| Sunday July 11th - Gala Opening Event |
14:30 – 16:30
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Registration and Hotel Check-in |
16:30 – 17:00
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Reception with light refreshments |
Foyer Queen of Sheba Hall
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17:00 – 17:30
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Greetings:
- Ms. Nava Horovitz, Conference Convener
- Dr. Haim Rubenstein, Jerusalem Municipality
- Mr. Kevin Lewis, Director, British Council
- Mr. Michael Richards, Cultural Attaché, US Embassy
- Professor Elliot Judd, President Elect of TESOL
- Dr. Judy Steiner, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
Musical Interlude "Jerusalem of Gold" – sung by Shuli
Natan |
Queen of Sheba Hall
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| 17:30 – 18:30 |
Guest Speaker – Diane Larsen-Freeman
"Understanding Language" |
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| 18:30 – 18:45 |
Intermission |
| 18:45 – 19:45 |
Musical Program with Shuli Natan "Songs
from around the World" |
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| Monday July 12th |
| 8:00 – 9:30 |
Registration for the conference and conference
events
The registration desk will be open until 16:0) |
| 9:00 – 10:00 |
Concurrent Keynote Speakers
Elisheva Barkon – "Chunk It !"
Elliot Judd – "Being A TESOL Professional"
Amos Paran – "Between Scylla and Charbdis: Testing Literature
in/or EFL" |
| 10:00 – 10:10 |
Break and Browsing |
| 10:10 – 10:50 |
ETNI F2F Face to Face |
| 10:50 – 11:00 |
Break and Browsing |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Session I – Lectures, Talks and Workshops |
| 12:30 – 12:40 |
Break and Browsing |
| 12:40 – 13:20 |
Dr. Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector for
English Language Education – "In Response" |
| 13:20 – 14:50 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:40 |
Session II |
| 14:40 – 14:50 |
Break and Browsing |
| 14:50 – 15:30 |
Session III – Lectures, Talks and
Workshops |
| 15:30 – 15:45 |
Break and Browsing |
| 15:45 – 16:45 |
Concurrent Keynote Speakers
Richard Curwin – "Motivating the Hopeless, Disinterested
or Uninvolved Learner"
Dianne Larsen-Freeman – "Grammaring"
Kari Smith – "Standards and assessment in language learning" |
| 16:45 – 17:30 |
ETAI Voices |
| 18:00 – 19:00 |
Louis Sakalovsky – "Reverse
Side" |
| From 18:00 |
Meir Shem-Tov – "Folk Dancing
from Around the World" |
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| Tuesday July 13th |
8:00 – 9:30
|
Registration for the conference and conference
events
The registration desk will be open until 16:00 |
| 8:00 - 9:30 |
"Breakfast with our Overseas Guests" |
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
First Timers |
| 9:00 – 9:30 |
Break and Browsing |
| 9:30 – 10:10 |
Session I – Lectures, Talks and Workshops |
| 10:10 – 10:30 |
Break and Browsing |
| 10:30 – 11:30 |
Session II – Lectures, Talks and
Workshops |
| 11:30 – 11:50 |
Break and Browsing |
| 11:50 – 12:50 |
Session III – Lectures, Talks and
Workshops |
| 12:50 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:30 |
ETAI Voices |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Keynotes
Aysegul Daloglu – "Materials and Quality: How do they
interact in the curriculum?"
Elaine Hoter – "Being Online & Loving it in English"
Phillip Yanella - "Nonviolent Social Change in American History" |
15:00 – 15:15
|
Break and Browsing |
| 15:15 – 16:45 |
Session IV – Lectures, Talks and
Workshops |
| 17:00 – 19:00 |
Tour of Jerusalem – "The City
of Gold" |
| 18:00 – 19:30 |
"Trivia Quiz" – an evening
of fun with Eric Cohen Books. Meet our regional champions
and try your skill. This is your chance to win valuable book vouchers.
|
| From 20:00 |
"The Story Behind the Song"
with Batya Lederfein |
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| Wednesday July 14th
|
8:30 - 9:30
|
Registration for the conference
The registration desk will be open until 15:00 |
| 9:30 – 10:30 |
Concurrent Keynote Speakers
Shulamit Inbar – "Teaching about Choiceless Choices"
Robert Patterson – "I Love a Good Project"
Ron Price – "Contempory American Poetry: Terror and the
Imagination after 9/11"
Miriam Shlesinger |
| 10:30 – 10:50 |
Break and Browsing |
| 10:50 – 11:30 |
Session I – Lectures, Talks and Workshops |
| 11:30 – 11:50 |
Break and Browsing |
| 11:50 – 12:30 |
Session II – Lectures, Talks and
Workshops |
| 12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:30 |
ETAI Business Meeting |
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Session III – Lectures, Talks and
Workshops |
| 14:30 – 15:00 |
Gmul Registration
|
| 15:00 – 16:30 |
Closing Remarks and Raffle Drawing
Plenary Speaker - Elana Shohamy – "The effect of English
language tests in the multilingual society of Israel" |
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ETAI MEMBERSHIP
NOTE: A membership form is available on the back page of this brochure.
You and/or your colleagues can join or renew prior to the conference
or on site. Membership in ETAI enables you to enjoy a reduced rate
for conference registration and other benefits throughout the year.
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ACADEMIC CREDIT (Gmul)
A Gmul of 24 hours will be given for full three day (Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday) participation only.
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Registration Procedure
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| Monday July 12th, 2004 |
until 13:00 only |
Forms for validation will be available |
| Monday July 12th, 2004 |
starting at 16:45 |
Validation of forms for Monday |
| Tuesday July 13th, 2004 |
starting at 16:45 |
Validation of forms for Tuesday |
| Wednesday July 14th, 2004 |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Registration for gmul on presentation
of validated form |
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LOCATION and TRANSPORTATION
The Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center is located at the entrance
to Jerusalem. It is easily accessible from Route 1 and from the
New Central Bus Station on Jaffa Street. |
MATERIALS EXHIBITION
Numerous exhibitors will offer you an excellent opportunity to explore
and consider the latest products and services for you, your students
and your classroom. The exhibition will be held in the Grand Ballroom
on the Lobby Level of the Renaissance Convention Center. Plenty
of browsing time has been scheduled into the program for your convenience.
Admission to the Exhibition Hall is restricted to conference participants
wearing name-tags. |
Materials Exhibition Hours
Monday July 12th 8:30 – 16:00
Tuesday July 13th 8:30 – 16:00
Wednesday July 14th 8:30 – 14:30
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HOTEL RATES and SERVICES
The Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center has presented the participants
of the ETAI Conference with very special prices on the basis of
bed and breakfast per night ($60.00 for a single, $70.00 for a double
and $94.00 for a triple room). All Israelis must pay VAT.
The Health Club facilities are free of charge for hotel guests.
A variety of food services are available in the hotel. Participants
wearing their conference name-tags are entitled to a 20% discount
on all food and beverages served in the Lobby Lounge, dining area
(meat restaurant) and coffee shop. In addition, there will be special
food services for conference participants on the Lower Lobby Level.
A special luncheon price of 55 NIS is also being offered in the
Jonathan Dining Room on the Lower Lobby Level on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Hot and cold beverages, along with sandwiches will
also be available elsewhere on the premises. |
HOME HOSPITALITY
A limited number of homes providing sleeping accomodation and breakfast
will be available for any and/or all of the nights of the conference,
Sunday July 11th -Tuesday July 13th. Contact the ETAI office for
information. |
PRESENTERS
Presenters must register at the presenters’ registration desk
upon arrival in order to receive the conference kit and all information
concerning the presentation. |
REGISTRATION
Registration will take place at several stations for: presenters,
members, non-members, students, immigrants, and retirees. Please
make sure to go to the correct station. At registration, you will
receive an official receipt together with your name-tag and a perforated
ticket for each of the days of the conference. Make sure you do
not lose these as you are expected to insert each day’s ticket
in your name-tag holder. You will also receive a voucher which will
entitle you to a conference kit. |
Due to increased security at the conference, you will not
be allowed to attend sessions
without an ETAI Conference name-tag.
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CHANGES and SUBSTITUTIONS
No changes or substitutions can be made for any registration. |
CANCELLATIONS and REFUNDS
Requests for refunds of registration fees must be received by July
1st, 2004. A 50 NIS processing fee will be deducted from pre-registration
fees paid. No refunds will be issued on site. |
FIRST-TIMERS
You are invited to attend the First-Timers’ session to help
you manage your way through the many sessions and events in the
conference. The First-Timers’ session is scheduled for: Tuesday
July 13th at 8:30 - 9:00 in Tamar on the Lobby Level. |
ETAI VOICES
These two sessions on Monday and Tuesday July 12th and 13th are
a new feature at this conference. This is an opportunity for you
to raise issues related to the teaching of English in Israel. We
are hoping that representatives of the teachers’ organizations
will be present in order to contribute. Let’s hear your
voice |
BREAKFAST WITH OUR OVERSEAS
GUESTS
If you would like to take the opportunity to have a relaxed, informal
talk with some of the featured overseas guests attending the conference,
please register by midday Monday July 12th. This event will take
palce on Tuesday July 13th, from 8:00 - 9:30. For participants staying
ath the hotel, there will be no extra charge.
