International ETAI 2017 'Engage Enhance Energize' - Conference Selections
The printed version of this ETAI Forum is only available to ETAI members.| ETAI News | ||
| Letter from the Chair | Susan Bedein | 4 |
| Letter from the Editor | Julia Mor | 4 |
| ETAI International Conference, July 4-6, 2016 | 5 | |
| Winter Conference Report: Himmelfarb School, Jerusalem | 6 | |
| In Memoriam | ||
| A Tribute to Shaee Zucker | Iris Shenkman | 7 |
| Conference Greetings | ||
| Opening – Chief Inspector for English Language Education | Dr. Tziona Levy | 8 |
| Closing – Inspector for English Language Education, Southern Region | Shirley Burg | 9 |
| Plenary Talks | ||
| Enhancing Language Learning: The Primary Goal | Penny Ur | 11 |
| Making Lessons Memorable | Marjorie Rosenberg | 12 |
| Keynote Talks | ||
| Reverse Literacy: Turning Students into Authors of the Internet Age | Mel Rosenberg | 16 |
| Engaging, Enhancing and Energizing the EFL Clasroom with Comics | Moti Kehat | 16 |
| Research Symposium | ||
| Research in Action: Multilinguals’ Narratives Become Texts for EFL Study | Nelly D'Agostino | 22 |
| Improving English Reading and Reading Comprehension for Non-Reader/ Weak Learner Students in the 30 Plus Pre-Academic Program | Hazel Gaito | 24 |
| Teacher Preparation Symposium | ||
| The Effect of Explicit Instructions on English Majors’ Strategic Knowledge | Rachel Segev Miller | 26 |
| Teacher Preparation Symposium | ||
| Are You Tweetin’ to Me?! | Adele Raemer | 28 |
| Forum: Energizing Learners with Digital Tools | ||
| The Digital Gap: An Investigation of Digital Instruction in EFL Teaching in Israel | Tamar Meirovitz & Shai Aran | 30 |
| Connected Learning in Global Projects and Literature | Susana Galante | 32 |
| Forum: Enhancing Engagement with Literature | ||
| Literary Learning for Enhancing Cross-Cultural Understanding | Michelle Kinsbursky | 34 |
| The Uses of Creative Writing in Teacher Training and the English Classroom | Lara Kwalbrun | 35 |
| Organizing an English Book Club | Elizabeth Karvonen | 36 |
| Conference Sessions | ||
| Teaching Technologically: Converting Traditional Frontal Courses to Online Courses | Liat Ben Horine & Leah Nachmani | 39 |
| Macbeth Made Interesting | Karen White | 41 |
| Solving the Dilema of English Teachers’ Language Proficiency | Micaela Ziv | 42 |
| Integrating Digital Technology in your EFL Classes | Melodie Rosenfeld | 43 |
| The Amazing Race for Words | Elinor Karsagi & Pat Talshir | 45 |
| Performing Texts to Enhance Literature Learning | Michelle Kinsbursky | 46 |
| Teaching and Motivating Special Education Needs Students | Julia Koifman | 47 |
| Engaging and Fun Business English Activities | Marjorie Rosenberg | 49 |
| Sustaining Passionate Pedagogy | Rochelle Fogelgarn | 50 |
| A Unit United: Religious and Secular Literature in the National Religious Classroom | Emmy Zitter | 52 |
| Standup Sketch: An Idiot’s Guide to Idioms | Barry Silverberg | 53 |