HEBREW-203
INTERMED MODERN HEBREW
Offered Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment8–13
Semesters of data3
4.9
Hrs / week
28
Responses
30
Enrollment
93%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.2
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.0
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.3
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.1
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysishigh
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 96 comments across 3 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Heavy homework load
Homework load is one of the clearest friction points. Students repeatedly describe assignments, readings, or problem sets as time-consuming.
Lecture Load
Regular lecture load
Lectures matter here, but the evidence points to a fairly standard lecture burden rather than a course dominated by long or exceptionally dense lectures.
Strengths
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
Watch out for
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
- past tense - future tense - israeli culture and history
Fall 2024 · Baker, Sarah
1. New vocabulary words / phrases 2. Starting to conjugate verbs in the future tense 3. Developed my reading and writing skills
Fall 2024 · Baker, Sarah
I learned a lot of new vocab in this course. Additionally, I learned how to use the past and future tenses in Hebrew and specific verbs in each form. I also learned the parts of the body, ordering numbers, and different prepositions that can be used in writing.
Fall 2024 · Baker, Sarah
I was able to continue developing my conversational skills, learn about environmental issues facing Israel, and write more about my life in the past and future.
Fall 2024 · Baker, Sarah
I learned new hebrew grammar, how to write essays in hebrew, and a lot of new hebrew vocabulary.
Fall 2024 · Baker, Sarah
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Baker, Sarah 0.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality0.0Difficulty0.0Based on 0 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 9 |
| Fall 2024 | Baker, Sarah 0.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality0.0Difficulty0.0Based on 0 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 3.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 13 |
| Fall 2023 | Baker, Sarah 0.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality0.0Difficulty0.0Based on 0 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.2 | 3.8 | — | 8 |
Instructor
Baker, SarahAMES
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