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1. Listening to Hebrew is Critical

4. Studying Tips for Students

5. Listen and Learn

6. Listening to Hebrew is Critical
Whenyouare learningHebrewwhatyouare thinkingof isspeakingHebrew.The goal istospeak
Hebrewtobe able toholda conversationbuttoachieve thisyouneedtobe able tolistenandlisten
well.Howmanytimeshave youbeenabroadandmade an attemptto speakand beencompletely
confusedbya torrentof wordscomingback to youfroma native speaker.Toactuallyhave a
conversationyouneedtolistenandlistenhard.Todo thisyouneedto spendtime practisingyour
listeningskillsusinganumberof resources.
Passive resourcesforimprovingyourHebrew:
WhenI movedtoIsrael I usedradioand television inthe backgroundtohelpme geta bettergraspof
the spokenword.Soinsteadof justswitchingonto the usual EnglishchannelsIconsciouslychooseto
turn on a Hebrewstation.Whatyougainfrom thisisa goodear forthe waythe Hebrew language
sounds.Youwill alsopicknewvocabularyandcolloquialismsthatwill notfindinyoureverydaytext
books,usingTV or radio insuch a waywill reallyhelpnotonlytolearntospeakHebrew butto speak
Hebrewwiththe correcttone and accent.
Active resources:
Most of myDVD collectionhave subtitlesthisfeature isanexcellentwaytoacclimatize yourbrainto
listening.The subtitlesalsohelptoconfirmwhatyouare hearingandyoucan rewindbackandcheck
out certainphrases.Youare reallycheckingyour hearingoutwiththisexercise.
The use of audioto helpyouLearnto speakHebrew isalsoveryuseful mostcourseswill have
downloadableMP3'sand youshouldplaythese inyoucar as you go aboutyour dailyroutines,thisis
alsoa verygoodwayto put your time togood use whenstuckintraffic.I don'tworry aboutdoingthe
course material while Iamdrivingbutuse itas listeningpractice.IamreasonablyfluentinHebrewnow
but whenIwas juststartingout I wouldlistentobeginnersandadvancedvocabularyMP3'sforthe
expresspurpose Ifoundthistobe a veryuseful technique.
Friendswhospeakthe lingo:
Live conversationisnodoubtthe bestwayto improve yourHebrew skills.Ihave a manyfriendshere in
Israel thatare native Hebrewspeakerstheyare goodcompanybutalsotheyhelpme learntospeak
Hebrew,while IhelpthemlearnEnglishsoitisa winwinsituation.Yougetcoachingon youraccent and
practice listeninginanatural environmentthismaynotbe an optionforyou if youwant to learnto
speakHebrewandyoudon't actuallylive inIsrael,howeverthere are some excellentonline
communitieswhere youcanexchange language withanative Hebrew speakerThe mainpointof these
resourcesisto spendtime immersedinthe Hebrew language,sothatyoulearnto speakHebrewusing
all the resourcesavailable toyou.Whenyoudogo to Israel andneedto speakandlistenforreal youwill
have had plentyof practice.