NMELRC Hebrew Seminar 2010
University of Denver
The
National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) will offer its 2010 Seminar
for College and K-12 Teachers of Hebrew on October 30-31, 2010, at the
University of Denver [please note that the location has been changed from the
University of Kansas to DU]. The Seminar will be co-chaired by
Shmuel Bolozky and Sari Havis; its
main topic will be assessment in general, and its focus will be
listening comprehension: developing listening comprehension clips, guidelines
on how to determine the
levels of such clips as assessment measures, and principles on how to measure
students’ progress in listening proficiency. Other presentations will offer some pedagogical solutions to
issues of concern in the Hebrew classroom.
A limited
number of stipends will be offered on a first-come first-serve basis to
participants whose institutions cannot cover their hotel stay. Efforts to accommodate as many
participants as possible will be made and early registration is encouraged.
Please apply online, using the NMELRC link application form.
Applications
must be filed by October 1, 2010.
Fee: A registration fee of $100.00
should be made out to the NMELRC, and sent to:
Dr. Maggie
N. Nassif, Administrative Director, National Middle East Language Resource
Center, Brigham Young University, 212 HRCB, BYU, Provo, Utah, 84602
Below
is the detailed seminar schedule:
Saturday
October 30th
7:30 – 8:00 Breakfast
and Registration
8:00 – 9:30 Dr.
Jayanti Banerjee, Language Assessment Specialist, Testing and Certification Division of the English Language Institute at
the University of Michigan
Keynote talk: Introduction to Listening assessment
(rationale, types, considerations, etc.) and guidelines on how to create audio
clips
9:30 –
9:45 Coffee
break
9:45 – 12:30 Prof. Vardit Ringvald, Director the Hebrew and Arabic Programs at Brandeis University and of the Brandeis/Middlebury Hebrew Summer School, and Dr. Jayanti Banerjee
Hands-on session, with
participants creating audio clips (in Hebrew): written and recorded
12:30 –
1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Dr. Jayanti Banerjee
Feedback
on items and closing remarks on items formulation and Q&A
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 4:00 Prof.
Shmuel Bolozky, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Electronic aids and techniques that Hebrew teachers can
easily use: demonstration and ideas
4:00 – 4:15 Break
4:15 – 5:45 Dr.
Yaakov Levi, University of Minnesota and Talmud Torah of Minneapolis
Authenticity (Normative/Formal
vs. Colloquial/Informal) in teaching Hebrew
6:00 –
8:00 Dinner
and activities
Sunday,
October 31st
7:30 –
8:00 Breakfast
8:00 – 10:15 Dr. Jayanti Banerjee and Prof. Vardit Ringvald
Hands-on session: determining level of listening proficiency
in Hebrew, and using assessment tools for measuring students’ progress
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00 Prof.
Dorit Kaufman, Director Professional Education Program, Stony Brook University
Language and literacy
development: Setting the Standards
12:00 –
12:30 Assessment
and light lunch
Further
details re: accommodations, shuttle, etc. will be shared as soon as possible.
When
possible, NMELRC Hebrew seminars are conducted during week days, yet at times,
due to rooms’ and presenters’ availability, seminars are to take place on
weekends, Shabbat included. In such cases, still, an effort is made to
facilitate attendance of observant colleagues by providing walking distance
accommodations, Kosher meals, etc.
We regret any inconvenience or offense a weekend seminar might cause.