February 27, 2023
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Prof. Anne Burns, University of New South Wales, Australia
Action research in the EPIC language classroom
Prof. Melinda Dooly, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Internationalizing from home: Action-oriented Virtual Exchange for plurilingual and pluricultural competences
Ms. Daniela Fasoglio, Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development
Using the CEFR Companion to enahnce teaching
CONFERENCE THEME:
The multifarious ways by which one acquires and teaches a language are well known. Less obvious are the ways by which conscious and thoughtful pedagogy may integrate not only a plethora of methodologies but a range of cultural and socio-linguistic realities. How might our work as language professionals facilitate our students’ navigation of the complex and ever-connected world in which they live? How might it make them more sensitive and self-aware communicators? What is the role of English, specifically, in these aspirations?
While a strong command of English remains, as always, a means toward completing degrees and pursuing careers, English is also a resource for our students’ capacity to understand their increasingly complex worlds. A locus of communication, a meeting point of multiple voices, English is one of the primary means by which our students engage, and will continue to engage, with their pluricultural realities. Connectivity, digital and otherwise, between societies, cultures, and individuals has made our world smaller while simultaneously affording new opportunities for growth, understanding and meaningful exchange.
As such, the English language classroom can serve as a rich and coveted space for integrated, and integrative, learning. Beyond the obvious benefits of a shared scale between our institutions and the rest of the world, implementing the CEFR in our departments has launched a multi-faceted process of deepening our pedagogies and internationalizing our institutions. Now is the time to amplify our resources toward motivating and equipping our students to engage in the marketplace of ideas. Mediation and other communication-based activities such as virtual exchange, action-based learning through real-life tasks and other integrative approaches have the potential for making our profession more relevant—and important—for our students than ever.
Conference Committee
Dr. Devora Hellerstein, Conference Chair
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Devora Hellerstein
Ms. Annie Kantor
Ms. Osnat Dekel
Dr. Anna Voloskovich
Dr. Hiba Hamarshi
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Dr. Devora Hellerstein
Dr. Leor Cohen
Dr. Elana Cohen-Spector
Ms. Osnat Dekel
Dr. Carmen Fedor
Dr. Hiba Hamarshi
Ms. Annie Kantor Ben-Hillel
Dr. Tal Levy
Dr. Daniel Portman
Dr. Anna Voloskovich
09:15-10:00 Workshop A, Main Hall
Conference Program with Recordings
Workshops
| 09:15 – 10:00 | WORKSHOP: VIRTUAL EXCHANGE – GETTING STARTED |
Moderator: Dr. Devora Hellerstein, The Levinksy-Wingate Academic College, Wingate Institute, Israel
Denise Abutbul1, Elizabeth Dovrat2
1English for Academic Purposes, Sapir College, Israel
2English for Purposes of International Communication, Tel Hai College, Israel
| 09:15 – 10:00 | WORKSHOP: “I`M NOT A WALKING DICTIONARY”: VOCABULARY TEACHING BELIEFS AND PRACTICES |
Moderator: Dr. Hiba Hamarshi, The Arab Academic College of Education, Haifa, Israel
Leo Selivan1, Benjamin Naismith2
1Second Language Acquisition, Independent
2Language Learning Site, Duolingo
Keynote Interactive Lecture, Main Hall
| 10:00 – 11:00 | ACTION RESEARCH IN THE EPIC LANGUAGE CLASSROOM |
