Dynamics of teaching and learning modern Hebrew as an additional language : : using Hebrew as a means of instruction and acquisition / / by Yona Gilead.

• Superior document: Utrecht Studies in Language and Communication, Volume 30
• VerfasserIn: Gilead, Yona,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Utrecht studies in language and communication ; Volume 30.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 pages) :; illustrations, tables.

In Dynamics of Teaching and Learning Modern Hebrew as an Additional Language Yona Gilead presents original research into classroom interactional practices by offering a thick description of a successful beginner-level Modern Hebrew program at an Australian university. The book charts and theorizes the cohort’s teacher and students’ trajectory of using Hebrew as the main means of instructing and acquiring the language, and highlights seven key features which contribute to students’ learning. The book’s research-based findings and analysis of classroom dynamics contribute to theorizing the currently largely praxis-based discipline of L2 Modern Hebrew instruction, hence providing a stronger theoretical understanding of how and why students can be assisted in their language learning. This original research provides a template for renewed L2 Hebrew research.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Challenges in the Teaching and Learning of Modern Hebrew as an Additional Language -- Major Debates in L2 Education and Research -- Research Design Challenges -- First Analysis Level: RIS’ Curricula Framework and Pedagogy -- Second Analysis Level: The Australian Beginner-Level Program -- Third Analysis Level: Eight Key Teaching and Learning Features -- Conclusions and Contributions of the Book -- Transcription Key -- Interview Questions -- Unit of Study Information -- References -- Index.