For conference participants who are not guests at the hotel, there
will be a 65 NIS charge for breakfast.
Don’t miss theis special feature of our international conference. |
TOUR OF JERUSALEM –
"The City of Gold"
An experienced tour guide will be available to show participants
from overseas and out-of-town the many wonderful sights of Jerusalem.
The tour will take place on Tuesday, July 13th, from 17:00 - 19:00.
You must register by July 1st so that arrangements can be finalized. |
SWAPSHOPS
Great lesson ideas for free! Share your ideas with others, have
fun, participate and increase your teaching repertoire. The SWAPSHOPS
for elementary level, junior high and high school have been scheduled
at different times. Participants are requrired to register at the
registration desk for Special Events. You are expected to bring
25 copies of your handout and give a five minute presentation OR
Q&A time. Check the program for times. SWAPSHOPS will be held
in the Foyer of the Royal Wing. |
Elementary Level Tuesday 10:30 – 11:30
Junior High Level Wednesday 13:30 – 14:30
High School Level Tuesday 11:50 – 12:50
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For more information on the
SWAPSHOP, contact Sharon Azaria
08 – 943 – 1085 : e-mail israel013@013.net.il
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EVENTS REQUIRING REGISTRATION
In order to participate in the following events you must register.
- Folk Dancing - registration by midday,
Monday, July 12th, 2004
- Breakfast with Our Overseas
guests - registration by midday, Monday, July 12th, 2004.
- SWAPSHOPS - registration
on the same day by 9:30 a.m.
- Tour of Jerusalem - registration
by July 1st.
(Call or e-mail Sheila at 972 - 2 - 500 - 1844: e-mail: ETAI
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RAFFLE
For the chance to win some very worthwhile prizes, take the time
to stop and buy tickets for the raffle from the volunteers who will
be circulating throughout the conference. The raffle drawing will
be held at the closing session on Wednesday, July 14th. In order
to claim a prize, winners must be present at the raffle drawing.
Price: 1 ticket for 5 NIS, 3 tickets for 10 NIS. |
VOLUNTEERING
If you would like to volunteer at the ETAI 5th International Conference
2004, please call or e-mail Sheila
02 -500 - 1844 e-mail: ETAI
by July 1st. You may choose from the following:
- Conference Set-up and Conference Kit preparation
- Registration Desk Positions
- Guest Minder
- Raffle Ticket seller
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
FEES
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4 Days
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Daily
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| Full Member |
200 NIS
|
90 NIS
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| Immigrant/Retiree Member |
140 NIS
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80 NIS
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| Student Member |
120 NIS
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50 NIS
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| Non-Member |
300 NIS
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160 NIS
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Due to increased security at the conference, you will not
be allowed to attend
sessions without an ETAI Conference name-tag.
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Conference Convener
Nava Horovitz
Office Director:
Sheila Bauman
Committee Members
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Judi Aloni
Susan Bedein
Susan Holzman
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Valerie Jakar
Margaret Porat
Tessa Shrem
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Norman Tarshish
Shaee Zucker
Ahuva Kellman |
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Sunday, July 11th, 2004 - Gala Opening
|
16:30 – 17:00
|
Queen Of Sheba Foyer |
Reception and Light Refreshments |
| 17:00 – 17:30 |
Queen of Sheba |
Greetings
Musical Interlude:
Jerusalem of Gold sung by Shuli Natan |
| |
Guest speaker: Diane Larsen-Freeman
Diane Larsen-Freeman is a Professor of Education, Professor of Linguistics,
and Director of the English Language Institute at the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She is also Distinguished Senior Faculty
Fellow at the School for International Training in Brattleboro,
Vermont. She has spoken and published widely on the topics of teacher
education, second language acquisition, English grammar, and language
teaching methodology. Her books include: The Grammar Book (with
Marianne Celce-Murcia, Heinle & Heinle, Thomson Learning, 1999,
second edition), Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
(Oxford University Press, 2000, second edition), An Introduction
to Second Language Acquisition Research (with Michael Long, Longman,
1991), Grammar Dimensions (Series Director, Heinle & Heinle,
Thomson Learning, 2000, platinum edition) and Teaching Language:
From Grammar to Grammaring (Heinle, Thomson 2003). In 1997, Dr.
Larsen-Freeman was inducted into the Vermont Academy of Arts and
Sciences. In 1999, she was named one of the ESL pioneers by ESL
Magazine. In 2000, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from
Heinle & Heinle Publishers. |
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Diane Larsen-Freeman will be giving a
talk called: Understanding Language
What do you think language is? Many teachers would be hard pressed
to give an answer to this simple question, and yet teachers’
views of language fundamentally shape what and how they teach. In
this plenary, I will consider different conceptions of language,
some historic, some contemporary. I will show how different teaching
practices are derivative of different views of language. I will
then offer a conception of language, one that is more dynamic in
nature. I will conclude by saying what its appeal is for me and
how practice would have to change if it were adopted. |
| 18:30 – 18:45 |
Intermission |
| 18:45 – 19:45 |
Musical Program with Shuli
Natan
Songs From Around The World |
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Monday July 12th, 2004
Keynote Speakers - 9:00 – 10:00
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Chunk it!!!
Elisheva Barkon (Oranim, Israel)
Fluent readers segment text into meaningful groups of words known
as chunks. Appropriate chunking reduces processing load and facilitates
the integration of information resulting in better reading comprehension.
The presentation will focus on activities that promote chunking
and will demonstrate how chunking is compatible with a lexical approach
to language.
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Queen of Sheba
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Being a TESOL Professional
Elliot Judd (University of Illinois, USA, President Elect, TESOL)
In this talk I will begin by describing 10 characteristics of a
"profession" and then discuss how TESOL compares to these
traits. Then, I will discuss how each of us, both individually and
collectively, can become better TESOL professionals by using these
characteristics as guideposts. |
Dvorah
|
Between Scylla and Charybdis: Testing Literature
in/or EFL
Amos Paran (MA TESOL at the Institute of Education, University of
London, UK.)
In this talk, I shall look at the ways in which testing literature
has been conceptualised and discussed by foreign language educators,
examining the problems and contradictions inherent in testing literature
in language teaching programmes. I will then look at the options
that are open to teachers who wish to test literature and language,
looking at both the task types that are available to them as well
as the criteria used for assessment, focusing on issues of literary
competence. |
A2
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Considerations for Teaching and Assessing Young
Learners
Yael Bejarano
Teaching English as a Foreign Language at an early age has become
part of the elementary school curriculum in many countries in the
world. This talk focuses on dimensions to be taken into account
when teaching and assessing EFL for young learners. |
Ruth
|
| 10:00 – 10:10 Break and Browsing |
|
10:10 – 10:50 ETNI* F2F Face to Face
Gail Mann, Batya Medad, & Adele Raemer
A f2f (face-to-face) meeting of our virtual community including
a welcome to anyone interested in hearing what it is all about.
*English Teachers’ Network of Israel www.etni.org.il |
Queen of Sheba
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PLEASE CHECK THE NOTICE BOARD FOR CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS.
| E = Elementary |
HS = High School |
| EAP = English For Academic Purposes |
BS = Business English |
| JH = Junior High |
U = University |
| TE = Teacher Education |
G = General |
| AE = Adult education |
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10:50 – 11:00 Break and Browsing
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Session I - 11:00 - 12:30
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Teaching Requirements That Make For
Effective Teaching
Avi Tsur (Ministry Of Education, Israel)Lecture/Talk G
Every teacher wants to feel that what s/he does makes a difference.
