Hebrew Courses through Hebrew University of Jerusalem

[dramos2016]

I just finished my MA in Biblical Studies and intend on pursuing a PhD in the next few years. I've had latin (undergrad) greek & hebrew (grad) but want to continue to learn Hebrew (PhD will be in HB/OT) and pick up another semitic language or two. 

Have any of you taken the Hebrew or Aramaic courses offered online through Hebrew University? How was your experience?

Do you have any other recommendations for continuing my language study through distance learning?

Thanks!

[nevermind]

I haven't taken them online through Hebrew University. I might suggest (if you can swing it) applying through the Middlebury Hebrew intensive program if you're looking learning modern hebrew. Middlebury has a lot of teachers from Brandeis who have produced their own modern Hebrew textbooks. I'm assuming HU uses the text "ivrit min hachathala" (Hebrew from Scratch), which is difficult to do without a classroom experience. (I'm pretty sure that's the text they use in Ulpan on campus, at least it was a few years ago.)

I've done both Hebrew and Aramaic, and if you have a solid foundation in Biblical Hebrew, you can probably walk yourself through Greenspahn's text pretty easily. 

Honestly, if you're solid in those three languages, I'd wait until you're in a PhD program and have someone else pay you to learn them (through FLAS or other grants), rather than taking money to do it on your own. 

[sacklunch]

I assume the OP means classical Hebrew/Aramaic? But, if you meant modern (as nevermind does), feel free to message me about Middlebury's program. I've been there three summers, two of them for modern Hebrew. 

[Joseph45]

Stay away from Hebrew U. I had an awful experience with them.