Summary

FSI is an acronym for the Foreign Service Institute, "the (US) Federal Government's primary training institution for officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs community".

Over the years, the FSI has researched, designed and taught language courses to Foreign Service staff and diplomats. These courses are now available and licensed to the Public Domain.

FSI-Language-Courses.com (and .net) is a sweet and simple website that provides users with the ability to view and download the Foreign Service Institute's courses for 31+ languages. The content is provided by individuals donating time and resources in an overall effort to provide quality languages-learning materials for free worldwide.

Sounds good to me. :)

In the Hebrew section of the site, there is currently an entire level one audio course available. This course is for beginners and has 40 units.

From Website

Welcome to fsi-language-courses.com, the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain.

This site is dedicated to making these language courses freely available in an electronic format. This site is not affiliated in any way with any government entity; it is an independent, non-profit effort to foster the learning of worldwide languages. Courses here are made available through the private efforts of individuals who are donating their time and resources to provide quality materials for language learning.

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Summary

LearnHebrewPod is a well-produced podcast with quality content for students of the Hebrew language. All of the audio is available for free download or streaming via a Flash player on the site. Some transcriptions are also available for free.

There is a membership section as well, which provides extra learning materials and all the transcriptions, etc.

The animateur of this podcast is a professional Biblical and Conversational Hebrew teacher, so the method is quite professional.

From Website

Honored with the privilege of being the instructor of this first Conversational Hebrew Course by Podcasts, I would love to share some of my personal thoughts and recent history with you.

For the past three years, I have been teaching Biblical and Conversational Hebrew in New York and New Jersey. English is almost considered a second language in Israel, so communicating with Americans in their own language has been a wonderful and enjoyable opportunity for me. Nevertheless, being far from home for a long period of time can create a longing for one's mother tongue. During these years, I came to realize how fortunate I am to have the opportunity to use and practice my Hebrew. Holding a teaching diploma from the University of Tel Aviv, I have been offered teaching positions in many different Jewish congregations, Christian institutes, as well as teaching various private students.

Many of these opportunities have revealed to me the fact that a lot of my students are very interested in studying and understanding Biblical Hebrew and are equally interested in Modern Conversational Hebrew, the language that had ceased to function as a living language more than 2000 years ago, and has made such an incredible "come back" during the 20th century!

As I conduct my life these days, "on the line" between Israel and the US, this "developed need" in me, to share my knowledge and technique of teaching Biblical and Conversational Hebrew, has definitely not faded. I find the opportunity of doing this on the Learn Hebrew Pod web site, especially as the State of Israel enters its 60th anniversary year, unique, satisfying and most pleasurable!

Teaching and studying a language are both acts of communication. Knowing others, understanding others, opening our selves up to another culture, approaching, reaching - acts of peace. Using podcasts and the Internet reinforce that fact, due to the amazing accessibility and democratic nature of these media. All in all, this is a web site that was created out of love, created for each and every one of you personally, while, at the same time, "at its root", it holds a global vision of peace and understanding.

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Summary

Hebrew Podcasts is a fresh new podcast resource for Hebrew learners. Currently, there are six lessons for beginner Hebrew learners on topics ranging from asking directions, school, alphabet, telling time and a family visit. Thus far, the lessons have been fairly consistent with about one new lesson every week and a half, and the quality of the production is good.

These podcasts are available for free, and there is a membership option for learners who want all of the transcripts and additional information and exercises.

It's great to see Hebrew podcasts emerging!

From Website

Hebrew Podcasts makes learning conversational Hebrew practical and enjoyable. Each podcast covers a topic with a Hebrew dialog that is explained in detail. You can learn at your leisure and on the go by listening while you rest, travel, or do your chores. Each lesson is further enhanced by a lesson guide that provides further information. The guide includes a full transcript, translation, explanations, additional examples, and exercises.

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