In order to influence students it is necessary to become a significant
other in their lives. In my presentation we will discuss the make
up of an effective teacher. |
Queen of Sheba
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"Potpourri"
– Punctuation, Phrases (Noun) And Projects
Carol Fust (Michlelet Ohalo, Katzrin, Israel)Lecture/Talk EAP
I will offer several ideas for teachers of EAP regarding punctuation,
noun phrases and individual project work. Punctuation: its role
in reading comprehension – and individual student projects
are relevant for all EFL learners. Noun phrases present difficulties
more specifically related to Hebrew/Arabic speakers and demand special
attention. |
Amnon
|
Mentoring And Action Research Make
For Successful Life-Long Learning
Pnina Rosenes (Jerusalem College for Women, Israel) & Valerie
S. Jakar (David Yellin College, Israel) Lecture/Talk TE-G
Participants in the annual course "Mentoring and Mentorship"
will discuss the procedures and relative merits of engaging in Action
Research while learning to mentor. They will tell their stories,
relating how they documented their experiences and reflections,
and how their collaborative Action Research enhanced their work
with their mentees. |
Tamar
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"The Beautiful Things We Shall
Write. . . Are Inside Us. . ." (Marcel Proust)
Evan Fallenberg Mini Course Session I
Whether the impulse to write comes from joy, misery, compulsion
or soul searching, whether it’s therapy or art, writing is
the most prevalent form of creative self-expression common to us
all. This mini-course will provide the participants with writing
activities for the classroom and for their own creative writing. |
A1
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The Rubric Experience
Debby Toperoff (Ministry of Education, Talpiot College, Israel)
Mini-Course
Session I
We’ll place rubrics in their context of alternative assessment
and then hone in on ways to find, evaluate and adapt ready-made
rubrics. Finally, after we’ve built a rubric from scratch together,
you’ll be helped to construct one for a product of your own
choosing. |
A2
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Build a Community of Learners: The
Metamorphosis from Teacher to Teacher Counselors
Miriam Kluska (and Counselors) (Ministry of Education, Israel)Lecture/Talk
TE
The concept of "community" has become a functional concept
for use in education and in particular is applicable for frameworks
of teachers working together as teacher-trainers. The lecture will
be based on the actual experience of building a community of learners
with English teacher trainers from the Central Region of the Ministry
of Education. |
11:00 -12:00
Amos
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The Foreign Teaching the Foreign –
My Year in Turkey
Dror Abend-David (Wellesley College, USA)Lecture/Talk G
Teaching for one year as an Assistant Professor of Humanities at
Bilkent, a private Turkish university, I recalled my own experiences
as a student at Tel Aviv University, as I was provided with the
opportunity to reconsider English instruction for non-native speakers
from the vantage point of a non-native faculty member. |
12:00 – 12:30
Amos
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"Celebrate the Seussentennial"
– Using Authentic Literature Of Dr. Seuss
Jennifer Spigelman (Reem School, Emek Yizrael School, Israel) &
Hilary Lavi (Shalom Alechem School, Israel)Lecture/Talk E
Meet and fall in love with the literature of Dr. Seuss. Celebrate
the 100th anniversary of his birth through introducing the real
Dr. Seuss and his unique genre of the fun in phonics and rhyme to
your pupils. The presentation will include the reading of his books,
classroom activities and teacher resources.
|
Michal
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Putting Fun To Work: The Power Of
Humor In Education
Jeff Randall (Ort Tivon, Israel)Lecture/Talk G
Teaching is a stressful job, but that doesn’t mean that it
can’t be fun. This dynamic presentation is a combination of
stand-up comedy, audience participation and valuable information
on the importance of humor in education. Come prepared to have some
serious fun! |
Delilah
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Best Practices in Content-Based Instruction:
The SIOP Model
Arieh Sherris (Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C.,
USA) Mini Course Session I
The three workshops that comprise this mini-course will introduce
participants to different aspects of a research-based model for
effective content-based instruction. Participants will have opportunities
to experience a variety of best practices that can be deployed to
build background knowledge, enable students to use strategies, and
generate content and language objectives grounded in authentic student
outcomes. |
Ruth
|
The Beauty Of Cabbage
Judy Yaron (Levinsky College of Education, Israel)
Demonstration G
Textbooks are as prevalent as cabbage and like cabbage can be served
in many ways – from raw chunks to a piquant stir-fry enhancing
the flavours of a gourmet meal. This presentation will show how
to make the most of a textbook in order to bring out its nourishing
qualities. |
Dvorah
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The Effective Teacher
Bracha Kupinsky (Michlala Jerusalem College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk TE/G
Participants will engage in reflective activities relating to effective
teaching. Those qualities common to effective teachers will be presented
with specific suggestions for teacher improvement. Examples relevant
to the language classroom will be included. Summative handouts will
be distributed. |
Yael
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| 12:30 – 12:40 Break
and Browsing |
|
Dr. Judy Steiner - "In Response"
- 12:40 - 13:20
Queen of Sheba
Lunch - 13:20 – 14:00
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Session II - 14:00 - 14:40
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JH Students Can Write
Ann Shlapobersky (Israel) Lecture/Talk
JH Today junior high students are required to write sentences, even
paragraphs. It’s not easy for all of them, but I believe that
they can do it. In this talk, I will discuss the expectations and
objectives of writing with the junior high students and how to help
even the weaker students fulfil them. |
Queen of Sheba
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My First English Adventure":
An EFL Program for Young Learners Through Children's Literature
Keren Shenhar (Open University), Kearen Benary, (Open University)
& Yael Bejarano (Open University) Materials Commercial E
My First English Adventure is a two year story-based program which
caters to the cognitive and affective needs of young learners. It
includes teaching materials, accessories, detailed lesson plans
and pupil activities along with 120 songs produced by Suzie Miller
especially for this program. The program along with reports from
the field will be presented. |
Amnon
|
Authentic English Activities –
For Free!
Elizabeth Karvonen (David Yellin Teachers’ College, Israel)
Workshop EL/JH
Incorporating ‘Real Life’ English into the classroom both
encourages students to become aware of English around them and provides
a welcome change from the routine of the textbook. This workshop
will provide ideas regarding sources of suitable authentic English
and how to put them to use in the classroom. |
Tamar
|
Outlining is Outstanding!
Razelle Weiss (Air Force Technical College, Israel) & Marina
Gershman (Air Force Technical College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk HS-U
Outlining is an effective learning tool. It helps L1 readers improve
their comprehension. If outlining is so helpful in L1, how much
more of an asset is it to readers of L2? It can teach organization,
improve reading skills and be used with all manner of reading materials. |
A1
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Identity Problem in Teacher Education
Mehmet Demirezen (Hacettepe University, Turkey)
Lecture/Talk TE
The link between language and ethnicity has been subject to considerable
dispute. Some researchers claim that language is not an essential
component of identity. In this research, the dispute concerning
the language identity of non-native teachers of English will be
taken up in relation to foreign or second language teaching. |
A2
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New Points To Success
– New Course Book – Three Point Students
Evelyn Ezra (Boyer H.S. Hebrew University, Israel)
Materials Commercial HS
New Points to Success is the new updated version of the successful
course book Points to Success. It includes many of the original
motivating and humorous passages with updated tasks and activities
to suit them to the new curriculum. |
Amos
|
Insights Into Word Structure
For Five To Ten Year Olds
Linda Matsrafi (Letterland International, UK)
Materials Commercial E-TE
Letterland is a research based phonic program using a highly creative
approach to cracking the code of written English at a level 5 to
10 year olds really enjoy. It is innovative, inspired and fun to
teach. A new ELT component (June 2004) provides early mastery of
the alphabet plus a core vocabulary. |
Michal
|
| British Council - Round Table Discussion |
Delila
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SLA Courses In Second
Language Teacher Education
Zubeyde Sinem Genc (Uludag University, Turkey)
Lecture/Talk TE
This paper emphasizes the role of SLA courses in second language
teacher education programs. The presenter argues for pedagogically
motivated second language acquisition courses and explores the connection
between second language teaching and topics covered in SLA research. |
Dvorah
|
Teaching Literature to
L2 Teacher Trainees: A Multi-Cultural Perspective
Yael Harel (Beit Berl College, Israel) & Helen Katznelson (Beit
Berl College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk HS-U
This study demonstrates the extent to which a culturally diversified
group of Arabic, Hebrew and English speaking pre- and in-service
teacher trainees studying English literature perceived gains in
language acquisition and changes in their cultural habits. The findings
indicate that Arabic speakers derived the most value from the course.
