This is a vocabulary learning program put together as part of dissertation research through the University of Stellenbosch. It is still being improved upon; however, one may look at this program to see what a rudimentary version of a vocabulary learning program for Biblical Hebrew informed by research in Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition might look like. With that said, this program was developed for a long-term case study. The grammar instruction is relatively over-simplified as the only goal was to have the learner proficient enough to learn vocabulary. The vocabulary learning begins in Week 6 in the program for those who would like to move ahead to that material. A paper-based version of the vocabulary materials can be found HERE and the grammar workbook for the course can be found HERE.

The program works well in Internet Explorer 8 or Safari. Quicktime is required to view the videos and acrobat reader is required for some of the exercises toward the end of the course. Also in Safari, to listen to the “verbal repetition” (=VR) on the meaning pages of the “flashcards” one should right click and open in a new tab.

Credit must be given to Kregel Academic and Professional for many of the images on the flashcards. They have been incorporated for academic research and not for profit. If you would like to learn more about their Pictorial Library of Bible Lands, visit HERE.


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Week 14