Unit rationale, description and aim
The unit is normally offered in Online Scheduled mode. Students learn through formally structured and sequenced learning activities that support the achievement of the learning outcomes through highly interactive language learning and textual analysis. Students are asked to critically reflect, analyse, and integrate new information with existing knowledge, draw meaningful new connections, and then apply what they have learned. Collaborative and peer learning is also emphasized.
These face-to-face activities enable students to acquire and assimilate knowledge of the language, major theological concepts, and historical background of the Bible, particularly through modern interpretative approaches, through the presence and articulation of the lecturer and tutors. Students will be guided to develop the academic skills needed for advanced level study of the biblical text in its original language. Students will be provided with opportunities for the development of practical skills in applying linguistic knowledge to highly complex research problems, as well as technologies and strategies needed for successful academic research on the Bible, including one or more of the following: flexible learning, academic writing, and academic honesty.
THEL310 emphasises students as active, adult learners. Students are recognised as adult learners who engage best when what they are learning is relevant to them and gives them the opportunity to be responsible for their own learning. In many ways, the student is the one who drives the learning forward. Active participation in this unit is essential and is at the core of its learning strategy. Learning is designed to be an engaging and supportive experience, which helps students to develop critical thinking and reflection skills.
Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unitLearning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Identify the distinctive characteristics of comple...
Learning Outcome 01
Apply advanced understanding of Hebrew grammar, sy...
Learning Outcome 02
Assemble complex data from multiple primary and se...
Learning Outcome 03
Content
Topics will include:
- Advanced level Hebrew grammar;
- Translation of texts across a range of different genres;
- The literary and theological message of the texts studied;
- The nature of biblical law in its Ancient Near Eastern context;
- The role of law in ancient Israelite society;
- The semantics of the expression of key theological concepts in the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament, such as covenant.
Assessment strategy and rationale
In order to pass this unit, students are required to attempt all assessment tasks and achieve an overall grade of Pass (50% or higher).
The assessment tasks for this unit are designed for students to demonstrate their achievement of each learning outcome.
The unit’s main focus is on establishing advanced level skills in translation across a range of genres in order that students can use these advanced linguistic skills to interpret texts in context, enabling them to evaluate and defend sophisticated academic arguments about the texts’ interpretation.
The first assessment task examines how well students can understand and translate complex Hebrew grammatical forms. It thus enables assessment of students’ ability to demonstrate advanced knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and syntax.
The second assessment task asks students to research and evaluate data from primary sources and their interpretation in secondary sources in order to defend an argument regarding the interpretation of the sources. It assesses the students’ ability to apply advanced linguistic skills to the analysis of research problems in the biblical text.
The third assessment task examines translation ability, i.e., the ability to apply advanced knowledge of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary to the interpretation of the texts, and the students’ ability to analyse significant features of texts across a range of genres.
Overview of assessments
Weekly quizzes: Require students to demonstrate a...
Weekly quizzes: Require students to demonstrate advanced level understanding of Hebrew grammatical and textual phenomena
20%
Research task: Requires students to demonstrate a...
Research task: Requires students to demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills by researching and evaluating primary and secondary sources relating to complex problems regarding the historical, theological and textual background of selected passages from the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament and to defend an argument regarding the interpretation of the sources.
40%
Textual analysis: Requires students to demonstrat...
Textual analysis: Requires students to demonstrate and apply advanced linguistic and textual evaluation skills to the analysis of selected passages from the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament.
40%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
The unit is normally offered in Online Scheduled mode. Students learn through formally structured and sequenced learning activities that support the achievement of the learning outcomes through highly interactive language learning and textual analysis. Students are asked to critically reflect, analyse, and integrate new information with existing knowledge, draw meaningful new connections, and then apply what they have learned. Collaborative and peer learning is also emphasized.
These face-to-face activities enable students to acquire and assimilate knowledge of the language, major theological concepts, and historical background of the Bible, particularly through modern interpretative approaches, through the presence and articulation of the lecturer and tutors. Students will be guided to develop the academic skills needed for advanced level study of the biblical text in its original language. Students will be provided with opportunities for the development of practical skills in applying linguistic knowledge to highly complex research problems, as well as technologies and strategies needed for successful academic research on the Bible, including one or more of the following: flexible learning, academic writing, and academic honesty.
THEL310 emphasises students as active, adult learners. Students are recognised as adult learners who engage best when what they are learning is relevant to them and gives them the opportunity to be responsible for their own learning. In many ways, the student is the one who drives the learning forward. Active participation in this unit is essential and is at the core of its learning strategy. Learning is designed to be an engaging and supportive experience, which helps students to develop critical thinking and reflection skills.