Learning Hebrew can be a tedious mission. It takes some time for students to be able to speak their minds, read news articles and feel comfortable in a Hebrew-speaking environment.
However, by using the right methods, the studying process can be fun, interesting and insightful. We use the classic Ulpan Method: speaking only Hebrew from day one. This is a world-known method that has been adopted by many countries for teaching any language. No matter what your level or background, by only using Hebrew from the first day you are guaranteed to start speaking after a short amount of time.
We do not make miracles and we certainly don't believe that anyone should feel confident in a language after less than 240 hours of training. But due to the small size of our groups and our highly recommended teachers, you will never be left behind. Our material are always up-to date and we never use texts or books that we feel are condescending towards our students - from the second week we prepare for real life events, and not only how to get to the bus stop.
About Our Teaching Method
About the levels
We divide our students into six levels (A1 - C2) following the European standard. It takes two courses to complete a level.
A1 - Aleph - Beginners
A1.1 (Aleph): The breakthrough level. Learning the alphabet, cursive and block letters, the present tense of the six main verb groups, basic conversational skills, building verbal and nominal sentences as well as useful questions.
A1.2 (Aleph+): Expansion of the skills acquired in Aleph – adding the past tense to each verb category, reading more complex texts and learning reported speech, conditional sentences and basic preposition conjugation.
B2 - Dalet - Lower Advanced
Turning the knowledge into academic language – learning complex sentence structures and rare words, focusing on writing for university tasks and reading high-level texts such as hard news articles, popular science, etc. Students will also learn how to present arguments and opinions in an sophisticated manner.
By the end of Dalet, students are eligible to sign up to universities, can speak spontaneously with native speakers without strain. Students are also able to use cultural references, read between the lines and write clear texts on various topics.
B1 - Gimmel - Intermediate
Learning Hebrew’s verb/root system, expanding on passive forms, vocabulary and reading skills by using newspapers and popular culture.
After completing Gimmel, students can accurately express their dreams and opinions, take part in complex conversations, extract the main idea from a journalistic text and have the confidence to work in a Hebrew-requiring environment.
C1 - C2 - He - Vav - Advanced
Advanced levels are not taught in our Ulpan. They are recommended while studying at University. Those levels are usually not needed for work and everyday interaction with native speakers.
A2 - Bet - Lower Intermediate
A2.1 (Bet): Learning the future tense, higher preposition knowledge and sentence connectors – causal, time, consequential.
A2.2 (Bet+): Introduction to passive sentences, reading more complex texts and learning noun conjugation, nominal verb forms and conditional sentences.
By the end of this level, students are not beginners anymore and can work in simple jobs and communicate well in a Hebrew-speaking environment.