Implications for teaching practice will be discussed. |
Ruth
|
Avoid Burnout, Encourage
Retention, Prevent Attrition, Become A Mentor
Valerie Jakar (David Yellin College, Israel)
Workshop G
Join me in looking at what it takes to be a mentor. How can you
help your colleagues, be they novice teachers or veterans? If you
have the desire to continue learning, you feel you want to help
others, go no further than your own profession and become a mentor
teacher. |
Yael
|
Chat shop with Dr Judy
Steiner,Chief Inspector for English Language Education
Have any questions? Got any suggestions? Want a chance to speak
to the Chief Inspector? Here's an opportunity to do just that. Meet
with Judy and have a chat! |
Royal Wing Foyer
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14:40 -14:50 Break and
Browsing
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Session III - 14:50 - 15:30
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Preparing Pupils to Become
Successful Language Learners
Caren Neuman (Hebrew University, Israel) & Julie Nevo (HaDror
Elementary School, Israel)
Lecture/talk EL
At the onset of pupils’ language learning careers, it is important
to build the foundation for further language learning – exposing
pupils to a variety of learning strategies, making pupils aware
of how they learn best and helping pupils transfer their knowledge
about language to the EFL classroom. |
Queen of Sheba
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Other Voices
Marlene Erez (Beit Berl College, The Arab Institute, Israel), Omaima
Biadse (The Arab Institute at Beit Berl College, Israel), Yasmin
Ghanem (The Arab Institute at Beit Berl College, Israel), Hiba Hamarashi
(The Arab Institute at Beit Berl College, Israel), Huda Qu’adan
(The Arab Institute at Beit Berl College, Israel) & Haya Samara
(The Arab Institute at Beit Berl College, Israel)
Lecture/talk
U-EAP Ethnicity and the Arab/American, Arab/Canadian poets and the
encounter with the West will be shown in the light of Arab/American
literature and feminist discourse. |
Amnon
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Inner Circle – Outer
Circle: Expectations Of Student Teachers And Cooperating Teachers
Maureen Rajuan
Lecture/talk TE
This presentation will illustrate a practical instrument designed
to enhance the relationship between cooperating teachers and student
teachers. It was found that cooperating teachers see themselves
as role models, while student teachers desire a personal, sharing
relationship. This discrepancy was used as a basis for dialogue
between the two groups. |
Tamar
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When the Curricular and
the Extracurricular Meet
Ioana Serbanescu (George Co_buc Bilingual High School, Romania)
Workshop HS
This workshop will focus on sample activities that keep teenagers
informed and entertained in less formal contexts. The activities
have been used within the Britteen Club organized by the British
Council, Bucharest and are aimed at exploring issues less tackled
within the standard curriculum. |
A1
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Sound Classroom Practices for the
Elementary School Teacher
Shirley Burg (Ministry of Education, Israel)
Lecture/Talk EL-JH
Two basic issues will be dealt with. First, I will concentrate on
turning elementary school pupils into independent readers. Some
basic theory on intensive reading will be discussed and practical
suggestions will be presented. The second issue to be dealt with
in this lecture will be effective lesson planning which includes
teaching with an agenda and a summation. |
A2
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Choices – A New Curriculum Textbook
for Intermediate Level 2
Sue Kerman (Eric Cohen Books, Israel) & Jack Pillemer (Eric
Cohen Books, Israel)
Materials Commercial HS
For students to tear themselves away from the distractions of teenage
life they need to become personally engaged in issues relevant to
their world. Choices is a challenging new Grade 10 textbook based
on the premise that our students are whole individuals, who can
make intelligent decisions, often different from our own. |
Amos
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Jolly Phonics-Multi-Sensory Phonics
Method
Ruth Zimberg (Jolly Phonics, Israel)
Materials Commercial E
Primary students in 83% of the schools in Scotland, 64% of the schools
in Ontario, Canada, and 54% of UK schools now learn reading and
writing with Jolly Phonics. JP teaches K-2nd grade children faster
and more effectively than either whole language or other phonics
methods. EFL suitable. |
Michal
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| British Council: Round table discussion |
Delilah
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Seven Research-Based Reading Comprehension
Strategies
Arieh Sherris (Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C.,
USA)
Lecture/Talk EAP/G
This paper demonstrates how teachers can apply seven research-based
reading comprehension strategies in language learning classrooms.
The strategies have been identified by the United States National
Reading Panel in its synthesis of research that meets the panel’s
criteria of rigor in educational research. Teachers will have an
opportunity to experience strategy application, reflection and discussion.
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Ruth
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Non-Native Teachers, Citizenship,
And Literature In The English Language Classroom
Doron Narkiss (Kaye Academic College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk TE
Who teaches English, how, and for what purposes? These are major
questions of language policy which are present in every ELT situation,
but are especially salient in non-native speaking countries. I wish
to examine the efficacy of non-NEST (native English-speaking teachers)
in such circumstances, how they see their position vis-à-vis
the language, and what unique advantages they offer in their interaction
with their pupils. |
Dvorah
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Preparing Prospective English Teachers
to Teach Literature: Instructors’ and Students’ Views
Arda Arikan (Hacettepe University, Turkey)
Lecture/Talk U-TE
This paper problematizes how prospective English Language teachers
should be prepared for literature courses in teacher preparation
programs. It is suggested that syllabi for earlier literature courses
should include materials and texts that foster meaning extracting
which requires a subtle understanding of literary terms and figurative
language. |
Yael
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15:30 – 15:45 Break and Browsing
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Monday July 12th, 2004
Concurrent Keynote Speakers - 15:45 – 16:45
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Motivating The Hopeless,
Disinterested Or Uninvolved Learner
Richard Curwin (Discipline Associates, USA)
This session will look at why students are unmotivated to learn
and what can be done to create a zest for learning. Unmotivated
students cause the most problems in the classroom for the teacher
and other students. Participants will learn effective methods to
change attitudes, evaluate, and stimulate students through effective
learning activities. |
Queen of Sheba
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Standards And Assessment In Language
Learning
Kari Smith (Oranim, Israel)
Assessment for accountability purposes has recently become a common
trend in education. This type of assessment usually comes in the
form of external examinations, and the purpose is to examine the
extent to which externally specified standards are met. In this
presentation I will discuss the disadvantages and advantages in
using such standards with young learners, and I will propose practical
ideas for making intelligent use of standards to promote learning
for the individual child and the whole class. |
A1
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Overcoming The Inert Problem With
Regard To Grammar
Diane Larsen-Freeman (University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA).
The ‘inert knowledge problem’ arises when students who
have learned to do something in a lesson are unable to do so outside
the classroom or even in the subsequent phase of the lesson. In
this workshop, we will attempt to understand the source of this
problem and to overcome it, particularly as it pertains to grammatical
knowledge. |
A2
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16:45 – 17:30
ETAI Voices
These sessions are a new feature at this conference. This is an
opportunity for you to raise issues related to the teaching of English
in Israel. Let’s hear your voice! |
Queen of Sheba
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Evening events:
18:00 -19:00 The Reverse Side
Louis Sakalovsky
In this presentation, Louis Sakalovsky will talk about his school
years as a dyslexic and his art work of the past 25 years. He will
show us how he finally came to be judged by what he could do, rather
than by what he couldn’t.
From 18:00 in the foyer of the Royal Wing
Folk Dancing from Around the World
Meir Shem-Tov is an experienced dance instructor who will guide
you through the steps of folk dances from around the world. Get
to know the conference participants in an informal setting and learn
some new moves. Drinks and sandwiches will be on sale at the coffee
bar in the foyer area.
** Please register at the Special Events Desk in the registration
area by midday, Monday July 12th. |
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Tuesday July 13th, 2004
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8:00 – 9:30 - Breakfast With
A Guest
An opportunity to have a relaxed, informal talk with some of the
featured overseas guests. Registration by Midday Monday. No charge
for hotel guests. |
Hotel Dining Room
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8:30 – 9:00 - First Timers
Is this your first time at an ETAI conference? Are you a new ETAI
member? Come to ask questions, get information and be officially
welcomed! |
Tamar
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Session I - 9:30 – 10:10
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The Textbook and Beyond
Orly Sela (Oranim, Israel) & Elaine Coleman (Oranim, Israel)
Workshop E-JH
Today’s textbooks are mostly excellent, providing us with many
options. However, even the best textbook was not written specifically
for you or your class, and will never suit your needs exactly. Together
we will explore some ideas of taking our pupils beyond the textbook,
using it as a springboard to do more and go further. |
Queen of Sheba
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Teacher Enrichment Through Reading
Sharon Hirsch (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) &
Lecture/Talk TE
Keeping up with the current EFL literature in the wide number of
journals and online periodicals can contribute a great deal of practical
knowledge to teachers at all levels and may even motivate classroom
teachers to conduct their own research and to contribute to the
literature themselves. |
Amnon
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Jewish-Arab Relations- Student Teachers
Change Stereotypes
Tal Brown (Achva Academic College, Israel
Lecture/Talk E-JH
A student teacher of Achva Academic College will present his pen-pal
project between Jewish and Bedouin children. This was researched
with the use of questionnaires and drawings to check the change
in stereotypes before and after the intervention of teaching about
the similarities and differences between the Jewish and Arab cultures.
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Tamar
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How To Provide Explicit Instruction
In Paragraph Writing
Peggy Barzilay (Beit Berl College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk HS-EAP
Knowing how to speak English does not guarantee that students will
know how to write in English. Students who have little idea what
a paragraph is or how to write one on their own need explicit instruction.
This lecture will deal with how to explicitly present the main elements
of a paragraph.
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A1
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On Dust Jackets, Book Covers and
Visual Literacy
Regine Hoffmann-Schwarz (Machon Lev, Israel)
Demonstration G
We intend to demonstrate in a Power Point presentation of printed
dust jackets/book covers and digital ones, how teachers may heighten
their students’ awareness of all non-verbal cues surrounding
a book cover and analyze its paratext [any text that is peripheral
to its textual content], thus developing students’ visual literacy
as well as enhancing their linguistic skills. |
A2
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Reading Comprehension
and Writing Tasks (including Projects) for the New Bagrut
Lea Kirshenberg (Israel)
Materials Commercial JH-HS
The new Bagrut requirements focus on reading and writing skills.
