Sara Hascal

Senior Lecturer in Hebrew

Departments/Programs

Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

Degrees

Lesley College, M.A.
Hebrew College, M.A.
Tel-Aviv University, B.H.L.
Tel-Aviv University of Ramat Aviv, Cert.

Expertise

Hebrew language & Israeli culture and Israeli Theater

Profile

Sara Hascal is the acting director of the Hebrew program at Brandeis Univ. She is teaching at Brandeis since 1985 Where she teaches Hebrew language skills, creative reading and writing courses and Israeli theater for performance. She developed Hebrew courses which treat the subject matter through the traditions, history, politics, arts and cultural aspects of Israel. Her publications and presentations include topics such as integrating language skills and culture through content-based instruction, reading and writing strategies and integrating Hebrew Literature curriculum and literacy for family educators in Jewish institutions. Along with her colleagues, Hascal published “Brandeis Modern Hebrew,” which has become the standard college Hebrew textbook in the United States. Sara is involved in advising students, training new Hebrew faculty, and involved in departmental duties at Brandeis. She is a doctoral candidate in modern languages at Middlebury College.

Courses Taught

HBRW	19a	Beginning Hebrew: Honors
HBRW	44b	Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Israeli Culture and Media
HBRW	121b	Let's converse in Hebrew
HBRW	123a	Creative Reading and Writing in Hebrew I
HBRW	124a	Hebrew for Business, Doing Business in Start-Up Nation
HBRW	144a	Hebrew through Plays and Drama
HBRW	146a	The Voices of Jerusalem
HBRW	162b	Translation Practice and Theory
HBRW	164b	Israeli Theater
HBRW	167b	Back to the Roots: The Revival of Modern Hebrew
HBRW	168a	Hebrew Language Teaching I

Awards and Honors

Leah Hurwich Prize for excellence in the field of education (1987)

Robert A. Carpenter Scholarship for a distinguished Hebrew College student (1987)