Blanc H. An Intermediate Advanced Level Israeli Hebrew Refresher Course

Defense Language Institute, 1960. 1417 p.
"An Intermediate-Advanced Level Israeli Hebrew Refresher Course" comprises an audiolingual course in seven volumes. "Book I" contains introductory notes on Israeli Hebrew, the sound system, and phonology drills. These preface 21 lessons (three units of seven lessons each) which consist of vocabulary practices, narratives, dialogs, grammar notes, drills, dictation exercises, and tests. The same format is followed in "Book II-Part One" and "Book II-Part Two." Material in "Book III-Part One" and "Book III-Part Two" appears in spontaneous dialogs, drills, and tests. Material in "Book IV-Part One" and "Book IV-Part Two" appears in interrogation, military terminology drill, and comprehension test sections. Texts, dialogs, and drills throughout are accompanied by English translations. While the course is primarily intended for use with tapes without a teacher, instruction with a native speaker is suggested. Cultural content reflects Israeli life; references to the Old Testament and the Talmud are included to widen the style range from modern colloquial to classical literary Hebrew.