Moderator: Ms. Annie Kantar Ben-Hillel, Shalem College, Jerusalem, Israel
Prof. Anne Burns
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Greetings |
Dr. Leor Cohen, Open University, Raanana, Israel, H-INET Chairperson
A1: Beyond EPIC – Virtual Exchange, EMI, and Professional Development, Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Rosalie Sitman, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
| 11:20 – 11:35 | SHEDDING THE “LIMUDEI EZER BE-ANGLIT” MANTLE: ONE DEPARTMENT`S EPIC JOURNEY |
Rosalie Sitman1, Elana Spector-Cohen1
Division of Languages, Tel Aviv University, Israel
| 11:35 – 11:50 | WWW STANDS FOR WIN-WIN WELLBEING |
Deborah Azaryad Shechter1
Division of Languages, Tel Aviv University, Israel
| 11:50 – 12:05 | ARAB AND JEWISH STUDENTS ENGAGING IN ENGLISH CONVERSATION THROUGH VIRTUAL EXCHANGE |
Devora Hellerstein1, Jessica Leitner1, Hiba Hamarshi2, Izar Taha2
1EPIC, Levinsky-Wingate Academic College, Israel
2English Department, The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel- Haifa, Israel
| 12:05 – 12:20 | ZERO WASTE 3-D FASHION DESIGN INTERNATIONAL EMI COURSE IN COLLABORATION WITH MOROCCO AND DUBAI |
Ruti Bardenstein
A2: Technological Language Tools, Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Tal Levy, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel
| 11:20 – 11:35 | INTEGRATING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) IN TEACHER EDUCATION |
Jose Belda-Medina1
English Studies, University of Alicante, Spain
| 11:35 – 11:50 | EFL TEACHING IN SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED LESSONS |
Victor Marrahi-Gomez1
Departament of English Linguistics, University of Alicante, España
| 11:50 – 12:05 | HARNESSING AI TO PERSONALIZE AND BETTER LANGUAGE LEARNING |
Tal Levy1
English Department, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
A3: EPIC Issues – CEFR in Action, Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Roseanne Kheir-Farraj, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley, Israel
| 11:20 – 11:35 | CEFR- ACTION ORIENTED APPROACH in ACTION |
Jinet Shani1, Karen Eini1, Michal Ben Noah1
EPIC, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
| 11:35 – 11:50 | DOUBLE MEDIATION IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN THE ADVANCED B LEVEL |
Roseanne Kheir Farraj1, Idit Avram1
English Unit, Yezreel Valley College, Israel
| 11:50 – 12:05 | EPIC LECTURERS` PERCEPTIONS OF IMPLEMENTING PBL TO TEACH SPEAKING SKILLS |
Ira Slabodar1
English Department, Ashkelon Academic College, Israel
| 12:05 – 12:20 | OUTLINE FOR WRITING: ENSURING ORIGINALITY IN THE AI ERA |
Miriam Symon1, Yohanna Levy1,2
1English Unit, Reichman University, Herzliya Israel
2English Unit, Ruppin Academic Center
A4: Linguistic Landscape and Language Policy, Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Hiba Hamarshi, The Arab Academic College of Education, Haifa, Isreal
| 11:20 – 11:35 | “STAY ONE CARIBOU APART”: LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPES IN THE NONHUMAN CONTEXT |
Hadas Marcus1
Division of Languages, Tel Aviv University, Israel
| 11:35 – 11:50 | LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE IN ISRAEL: THE CASE OF ARABIC ON ROAD SIGNS |
The presentation has been pre-recorded. The presenter will be available for Q & A following the presentation.
Salah Fokra1
English Department, The Academic College of Sakhnin for Teacher Education, Israel
| 11:50 – 12:05 | RESEARCHING ISRAELI LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPES: MINORITY VOICES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR CHANGE |
The presentation has been pre-recorded. The presenter will be available for Q & A following the presentation.
