Interview with Dina, Part 2
In part 2 of our interview with Dina, we ask what might stop interested students from applying to the Rothberg International School.
Q: Does the lack of being able to speak, read or understand Hebrew confront prospective students ?
A: It might, but it absolutely should not, because the courses are taught in English and, yes, HU wants to advance the study of Hebrew so it offers an ‘Ulpan’ course (which is a Hebrew word meaning ‘Hebrew as a 2nd language’), and the Ulpan courses on offer from HU are amongst the best in the country, because the program is offered as a stand-alone program prior to the beginning of your HU schooling. You do need to achieve a certain minimum level before being accepted into the Rothberg program, but I have yet to meet a student who has not achieved it, because it’s done in such a professional way – they know how to teach Hebrew as a 2nd language and have been doing it for many, many years. So if someone were to come to me today and say that they only wanted to study Hebrew as a 2nd language, what do you recommend, I would reply that one of the best places in the country is at Mount Scopus at HU.
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