These should be taught and practiced in the light of a content-based
approach while emphasizing language in context. The challenge is
to do this in an interesting way that motivates students to read
and write while truly enjoying the process. |
Amos
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The Tell Me in English Series
Julie Nevo (University Publishing Projects, Israel) & Caren
Neuman (University Publishing Projects, Israel)
Materials Commercial E
The Tell Me in English series is a comprehensive success oriented
program for beginning reading and writing promoting the goals of
the English Curriculum. Explore the benefits of using a series. |
Michal
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Let’s Try Some Exercises for
Teaching Dictionary Use
Ari Kernerman (Kernerman Publishing, Israel)
Materials Commercial EL-JH
Our students often have problems when using their dictionaries.
Maybe it is because they were not trained properly in dictionary
use, like so many of us. This workshop will take you through the
whole gamut of dictionary-using skills. A free workbook for all
participants. |
Delilah
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Whose Line is it Anyway? Improvisation
in the EFL Classroom
Adele Raemer (Israel)
Workshop G
Roll up your sleeves and get hands on experience implementing improvisation
techniques in the EFL classroom. Following a short theoretical explanation,
jump right into the world of improv games, which participants learn
to use to reach greater heights in EFL teaching at all levels. Fun
for us as well! |
Ruth
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English Reading Comprehension
Program for Students of Mathematics
Irena Tuchin (Achva Academic College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk EAP-TE
A new two-level program of English for Academic Purposes to meet
professional needs of Mathematics has been developed. Academic texts
of various genres dealing with studying and teaching mathematics
are aimed at practicing efficient reading skills. The program enables
students to cope with a large body of professional literature. |
Yael
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10:10 – 10:30 Break and Browsing
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Session II - 10:30 – 11:30
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Constructing Tasks for
Literature Assessment in EFL
Amos Paran (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
Lecture/Talk HS-G
In this follow up workshop, we will focus on creating assessment
tasks based on the ideas and the concepts that will have been introduced
previously. Participants are encouraged to come with texts that
they would like to work on or previous assessment tasks that they
would like to discuss. |
Queen of Sheba
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Being Online and Loving It in English
Elaine Hoter (Talpiot College, Israel) & Naomi Bar Yosef (Rene
Cassin Junior High School, Israel)
Lecture/Talk JH-TE
In the course students work as mentors and buddies with 8th grade
pupils. The students develop assignments using the Internet according
to the needs of the individual pupils. The students connect with
the pupils through ongoing dialogues in addition to set exercises. |
Amnon
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B4I = Books for Free
Amanda Caplan (Shlit School, Israel), Michelle Ben (Ginsburg School,
Israel), Mitzi Geffen (Makif Amit, Israel), & Adele Raemer (Israel)
Lecture/Talk G
Books for Israel brings thousands of second hand English books to
volunteering English schools. How do ‘flagship coordinators’
manage communications and distributions? How can native-speaker
books and pen-palling create stronger, more tolerant learners and
citizens? Some of B4I’s finest share winning strategies and
hard lessons. Don’t miss! |
Tamar
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"The beautiful things we shall
write. . . are inside us. . ." (Marcel Proust)
Evan Fallenberg
Mini Course Session II
Whether the impulse to write comes from joy, misery, compulsion
or soul searching, whether it’s therapy or art, writing is
the most prevalent form of creative self-expression common to us
all. This mini-course will provide the participants with writing
activities for the classroom and for their own creative writing. |
A1
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The Rubric Experience
Debby Toperoff (Ministry of Education, Talpiot College, Israel)
Mini-Course Session II
We’ll place rubrics in their context of alternative assessment
and then hone in on ways to find, evaluate and adapt ready-made
rubrics. Finally, after we’ve built a rubric from scratch together,
you’ll be helped to construct one for a product of your own
choosing. |
A2
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Remediating Reading and Raising Self-Esteem
Avril Rose (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
Lecture/talk G
The outcome of recent research has yet again validated a phonological
approach to reading remediation. We’ll look at this research
as well as practical teaching principles based on internationally
proven research programmes (e.g. ‘Hickey’ and ‘Alpha
to Omega’) – thus showing that these methods are truly
science-based. |
Amos
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A "PDCA Project Model"
for ELT Classes
Hayal Koksal (Turkish Center for Schools of Quality, Turkey)
Lecture/Talk HS-TE
Teaching a foreign language is not only teaching the sounds, words,
sentences and tenses to the students. Project management is a recent
quality-focused approach for empowerment of the learners. In this
study, a PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) Project Model and its assessment
model including self-, peer- and instructor based will be shared
by the participants. |
Michal
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Strategies for Testing Success
Debra Wohlgelernter (New York City Public Schools, USA)
Workshop G
A comprehensive overview of skills to build and enhance reading
comprehension and critical thinking along with specific test-taking
strategies to ensure testing success. |
Delilah
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Best Practices in Content-Based Instruction:
The SIOP Model
Arieh Sherris (Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C.,
USA)
Mini-Course Session II
The three workshops that comprise this mini-course will introduce
participants to different aspects of a research-based model for
effective content-based instruction. Participants will have opportunities
to experience a variety of best practices that can be deployed to
build background, enable students to use strategies, and generate
content and language objectives grounded in authentic student outcomes.
|
Ruth
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Discipline with Dignity for Troubled
Youth
Richard Curwin (Discipline Associate, USA)
Lecture/Talk G
This session will present the basic format of the internationally
acclaimed Discipline with Dignity program. Stressing responsibility
over obedience, the emphasis will be on why many traditional methods
do not work, what really does work and numerous proven strategies
for teaching responsibility. |
Dvorah
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Panel Session: Professional Development-Whose
Responsibility Is It?
Moderator: Elliot Judd (University of Illinois, USA)
Participants: Judy Steiner (Israel), Jeremy Jacobson (Great Britain),
Ioana Serbanescu (Romania), Debbie Lifshitz (Israel).
Following what promises to be a lively discussion, the audience
will be able to contribute. |
Yael
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Swapshop-Elementary level
Moderator – Sharon Azaria
Great lesson ideas for free! Share your ideas with others, have
fun, participate and broaden your teaching repertoire |
Royal Wing Foyer
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Session III - 11:50 – 12:50
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Back To Basics? Making
Sure That They Learn To Read
Penny Ur (Oranim Academic College Of Education)
Lecture/talk E
Too many of our students are reaching the seventh grade as ‘non-readers’.
In this talk I will suggest how we can help more of our students
to reach an acceptable level of proficiency in reading by the end
of sixth grade, involving a return to some ‘old-fashioned’
– but effective practice procedures.
Greetings: Peter Carter, Deputy Head of Mission, British
Embassy |
Queen of Sheba
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Ofra Inbar (Beit Berl College, Israel)
& Sonia Zinger (Beit Berl College)
Language Proficiency For The NNS Teacher Candidates: A Comparative
Study
Lecture/Talk TE
This in-progress research sets out to investigate the effectiveness
of proficiency training programs for non-native speaker teacher
candidates. The research is conducted simultaneously at two English
teacher education sites in Canada (ESL) and in Israel (EFL). Initial
findings in the EFL site and their implications will be presented
and discussed. |
Amnon
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Sensitizing Learners To Features
Of Oral Discourse Vs. Written Discourse
_ahika Tarhan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Lecture/Talk EAP-G
Are your students too writerly when they speak? Or they too speakerly
when they write? This workshop will engage you in several activities
that range from awareness-raising to actual production in order
to contrast written and spoken language in a variety of speaking
and writing situations in work life. |
Tamar
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Categories Of Time And Place As Elements
Of Text Analysis
Alla Meyervich (Achva Academic College of Education, Israel)
Lecture/Talk TE
Categories of time and place are tremendously important elements
of any artistic text structure and as such are to be adequately
analyzed in the process of work on the text. The procedure of their
identification and analysis as well as methods of teaching are of
special interest in this study. |
A1
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In Hiding: How Chana And Her Mother
Survived The Holocaust
Noa McKeitan (Yad Vashem, Israel)
Workshop JH
Chana had a normal childhood- until the Nazis invaded Poland in
1939. The workshop will focus on how to utilize an age-appropriate
personal memoir of a young Polish-Jewish girl who survived the Holocaust
in the classroom. Excerpts of the book, developed by Yad Vashem
will be distributed. |
A2
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An Adventure in Drama
– Take One
Mitzi Geffen (Makif Amit, Israel)
Mini-CourseSession I
Workshop G
This workshop will focus on all of the elements of producing a play
in English with students of all levels. Ideas for finding and choosing
a script, organizing rehearsals, dealing with the music, chorography
and scenery, directing tips and choosing an appropriate place for
the performance(s) will be included. |
Amos
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Conflict Resolution Through EFL
Esther Lucas (Freelance, Israel)
Demonstration JH-HS
This presentation will survey successful co-existence projects
in Jewish and Arab schools, such as Model United Nations, the
writing of diaries and other classroom projects where English
is an essential means of communication. Audience participation
will be encouraged.
|
Michal
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The Nitty-Gritty of Summarizing
Batya Medad (Yeshiva High School, Israel) & David Stahl (Israel)
Workshop JH-HS
Summaries are the "nitty gritty" of the text, and we will
show a few methods for teaching students how to summarize. A basic
summary answers the following question: Who did what, why and how? |
Delilah
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Dr. Seuss: Teaching Values Through
His Literature
Merav Levin (Western Valley Regional High School, Israel) &
Maida Nechustan (Ministry of Education, Israel)
Workshop JH-HS
Dr. Seuss can delight teenagers as well as children. In fact, many
of his stories are based on the universal values that we want to
teach. In this workshop we will share ideas based on our teaching
experiences with some of his favourite books. |
Ruth
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Teaching Responsibility To Students
Richard Curwin (Discipline Associates, USA)
Lecture/Talk G
This session will help teachers learn how to encourage students
to take responsibility for their own actions and learn the tools
of controlling their own behavior. |
Dvorah
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In The Manner Of The
Threads Of A Net, Or Connecting Teachers Across Borders.
