[etni] Re: etni Digest V6 #211

for your information regarding workbooks
 
i recently met with the representatives from UPP (University Publishing) - the 
other main supplier, (Eric Cohen is the other one) of English school books in 
Israel
they have a few new very nice lines suitable for native speakers. One is their 
own line of books, the other, I think, produced by MacMillan designed for 
native English speakers in the Middle East
I think Longman also do something suitable.
 
The other place to look that is very good and helpful, with a surprisingly 
extensive range is WizKids, also in Ra'anana  http://www.wizkids.co.il/
 
U should ask them for the catalogues, or samples they are very nice they 
combine the required level of English with suitability for the relevant 
age.http://www.macmillanenglish.com/Worldwide_Generic.aspx?id=13772
http://www.etni.org.il/library/publishers.htm
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/
 
other good places to look are scholastic, heinmann publishers
 
good luck
 
------------------------------> > From: "Ask Etni" <ask@xxxxxxxx>> Subject: 
[etni] Fw: re: dovrei anglit teachers> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:36:07 +0200> > 
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <marlenegay@xxxxxxxxx>> Subject: Re: 
dovrei anglit teachers> > > Dovrei anglit teaching emphasizes less the 
mechanics of language, i.e.,> grammar/vocabulary accuracy and more creative 
aspects of language,> especially literature. Even at the basic levels, where 
basic decoding skills> are taught - it is assumed that the native speaker pupil 
has a basic> vocabulary, at least orally (or aurally), on which to build on and 
for which> s/he is tested on. However, in wealthy neighborhoods it has become a 
status> symbol to be in Dovrim, so standards have dropped. So out of some 40 
pupils,> maybe 10 are really dovrim.> Books and courseware mostly come from 
abroad (England or the States)> because the level taught to Israelis is too 
easy for the good native> speaker. If you end up using unseens (articles), the 
content intended for> the teenager usually doesn't suit the younger learner. 
However, language> arts, viz., grammar and vocabulary exercises can be gleaned 
from Israeli> workbooks. I haven't found the perfect balance in a single 
textbook and> suggested to my colleage that we should write our own... Well, 
someday. BTW,> there's a meeting soon in Kfar Saba of dovrei anglit teachers to 
brainstorm> these issues.> To answer your question - there used to be a course 
(hishtalmut) for> teachers of dovrei anglit in Kfar Saba and the lecturers were 
mostly> teachers at the American School in Kfar Saba. There also used to be a> 
Madricha (counselor). Now I think you can get advice at any teaching> college. 
The teaching is supposed to be as is practiced in English speaking> countries - 
or at least one level above grade level here.> Marlene> > > > ----- Original 
Message ----- > > From: Michael Lewis - mike1302@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: 
dovrei anglit teachers> >> > Shalom,> >> > I see adverts for dovrei anglit 
teachers and I wondered how these differed> > from normal English teaching. Is 
there a specific qualification that one> > needs to become qualified to teach 
this? Would a TEFL qualification help?> >> > We are desperate to move back to 
Israel and would appreciate any advice on> > this subject.> >> > Yours,> >> > 
Michael Lewis> > > ------------------------------> > From: "Ask Etni" 
<ask@xxxxxxxx>> Subject: [etni] Fw: August Hello> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 
08:51:56 +0200> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barry Silverberg - 
barisil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: August Hello> > > A Summer Message to all 
readers of my Column:> > 
http://www.etni.org/teachers/barry/2008/Blogging_Aug8.doc> > > > 
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