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 HUC-JIR/Los Angeles Hosts Seminar for Hebrew Language Professionals: August 13-17 
Professor Rivka Dori, Director of Hebrew Studies at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles, has been asked for the second year in a row to coordinate a Seminar for Hebrew Language Professionals on behalf of the National Middle Eastern Languages Resource Center (NMELRC).
Professor Dori has invited the Bureau of Jewish Education in Los Angeles and UCLA-Language Resource Center (LRC) to collaborate with her on this project. Aviva Kadosh, a Hebrew Consultant from the Bureau of Jewish Education in Los Angeles, is working with Professor Dori as a Co-Chair for the Seminar, and UCLA-LRC is promoting it on its internet site. The seminar is open to all Hebrew language professionals and registration is now in progress through the NMELRC site: (Go to Hebrew then to Hebrew seminar, then to Application Form) For inquiries: write Prof. Rivka Dori at rdori@huc.edu or call (818) 535-0533
2 in-service credits will be granted to participants by the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater LA. The NMELRC will provide certification for accreditation purposes elsewhere. Sunday, August 13
Keynote Address and Q&A (in English) ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Have Changed Second and Foreign Language Education Dr. Helena Curtain, Ph. D. Associate Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Monday, August 14 Hebrew Proficiency Levels in Four Language Skills
Participants will become familiar with the criteria defined by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines to identify learners' levels and abilities in productive skills in Hebrew. Dr. Vardit Ringvald
Participants will become familiar with the criteria defined by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines to identify learners' levels and abilities in receptive skills in Hebrew. Dr. Vardit Ringvald Tuesday, August 15 The Hebrew Class: Structure, Activities, and Teacher's Role and Behavior
Participants will learn the terminology, process, and techniques used to articulate goals for individual lessons, learning units, and a curriculum. Dr. Vardit Ringvald, Sharona Givol, and Liat Kadosh
Participants will learn how the Hebrew Proficiency Guidelines inform the structure of the lesson plan, the language activities for the development of all skills, and the role of the teacher in the proficiency-based classroom. Dr. Vardit Ringvald, Professor Rivka Dori, Sharona Givol, and Liat Kadosh Wednesday, August 16 Materials and Assessment
Participants will learn the techniques of identifying and developing teaching materials for all proficiency levels, and for different age groups, and educational settings in all four Hebrew language skills. Dr. Vardit Ringvald, Sharona Givol, and Liat Kadosh
Participants will learn WHAT, HOW, and WHEN to assess their learners; and will become familiar with the various tools used for evaluating learning processes and outcomes. Dr. Vardit Ringvald and Sharona Givol Thursday, August 17 Technology for Proficiency: How to Use Technology in a Proficiency Based Curriculum All morning sessions on August 17 will be held on the USC campus; afternoon sessions will be held at HUC.
Dr. Rivka Geminder-Halperin and Hadassah Nemovicher
Dr. Vered Shemtov
Captain (ret) Avner Even-Zohar
Dr. Vardit Ringvald and Sharona Givol Presenters: (in alphabetical order)
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