Jeremy Jacobson (British Council, UK)
Lecture/Talk G
Association brings strength and opportunities. It enables communication
and sharing, and encourages creativity and innovation. This talk
will present a view of what existing professional associations do
and a vision of what they can achieve. The British Council is working
to ensure that they are increasingly successful in their own right
and that they support one another and partner associations to maximize
opportunities for teachers. |
Yael
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Swapshop – High
School Level
Moderator – Sharon Azaria
Great lesson ideas for free! Share your ideas with others, have
fun, participate and broaden your teaching repertoire. |
Royal Wing Foyer
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13:00 – 13:30 ETAI
Voices
These sessions are a new feature at this conference. This is an
opportunity for you to raise issues related to the teaching of English
in Israel. Let’s hear your voice! |
Queen of Sheba
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Lunch 12:50 - 14:00
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Tuesday July 13th, 2004
Concurrent Keynote Speakers - 14:00
- 15:00
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Non-violent Social Change
in American History
Philip Yannella, Professor of American Studies and English at Temple
University, USA
This discussion will be rooted in Henry David Thoreau's "Civil
Disobedience" and Martin Luther King's "Letter from the
Birmingham Jail" as well as, for example, the circa 1910 "Free
Speech" fights and the 1930s General Motors sitdown strikes.
Part of the discussion will review the traditional debate over the
uses of violence and nonviolence. In terms of American social change,
I will argue, nonviolence has by far been the most successful strategy.
Greeting: Cherrie Daniels, Director, American Center, Jerusalem |
Queen of Sheba
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Beyond All Boundaries – Physical,
Social and Geographical
Elaine Hoter, Talpiot College, Israel, & Harry Markowicz (Gallaudet
University for the Deaf, USA) Live Video Conference
Through a live video conference, we will present the International
Writing Project between students from Talpiot College in Tel Aviv
and Gallaudet University for the Deaf in Washington, D.C.
Through the online learning community, students learn about each
other’s cultures and at the same time improve their literacy
and computer skills. |
Amnon
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Fifteen years – Ten tenets
Miriam Schlesinger (Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies,
Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
Fifteen years after being introduced in Israeli high schools, the
2-unit translation curriculum continues to promote ten of the most
basic principles of modern translation theory and pedagogy. These
principles – touching on such concepts as creativity, correctness
and accuracy, pragmatic appropriateness, interference, use of reference
materials, easy/difficult texts and intercultural awareness –
will be discussed and illustrated through materials used in the
translation classroom. |
A1
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Materials And Quality: How Do They
Interact In The Curriculum?
Aysegul Daloglu
Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Department of Foreign language Education
Materials play multiple roles in the implementation of an English
program. They, in the first place, transfer the objectives specified
in the curriculum to the teaching and learning situation, forming
a link between curriculum designer, the teacher, and the learner.
Materials also communicate the institution’s educational approach
to its members. This presentation will argue that systematic evaluation
and revision of materials is crucial in quality improvement at various
levels of the curriculum and instruction. |
A2
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Session IV - 15:15 – 16:45
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Teaching Real Reading in the Classroom
Elliot Judd (University of Illinois, USA)
Lecture/Talk TE G
I will begin by telling some stories of what I have observed in
ESOL reading classes based on numerous observations of teachers.
From these stories, I will discuss what is wrong in many classes
and offer suggestions on how to teach reading in meaningful ways
that benefit learners. |
Queen of Sheba
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Bits And/Or Chunks? Implications
For Teaching And Learning Vocabulary
Ellen Schur (The Open University, Israel)
Workshop G
This workshop will explore two questions: What does it mean to know
a word’? Do we consider words as discrete items or integral
parts of a larger language system? We will work with a sample text
to demonstrate the practical implications of our ‘word-view’
for teaching and learning vocabulary. |
Amnon
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The Effect Of Explicit Instruction
On College English Majors’ Writing-From-Sources
Rachael Segev-Miller (Kibbutzim College Of Education, Israel)
Lecture/Talk G
Writing-from-sources is a common but cognitively demanding reading-writing
task requiring students to select, organize, and connect content
from source texts as they compose their own new texts. The purpose
of the present study was to investigate the effect of explicit strategy
instruction on college English majors’ performance of the task. |
Tamar
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Debby Toperoff (Ministry of Education,
Talpiot College, Israel)
Mini Course Session III
We’ll place rubrics in their context of alternative assessment
and then hone in on ways to find, evaluate and adapt ready-made
rubrics. Finally, after we’ve built a rubric from scratch together,
you’ll be helped to construct one for a product of your own
choosing. |
A2
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Adele Raemer (Israel) & Mitzi
Geffen (Makif Amit, Israel)
An Adventure in Drama – Take two
Mini-Course Session II
Here is your chance to experience, first hand, the challenge and
fun of a production in English. In this workshop, we will simulate
producing a play by preparing a scene or two of a script –
complete with music, minimal costumes and scenery. This is an active
workshop. Be sure to leave your inhibitions at home! |
Amos
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Reading Comprehension
Strategies For the NBA
Micaela Ziv (ORT Israel)
Lecture/talk JH/HS
This is not a commercial presentation, but rather aims to answer
a need that is apparent in the many schools that I visit as an ORT
counsellor around the country and as an NBA instructor in Tel Aviv. |
Michal
(60 minutes)
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Best Practices in Content-Based Instruction:
The SIOP Model
Arieh Sherris (Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C.,
USA)
Mini Course Session III
The three workshops that comprise this mini-course will introduce
participants to different aspects of a research-based model for
effective content-based instruction. Participants will have opportunities
to experience a variety of best practices that can be deployed to
build background, enable students to use strategies, and generate
content and language objectives grounded in authentic student outcomes.
|
Ruth
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Becoming a Self-Esteem
Teacher
Susan Secemski (Michlala Jerusalem College For Women, University
Secondary School Learning Center, Ministry Of Education, Israel)
Workshop TE-G
In this workshop we will explore ways of bolstering teacher self-esteem
as well as fostering self-esteem in pupils who seem most difficult
to reach. We will use past experiences, attribution theory and live
examples to show how pupils can be led out of a spiral of despair
and failure to improve motivation, behaviour and learning. |
Dvorah
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Folk Songs as Cultural Poetry
Shaee Zucker (Remez High School, Israel)
Workshop JH-HS
Folksongs can reflect a culture’s events, moods and opinions.
They involve our students in various reading and listening comprehension
activities along with exposure to authentic language and language
structures. The music offers an attractive and motivating element
for all of us. After all, we’re "Forever Young" |
Yael
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Afternoon and Evening Events
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Adventure in Drama – On the stage
(or: Broadway Comes to ETAI
Mitzi Geffen and Adele Raemer
You are cordially invited to a once in a life time unique performance...
never seen before – will probably never be seen again - so
DON’T PASS THIS UP!
The participants in the Drama workshop will be performing segments
of Mary Poppins. Come see: if this is what WE can do in 90 minutes,
imagine what YOU will be able to do with your kids in a semester!
We will give a short explanation, put on the performance and have
a chance to hear reflections of the participants about their experiences.
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17:00 – 17:30
A2
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Trivia Quiz
An evening of fun with Eric Cohen Books. Meet our regional
champions and try your skill. This is your chance to win valuable
book vouchers.
