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| Interviews with Foreign Language Learners: Ulpan Akiva, Israel  |
The following audio interviews, conducted at Ulpan Akiva in 1999, were produced at the University of Texas at Austin by Esther Raizen and Liana Brooks as part of the Modern Hebrew Project. Technical support was provided by Mike Heidenreich from Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services. Our special thanks to the staff, instructors and students at Ulpan Akiva, who made this project possible. For information about the Ulpan, visit the Ulpan Akiva site. The interviews are presented in segments for the sake of fast downloading. While designed for use in Hebrew language classes as supplementary materials for listening comprehension and conversation practice, they can provide research data for students and scholars of linguistics and sociolinguistics. The audio files can be accessed with RealPlayer. For our purposes it is sufficient to download the free player. The conversations were recorded in regular classrooms and hallways, and may contain significant background noise. Note: Because of our emphasis on the liestening comprehension skill, we do not provide parallel transcription or captioning. While their audible component may benefit visually impaired users, the audio clips are not, at this time, accessible to users who are hearing impaired. |
| Students and Classes |
| Berta (Greece) |
| My aliya and my family; how I learned Hebrew | My profession; Finding work |
| David (England) |
| My family; Why I made aliya; Learning Hebrew | Speaking Hebrew in Israel; Ulpan Akiva and my class | My friends |
| Hindi (US) |
| My aliya, and living on a kibbutz; Learning Hebrew | Interacting with my class mates; Difficulties with Hebrew |
| Regina (Russia) |
| My education; Difficulties with Hebrew | Ulpan Akiva; Where I want to live |
| Svetlana (Ukraine) |
| My family; Learning Hebrew; My profession | What I want to do after the Ulpan |
| E. (Yemen) |
| My aliya; Learning Hebrew;Communicating in Hebrew |
| Kita alef |
| Class discussion: A Guest; The days of the week. | Class discussion: I am tired. | Class discussion: What I do on the weekend. |
| Kita dalet |
| Liana; Irena: A Lecture on Bacteria (1). | Irena: A Lecture on Bacteria (2). | Irena: A Lecture on Bacteria (3). |
| Teachers |
| Yochi |
| How I came to Ulpan Akiva; My history | My teaching methodology; Working with different students |
| Clara |
| How I came to Uplan Akiva; My education | My teaching methodology; Making learning interesting | Why my work is special |
| Administrators |
| Noga Becker, Pedagogical Coordinator |
| My responsibilities; How the Uplan works | The educational atmosphere at the Ulpan | American and European students |
| Ephraim Lapid, Director |
| The history of Ulpan Akiva; Hebrew and Arabic | Our orientation: Language and culture | Our students |
updated January 24, 2004
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