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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 451 728 FL 026 669 AUTHOR Steiner, Judy, Ed. TITLE English Teachers' Journal, 1997. INSTITUTION Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, Jerusalem (Israel). English Inspectorate. PUB DATE 1997-12-00 NOTE 174p. PUB TYPE Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT English Teachers' Journal; n50-.511997 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Education; *Computer Assisted Instruction; Elementary Secondary Education; *English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Hebrew; Professional Development; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods; Uncommonly Taught Languages; *Whole Language Approach IDENTIFIERS *Israel ABSTRACT English Teachers' Journal is an official publication of the Israeli Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. Each issue contains a series of articles on a single theme, a theme that changes with every issue. Regular features include "Spotlight on Schools"; "Of General Interest"; "From the Field"; "Book Reviews"; "Bulletin Board"; "Round Table Discussion"; "Letters to the Editor"; and "Bagrut Answer Keys." Number 50 focuses on computer assisted language learning (CALL). The articles in this edition represent a wide spectrum of thought on the implementation of CALL in the English classroom. The English Inspectorate not only encourages teachers to become computer literate but also wants':ILD provide maximal opportunities for 1, integrating computers into the classroom. Number 51 focuses on whole language and how it has been adapted to the teaching of English as a foreign language/'' in Israel. It is important to note that the Israeli Ministry of Education has not adopted whole language as it is widely known in the United States and elsewhere, but has orchestrated a combination of communicative methodology and whole language principles suitable to the needs of Israeli pupils. The emphasis is on providing a print-rich environment with abundant opportunities for reading and writing. This edition also includes background information on the Israeli "National Standards for Learners of English: A Curriculum for Israeli Schools." (Most articles contain references.) (KFT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. English Teachers' Journal, 1997. Judy Steiner, Editor March/December 1997, Numbers 50-51 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Judy Steiner Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 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Jenerally,then,theimprovement would Mark Twain kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double kohsonants, and Iears 6-12 ThankstoPeter Mostovoy for sending or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist us the above. English eachers' TABLE OF CONTENTS General information 3 FOCUS ON COMPUTER-ASSISTEDLANGUAGE LEARNING_ Planning a computer-assisted lesson Nili Mor et al Judy Steiner, Editor 6 Shai Aran, Computers as a tool for teachers of heterogeneous classes Debby Toperoff 11 Raquel le Azran- Managing Editors Where are we and where arewe Wendy Elliman, going? Jimmy Backer 15 Shelley Kleiman Multimedia, English and Copy Editors interdisciplinary learning Sarah Schrire 17 Schoolwork why isn't it schoolplay GUIDELINES FOR on the computer? Ben Sommer 20 CONTRIBUTORS The seal of approval Micaela Ziv 23 Articles should be double Multimedia in the EFL class Dvora Ben Meir 25 spaced with wide margins on A 4 paper, preferably SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS with the accompanying English teaching and the Internet at diskette. Please include: the the High School for Environmental title of the paper, your name, Studies David Lloyd 28 the educational institution OF GENERAL INTEREST where you are presently Action research on the use of portfolio working and your job for assessing foreign language learners Kari Smith description, two to three 31 Action research sentences about your Yvonne Alboher 39 professional background and FROM THE FIELD a recent passport photograph. A way with computers Please make sure to give full Marion Ben-Amir 42 information when using Integration of multimedia and video in the EFL classroom quotations and references. .Judy Kramer 44 BOOK REVIEWS Authors of articles accepted for publication will be Writing for advanced learners of English notified. All articles are Channa Persoff 49 subject to editorial revision. E-Mail for English teaching Jimmy Backer 50 Manuscripts should be ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION 51 submitted to: Checking homework in class English Teachers' Journal English Inspectorate BULLETIN BOARD 53 Ministry of Education LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Culture and Sport 55 Jerusalem 91911 BAGRUT ANSWER KEYS 60 5 Dear Readers, It is with great pleasure that we bring you the English Teachers' Journal #50 with its focuson computer-assisted language learning (CALL). The articles in this edition representa wide spectrum of thought on the implementation of CALL in the English classroom. The English Inspectoratenot only encourages teachers to become computer literate, but also wants to provide maximal opportunities for integrating computers into the classroom. It is through the work of the Inspectorate's dedicatedcomputer counselors, headed by National CALL Counselor Jimmy Backer, that these educational initiatives have become more and more a classroom reality. It is ironic that this issue is published at a time when we are beleaguered with budget problems relatedto the employment of CALL counselors problems which will hopefully be resolved in the very near future. There is no doubt that the CALL counselors provide the essential link between teachers in the classroom and the world of technology. Although these budget problems have created certain setbacks, the pursuit of CALL in the classroommust not be abandoned. I hope the following will provide some solace. * Richard Bach completed only one year of college, then trained to becomean Air Force jet-fighter pilot. Twenty months after earning his wings, he resigned. Then he becamean editor of an aviation magazine that went bankrupt. Life became one failure after another. Even when he wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull, he couldn't think of an ending. The manuscript lay dormant for eightyears before he decided how to finish it only to have 18 publishers reject it. Once it was published, however, the book went on to sell 7 million copies in numerous languages and make Richard Bach an internationally known and respected author. * In 1935, the New York Herald Tribune's review of George Gershwin's classic Porgy and Bess stated that it was "sure fire rubbish." * In 1905, the University of Bern turned down a doctoral dissertation as being "irrelevant and fanciful." The young physics student who wrote the dissertation was Albert Einstein, whowas disappointed but not defeated. (Taken from A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, 1996, Health Communications, Inc.) Judy Steiner Editor and Chief Inspector for English IN MEMORIAM MIRIAM GREENWALD ENGLISH INSPECTOR 1973-1993 Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same. (Source unknown) Dear Miriam, I miss you. I miss your laughter, your patience and your very special talent to listen, toencourage and to help. I miss your sincerity, your wisdom and your love and understanding. You were always there forme and in my heart, I still hear you. Judy Steiner General information The English Inspectorate has sent a special collaborativeeffortbetweeninspectors, bulletin, The English Bagrut Exams, to all high counselors and teachers. A pilot project carried schools.