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18:00 – 19:30
Queen of Sheba
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"My Mother, My Mother-in-Law
- Songs in Yiddish and Ladino"
Batya Lederfein
In honour of the fact that this international conference has been
opened to teachers of all languages, Batya will present a lecture-recital
of folk songs and composed songs in Yiddish and Ladino. These songs
tell about the many different facets of relationships with our mothers
and mothers-in-law. While the content of the songs can be appreciated
universally, we will also see how richly the songs reflect Ashkenazi
and Sephardi aspects of Jewish culture. A few of the songs remain
popular, but many have sunk into the morass of the melting pot:
come and find out about this wonderful heritage and discover how
meaningful the songs still are today. |
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Amnon &Tamar
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Wednesday July 14th, 2004
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Concurrent Keynote Sessions - 9:30 - 10:30
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Human Dilemmas During
The Holocaust
David Silberklang
Yad Vashem, Israel
This keynote lecture will highlight how individuals (mostly Jews),
during the Holocaust, struggled with choiceless choices and grappled
with insurmountable circumstances on a daily basis. Approaches on
teaching about the Holocaust as a human story, as well as highlighting
dilemmas, will be explored. |
Queen of Sheba
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I Love A Good Project
Robert Patterson
Education Consultant, Brigham Young University Center For Near Eastern
Studies, Israel
What are the essentials of a good project? Wherein resides the value
of a good project? What do projects demand of the teacher and student?
Why do I enjoy engaging in a good project? These questions and related
topics will be explored in both historical and contemporary contexts
in the interest of helping participants of this session to more
effectively employ projects in their own classrooms. |
A2
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Contemporary American Poetry: Terror
And The Imagination After 9/11
Ron Price (Poet-in-residence, Juilliard School, New York)
Why is the hope the idea of Progress signifies not registered in
the most powerful and accomplished poetry of the twentieth century?
This talk will consider the effect of terror on the imagination;
the testimony American poetry offers concerning the twentieth century;
and three ways of considering the relationship between poetry and
history: the fictive way, the poetry of witness, and the poem as
palimpsest. Texts will be provided.
Greeting: Cherrie Daniels, Director, American Center, Jerusalem |
Dvorah
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Session I - 10:50 – 11:30
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The History of EFL in
Israel
Dorit Telor-Reize (Levinsky College, Israel)& Judy Yaron (Levinsky
College, Israel)
Lecture/talk G
As part of their studies, Levinsky College first year students explore
their professional past as they take their first steps into the
future. The evolving profile of the professional EFL teacher has
come alive for these students through meetings with icons from the
field, by learning about theories of English language teaching,
by examining changes in language education policy, and by studying
textbook development. |
Queen of Sheba
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"I Am An Alien" Teaching
English Language And Culture Through Song
Laura Shashua (Coordinator of English Dept. Herzog Junior High School,
Israel)
Workshop G
"Britain and America are two nations divided by a common language"
(Shaw). Song in the English classroom can be used to provoke, enlighten,
and entertain. Taking alienation as a theme, I’ll show you
how to use this stimulating teaching tool and discuss American and
British cultural differences along the way. |
Amnon
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Professional Development of Teacher
Trainers Through Collaborative Action Research
Naomi Waldman (Levinsky College, Israel)& Sima Yogev (Levinsky
College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk TE
This presentation deals with the results of a two- year collaborative
action research done by two teacher trainers. We analyze the process
of conceptualizing and applying change in our practice and the effect
it has had on our professional development. We attempt to assess
how the knowledge we have generated can promote better practice. |
Tamar
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The ABC’s Of Modules
Ellen Zelenko (Eric Cohen Books, Israel)
Lecture/Talk HS
With the new Bagrut assessment, we are all rethinking the ABC’s
of testing. This talk will clarify the changes in the tests, present
examples of new question-types and examine the backwash effect of
tests on teaching and testing. |
A1
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Selected Stories for ESOL Students
(and Teachers) to Enjoy
Valerie Whiteson (Alta Book Center, Publishers; Evergreen Valley
College, USA)
Materials Commercial G
The presenter will read stories by modern writers from around the
world. Although the writers’ first language is English, their
cultures transcend national boundaries and are vibrant testimonies
to global literature. Studying these stories will expand the learners’
knowledge of English and the world. |
A2
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Can There Be A Complete Learning
Solution?
Tania Davidson (Edusoft, Israel), Dvora Ben Meir (Edusoft, Israel)
& Judy Rappaport (Edusoft, Israel)
Materials Commercial AE-G
The presenters will demonstrate how communicative classroom activities
can be derived from the multimedia program, English Discoveries.
Participants will both view and learn about the computer program
as well as experience and analyze structured classroom activities
which enhance and expand on the content, skills, vocabulary and
grammar of the program. |
Amos
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Will All Teachers With Dyslexia Please
Stand Up?
Brenda Liptz (David Yellin Teachers’ College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk TE-G
Do you believe that people with learning disabilities can be good
teachers, or is this a contradiction in terms? Are you afraid that
people will find you out? This presentation will define L.D., and
examine good teaching, the strengths and difficulties of adults
with L.D. generally, and specifically as teachers. |
Gidean
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Making Waves – Online Learning
for Teachers
Rachael Arenstein (Snunit, Israel)
Materials E-JH
Making Waves has a double mission: to use the Internet as a tool
for motivating English learning and raising English proficiency,
and to use English studies as an opportunity for developing information
technology skills and Web literacy. Making Waves includes many tools
to help learners and has secure communication tools for the use
of teachers and pupils alike. |
Michal
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Modern ESL Teaching in Traditional
Schools
Esther Esses (Maayan Hachinuch Hatorani, Israel)
Materials JH
The objective of this talk is to present the Charedi Community with
some ideas on how to use a standard textbook in our classrooms,
Since there are so few books that are ‘kosher’ for this
population, the presenter will try to show how to use textbooks
in suitable, but creative ways. |
Delilah
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EAP, The Internet and Autonomous
Language Learning
Linda Weinberg (ORT Braude College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk U-EAP
If the general goal of teaching, as some researchers suggest, is
to help learners become more independent, then language teaching
methodology should try to promote autonomy in learning. This paper
reports on the integration of the internet into an EAP program at
tertiary level in Israel as a way of fostering greater student independence. |
Ruth
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S.N.O.W. Blogs – self narratives
on the web in words and pictures
Elana Cheshin (Language Connections, Beit Berl College, Israel),
Gal Springman (Language Connections) & Judy Cohen (Language
Connections)
Lecture/Talk JH
An ELT Project in both Arab and Jewish sectors incorporates "personal
experience narratives" in words and pictures. Intercultural
dialogue is fostered among youth belonging to different ethno-cultural
communities. The use of multimedia language enables improved means
of communicating, while expanding the concept of literacy to acknowledge
visual literacy. |
Dvorah
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The Research Report:
Forms and Functions From Reading to Writing
Smadar Messar (Bar Ilan University, Levinsky College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk HS-U
The presenter will present a reading-writing course where the final
product was a research report. In this presentation the connection
between reading strategies and writing techniques is explained,
the writing process in groups is described, and the teacher’s
adaptation to the evolving dynamics in the groups during the writing
process is analyzed. |
Yael
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Session II - 11:50 – 12:30
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Each and Every Child a
Reader
Sharon Azaria (Talpiot Teachers’ College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk E-TE
This talk will focus on theoretical and practical aspects of teaching
L2/FL reading at initial stages. The method used in this presentation
coincides with a balanced approach encompassing teaching phonics
systematically and directly through the reading of stories and through
pupils’ writing. Materials will be presented by Talpiot College
students. |
Queen of Sheba
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English in The Classroom: Are We
Aware of the "By-Products"?
Hadara Perpignan (Bar Ilan University, Haifa University, Israel),
Bella Rubin (Tel Aviv University, Israel), & Helen Katznelson
(Beit Berl College, Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Lecture/Talk U-TE
English language classes are a vehicle for reaching some of the
highest educational values. In a nationwide study these values were
expressed in student/teacher perceptions of social and effective
learning outcomes, which we termed ‘by-products’, since
they are not explicit in course syllabi. We present the implications
for classroom research and teaching practices. |
Amnon
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From Titles to Vocatives
Afet Abbasova (Azerbaijan State Economic University, Azerbaijan)
Lecture/Talk U
Titles among Azerbaijanians historically were used together with
personal names. The title was used either before the personal name
(Shah Ismail), after (Nadir shah), or before and after the name
(Aga Mohammad Shah). During speech, main names were not used. After
cancelling of khan and bey titles by the Russian empire, changes
were made in corresponding titles (khan, bey, aga, etc). |
Tamar
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Developing an Appropriate Curriculum
for the Native English Speaker
Gaila Cohen-Morrison (A.H.A.V.A. "English Learned in a Natural
Method", Israel)
Materials EL-JH
The presentation will include an overview and several examples of
the A.H.A.V.A. curriculum and appropriate materials for our Native
English Speakers K-6th program. Learn how our children leave the
program with comprehensive reading and writing skills that prepare
them for appropriate applications of the English language in the
future. |
A1
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Language As A Tool For Acculturation
Nuvit Tarhan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Lecture/Talk U
This paper aims at finding an answer to the question of whether
English medium schooling has an effect on students’ life styles
as well as investigating the dynamics that make English the most
popular language to be taught and learned in Turkey. We compared
the data from interviews and from the results of 1500 questionnaires
given to the graduates of English medium and non-English medium
schools. |
A2
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Sound Reading – A
Supplementary Decoding "Back-To-Basics" Book For The Elementary
Grades.
