provides the means to acquire a meaningful command of the Hebrew language with an emphasis on an expansive vocabulary and a variety of language domains. Employing interesting exercises and activities, \u003ci\u003eEncounters in Modern Hebrew, Level 3\u003c\/i\u003e incorporates many current communicative and culturally-based approaches to mastering a foreign language. \u003ci\u003eEncounters in Modern Hebrew, Level 3\u003c\/i\u003e presents a study environment conducive to the speaking, reading, and writing of free and authentic Hebrew.\u003cbr\u003e This volume shows students a wider range of Hebrew-speaking cultural activities in a larger human context, from materials about holidays, including a Jewish holiday celebrated only in North Africa, to discussions of the roles of women that raise the issue of gender equality. Other chapters examine ethnic jokes and their problematic qualities, geography, and the differences between popular and literary language registers. Encounters in Modern Hebrew, Level 3 ushers the Hebrew student through a wide domain of the human community.\u003cbr\u003eEdna Amir Coffin is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Modern Hebrew Language and Literature and Senior Research Scientist, Center for Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edna Amir Coffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472065408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472065400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.97h x 8.52w x 0.84d","brand":"Edna Amir Coffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987321749759,"sku":"9780472065400","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11219b89-3984-48bf-8d41-4c0ff8b49808.jpg?v=1683288290","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encounters-in-modern-hebrew-edna-amir-coffin-9780472065400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}