Rawia Hayik1
English Department, Sakhnin College, Israel
Keynote Lecture, Main Hall
| 12:45 – 13:45 | INTERNATIONALIZING FROM HOME: ACTION-ORIENTED VIRTUAL EXCHANGE FOR PLURILINGUAL AND PLURICULTURAL COMPETENCIES |
Moderator: Dr. Elana Spector-Cohen, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Prof. Melinda Dooly1
Department of Language & Language Literature and Social Science, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
B1: English Medium Instruction (EMI), Main Hall
Moderator: Prof. Ofra Inbar, Tel Aviv University, israel
| 13:50 – 14:05 | THE MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TO STUDY EMI COURSES |
Hamutal Berend1, Ofra Inbar1
School of education, Tel Aviv University, Israel
| 14:05 – 14:20 | EMI LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN ISRAELI MULTILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT |
Bridget Schvarcz1, Rachel Wohlfarth1, Marta Aguilar2
1English Unit, Afeka College of Engineering, Israel
2Technical Communication in English, Universitat Politechnica de Catalunia, Spain
| 14:20 – 14:35 | THE END OF THE ICE AGE: EMI GRADUATE COURSE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION |
Shulamit Kopeliovich1
English Department and Graduate Program in educational administration, Herzog College, Israel
B2: Technological Language Tools, Main Hall
Moderator: Ms. Karen Eini, Ruppin Academic College, Emek Hefer, Israel
| 13:50 – 14:05 | TEACHER VS CHATGPT: WE STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE |
Karen Eini1
English Department, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
| 14:05 – 14:20 | DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH DIGITAL TEXT |
Sara Kol1,2, Miriam Schcolnik2
1English, Reichman University, Israel
2Division of Languages, Tel Aviv University, Israel
| 14:20 – 14:35 | ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS “SELF-STUDY” TOOL – FILL IN LANGUAGE GAPS, ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT LEARNING |
Keren Shani1
EPIC, Tel-Hai College, Israel
B3: EPIC Issues in Action, Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Daniel Portman, Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, Israel
| 13:50 – 14:05 | THE I IN EPIC: SCAFFOLDING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE FOR GLOBAL COMPETENCIES |
Erin Iosebashvili1
Department of English, David Yellin Academic College of Education, Jerusalem, Israel
| 14:05 – 14:20 | HOW CAN THE ISRAELI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY INFORM EPIC CURRICULA? |
Daniel Portman1, Mónica Broido2
1English Department, Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, Israel
2Division of Languages, Tel Aviv University, Israel
| 14:20 – 14:35 | THE RHETORICAL TRIANGLE AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING SCIENCE |
Tzipora Rakedzon1, Orit Hazzan2
1Humanities and Arts, Technion
2Education in Science and Technology, Technion
B4: Linguistic Landscape and Language Policy, Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Hiba Hamarshi, The Arab Academic College of Education, Haifa, Israel
| 13:50 – 14:05 | LANGUAGE POLICY IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN ISRAEL: THE CASE OF ARABIC |
Salah Fokra1
English Department, The Academic College of Sakhnin for Teacher Education, Israel
| 14:05 – 14:20 | THE LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE OF THE DRUZE COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL |
Hiba Hamarshi1
English Department, Arab Academic College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Israel
Update on the HILAL Exam, Main Hall
| 14:35 – 14:55 | A SURVEY OF STAKEHOLDERS IN HILAL |
Moderator: Dr. Leor Cohen, Open University, Raanana, Israel
Liat Atzmon1, Ruth Fortus, Hagar Lerman, Tzur Karelitz
HILAL, NITE, Israel
General Assembly, Main Hall
| 14:55 – 15:15 | General Assembly |
Dr. Leor Cohen, H-INET Chairperson
Council of Higher Education Update on Reform: Dr. Naomi Beck, Deputy Director General for Strategy and International Affairs, Main Hall
| 15:15 – 16:00 | COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION UPDATE ON ENGLISH REFORM |
Moderator: Dr. Leor Cohen, Open University, Raanana, Israel
Naomi Beck1, Yevgeniy Glider2
1Deputy Director General for Strategy and International Affairs, Council of Higher Education, Israel
2Program Director, International Affairs, Council of Higher Education, Israel
Keynote Lecture, Main Hall
| 16:15 – 17:15 | LANGUAGING: A MATTER OF ACTION |
Moderator: Dr. Leor Cohen, Open University, Raanana, Israel
Daniela Fasoglio1
SLO, Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development, Netherlands
Roundtable, Main Hall
| 17:15 – 18:00 | PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) ON ENGLISH MEDIUM INSTRUCTION (EMI) |
Moderator: Dr. Leor Cohen, Open University, Raanana, Israel
Ofra Inbar1, Elana Spector-Cohen2, Linda Weinberg3, Ingrid Barth4
1The School of Education, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
2Department of Languages, Tel Aviv University, Israel
3English Department, Braude Academic College of Engineering, Israel
4English Unit, Open University of Israel, Israel