Julie Yosefyan (Eric Cohen Books, Israel)
Materials Commercial EL
What is the first step of the reading process? Decoding! The elements
of a good decoding program will be reviewed and we will show how
these are incorporated in "Sound Reading" a "back
to basics" book for foundation level. Participants will see
examples of the systematic exercises at the different stages of
decoding. |
Amos
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Academic Writing and the Classroom
Teacher
Brenda Idstein (Bar Ilan University, Netanya College, Israel)
Lecture/Talk EAP-TE
Academic texts follow a relatively standard modular format and are
register specific. Specific academic departments and journals often
dictate formatting standards for grammar conventions and citing
references that require the author’s attention. This paper
will discuss these as well as other features and demands of academic
articles and their authors. |
Gidean
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The Tomatis Method and Foreign Language
Acquisition
Angela Ney-Goldberg.(Tomatis Listening Centre, Israel) &
Debbie Klieger .(Tomatis Listening Centre, Israel)
Demonstration BS-G
Dr. Tomatis explains what makes foreign language learning hard.
His theory of language acquisition assumes: a close link between
speech perception and production; the desire to learn is crucial;
the ear can be retrained to perceive and analyze unfamiliar sounds
effectively; the Tomatis Method of auditory training achieves this
via the use of the Electronic ear. |
Michal
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NBA: A Guide for the
Bewildered, Confused, Befuddled and Perplexed
Rivka Lewenstein (AEL Publications)
Materials Commercial HS
Are you still feeling confused and overwhelmed by all the changes
in the Bagrut? Come to this talk for a concise explanation of the
NBA, including the modular system, the types of questions on the
new Bagrut, giving a school (magen) mark, and much more. Questions
are more than welcome! |
Delilah
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Fluency as the "Transportation
Mode" Between Spoken and Written Language
Paula Barnard (Special Education, Marion Co. Florida, USA)
Lecture/Talk EL-JH
It is essential that students learning to speak English become fluent
readers. Using an analogy with transportation, this presentation
addresses how language development and reading are integrated and
how fluency in reading is a key issue for students acquiring language
and literacy skills. |
Ruth
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Blended ELT : CALL = In Class
Fatma Ataman (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Lecture/Talk AE-U
This presentation will give a description of the distance education
program offered at the Middle East Technical University, which is
supported with intensive interaction with the teacher via e-mail
messages and in-class education once every two weeks. The program
offers a wide range of alternatives, ranging from General English
to Business English or academic listening.
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Dvorah
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Can You Translate "Mnemonics",
Please? (Israel)
Lily Khoury (Israel)
Lecture/Talk G
Fun ways of getting acquainted with English culture and language
based on reflections during teaching and working as a translator.
Examples both in English and in Arabic of how language can be used
humorously with optimal benefits for both teachers and students. |
Yael
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Lunch 12:30 - 13:30
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ETAI General Meeting 13:00 – 13:30
Members are cordially invited to ETAI’s Annual General
Meeting.
Come and be part of our discussions for ways to build our association.
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Session III - 13:30 - 14:30
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Journey to Healing through
Poetry
Esther Fein (USA)
Workshop JH HS
Who are your students most interested in? Themselves, of course!
Engage them with a journey into their rich inner selves by writing
"I AM FROM …." poems. In this workshop, you are invited
to join me in my travels across three continents with my poems and
return home with your own." |
Queen of Sheba
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Virtual Classes: A Good or a Menace?
Ayfer Karaca (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Workshop U-EAP
This workshop will discuss how to integrate virtual classes into
everyday teaching and actively involve learners in the virtual classroom
activities. This process gradually improves learners’ speaking,
writing, reading and listening skills. Participants will be provided
with the opportunity to experience a virtual classroom session designed
for an intensive English course. |
Amnon
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Human Rights + Local Folklore + Content
Based Language Instruction = TETEC
Inas Deeb (Pedagogic Centers, Jerusalem Municipality Education Authority,
Israel) & Valerie Jakar (Pedagogic Centers, Jerusalem Municipality
Education Authority, Israel)
Demonstration HS-G
The participants (English, Arabic and Hebrew speakers) in an innovative
course, "Teaching English through Experiencing Cultures"
(TETEC), will give an account of key incidents, projects and developing
relationships that were the result of a series of lectures and workshops
on the topic of learning about others and learning about ourselves. |
Tamar
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Who Can Turn a PAN into a PANE?
Barry Silverberg (Hamatmid School, Israel)
Demonstration G
A pop song is a miniature language lab. Songs function at many levels
and may be used for teaching phonics, weather, body parts, history,
holidays and lots of lexis/grammar chunks. I will present a wonderful
selection of songs and all the lyrics are available. |
A1
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Survival in Auschwitz as Reflected
in Literary Texts
Na’ama Shik-Eytan (Yad Vashem, Israel)
Workshop HS-AE
How did Jews struggle to maintain their humanity during the Holocaust?
This presentation will focus on the everyday life of Jewish prisoners
in Auschwitz as reflected in their memoirs, diaries, and post-war
testimonies. Handouts will be distributed. |
A2
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How To Make Your Students "A"
Readers
Dvora Ben Meir (Bar Ilan University, Israel) and Janette Segal (Bar
Ilan University, Beit Berl)
Workshop HS EAP
The presenters will demonstrate how to enable students to become
Active and Autonomous Readers by focusing on common conventions
that appear in all texts. Special focus will be placed on how these
skills can aid students in doing E and F modules of the Bagrut examination. |
Amos
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Computers and EFL: Teachers From
Mars, Students from Venus
Gail Schuster-Bouskila (Open University, Israel) & Miki Zaritsky
(Hof Hasharon Comprehensive School, Israel)
Lecture/Talk TE G
The integration of computers in the Israeli classroom has expanded
in the past decade. Teachers’ implementation of "Computer
assisted language learning" is not concurrent with the way
most students use computers. We will discuss more effective CALL
implementation. |
Gidean
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Let’s Talk Rockwell
Rachael Bar Yosef (Israel)
Demonstration G
Norman Rockwell’s illustrations are captivating, humorous,
chock-full of details, AND narrative, and he’s deservedly much-loved.
Can there be anything more motivating for all students than talking
about these pictures? While they’re at it, they improve oral
proficiency and benefit from cultural enrichment and general knowledge. |
Mical
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The Disadvantages of Teaching English
in Heterogeneous Classroom
Shifra Shachar (Hayovel Elementary School, Israel)
Lecture/ Talk E-JH
Teaching English in a heterogeneous class can often be an impossible
task, which makes all parties losers. The concept of integration
which is mostly concerned with the weak pupils seems to harm them
the most, together with neglecting the needs of pupils above average,
and most of all the teachers’ abilities. |
Delila
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Magic in the Classroom
Abi Schatz (Ashkelon Academic College, Israel)
Workshop G
This workshop will present magic and how to incorporate it into
a lesson to teach English structures or vocabulary and make it fun.
You will learn and do some magic but not all the secrets will be
revealed.
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Ruth
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Demonstration Debate
Yaron Nahari (Charisma, Israel)
Demonstration G
Come watch the Israeli Debate Team showcase their skills. Four high
school debaters who recently took 5th place in the World Schools
Debating Championships will present a debate. An excellent opportunity
to see what is possible for non-native speaking students. Both entertaining
and informative! |
Devora
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The Art of Teaching: Managing the
Unmanageable
Mahir Sarig_l (Maltepe University, Turkey)
Workshop G
Effective teachers are the ones who know what sort of teacher they
are as far as their classroom management profile is concerned. Once
you have defined yourself, and know how to integrate NLP into classroom
management, it will be much easier to deal with the problems you
are likely to encounter. |
Yael
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Swapshop - Junior High Level
Moderator - Sharon Azaria
Great lesson ideas for free! Share your ideas with others, have
fun, participate and broaden your teaching repertoire. |
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14:30 – 15:00 Registration for Gmul
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Closing Session
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The Effect of English
language Tests in the Multilingual Society
Elana Shohamy
Elana Shohamy is a professor of language education at the School
of Education at Tel Aviv University. Her main research areas are
language testing, language policy and various topics related to
the acquisition of languages in multilingual/multicultural societies.
Her recent work in language testing addresses issues of sociopolitical
aspects of testing, especially in multicultural societies, part
of which is published in the 2001 book, The Power of Tests: A Critical
Perspective on the Uses of Language Tests. Her work on the language
policy of Israel appears in the book: The Languages of Israel: Policy,
Ideology and Practice (Spolsky, B. and Shohamy, E. 1999, Multilingual
Matters). |
15:00 – 16:00
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16:00 – 16:30
Closing Remarks and Raffle Drawing
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