From 2f0535cb24a99fe8640bdcebbed01b19ca3f5bf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Camil Staps
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:18:33 +0100
Subject: Several minor updates

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 syllabus.tex | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
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diff --git a/syllabus.tex b/syllabus.tex
index a5c8091..b1c4671 100644
--- a/syllabus.tex
+++ b/syllabus.tex
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	Workload    & 5 ECTS \\
 	Instructor  & Camil Staps, M.A., M.Sc. \\
 	E-mail      & \href{mailto:camil.staps@ru.nl}{camil.staps@ru.nl} \\
-	Schedule    & Wednesday 13:30--15:15 (see \href{https://ru.nl/rooster}{ru.nl/rooster}) \\
+	Schedule    & Monday 15:30--17:15 \\
 \end{tabular}
 
 \section{Introduction}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ By the end of this course you will:
 \end{itemize}
 
 \section{Literature}
-Students are assumed to have access to:
+Students are assumed to have access to at least:
 \begin{itemize}
 	\item
 		A scholarly dictionary of Biblical Hebrew, for example:
@@ -77,9 +77,15 @@ Students are assumed to have access to:
 	\item
 		A basic student's grammar, such as the one used in Hebrew I.
 	\item
-		The Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.
+		The Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.\footnotemark
 \end{itemize}
 
+\footnotetext{%
+	Be aware that on Marktplaats the Biblia Hebraica \emph{Kittel} (BHK) is still sold as well.
+	This is an older version and is not worth spending an almost equal amount of money on.
+	We are looking for the BH\emph{S} from 1967 (or later editions).
+	If you are unsure whether you want to invest in a scholarly edition at this point, consult the instructor.}
+
 Selected readings from other sources will be provided in PDF format on Brightspace.
 
 \section{Instructional modes}
@@ -89,9 +95,11 @@ Absence (for illness and family emergencies) should be documented and relayed to
 
 \section{Exam and assessment}
 The final grade of the course consists solely of the final exam.
+By default this is a written exam,
+	but in consultation with the students we may do an oral exam instead.
 
-\subsection*{Bonus/malus}
-We will have weekly translation exercises, which should be sent to the instructor ahead of class
+\subsection*{Deductions}
+We will have weekly exercises, which should be sent to the instructor ahead of class
 	(or at a later time, to be discussed with the instructor, in case of an excused absence).
 Unexcused absence from class and failure to send the homework ahead of class
 	will both result in a 0.5pt deduction from the final grade per instance, starting from the second instance.
@@ -103,28 +111,30 @@ The 5 ECs or 140h this course is worth can be broken down as follows:
 
 \bigskip
 \begin{tabular}{lr}
-	Class sessions                 &  48h \\
-	Homework                       &  48h \\
-	Weekly self-study              &  24h \\
+	Class sessions                 &  24h \\
+	Weekly self-study              &  96h \\
 	Final exam, incl.\ preparation &  20h \\\hline
 	Total                          & 140h \\
 \end{tabular}
 
 \section{Planning}
 
-\subsection*{January 27--March 3}
-Six meetings to study the morphology of the weak verb and the semantics of the verbal conjugations.
-
-\subsection*{April 7--May 19}
-NB: class will not meet on May 5.
-
-Five meetings to study word order.
-
-One meeting for something exotic,
-	like Biblical Aramaic, an Ancient Hebrew inscription, Qumran Hebrew,
-	or something else, depending on the students' interests.
-
-\subsection*{June 24}
-Final exam.
+\begin{description}
+	\item[January 25--March 1]
+		(six meetings):\\
+		Morphology of the weak verb; verbal semantics.
+
+	\item[April 12--May 17]
+		(six meetings):\\
+		Five meetings for word order and topics of the students' interests.\\
+		One meeting for something exotic,
+			like an Ancient Hebrew inscription, Qumran Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic,
+			or something else, depending on the students' interests.
+			This final session will not be covered in the exam.
+
+	\item[June 24]
+		~\\
+		Final exam.
+\end{description}
 
 \end{document}
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