Synopsis

This workshop is Fellow-centred, with active verbal participation as a means for improving participants’ conversational English skills.  Methodologies at the base of this workshop include role-playing and spontaneous discussion on a variety of topics using photos, videos and newspapers,  alongside small paragraph rewording.  The workshop will be instructed by a native English speaker who does not speak Hebrew in a non-judgmental, friendly and supportive environment – encouraging language acquisition and contributing to Fellows’ confidence.

Outcomes

The outcomes for the course will include an increased comfort level in speaking English. Student grammar, pronunciation, and syntax will improve as corrections will be made as speaking occurs.  Patterns of errors will be explained allowing the students to minimize errors in future conversations.   As the comfort level of speaking English increases, fear of speaking English diminishes.  Students will increase their vocabulary with every day English to help diminish the fear of speaking and increase their confidence level.

Session Dates

Six sessions:

• Sunday, February 4, 2024, 10:00-13:00

• Sunday, February 11, 2024, 10:00-13:00

• Sunday, February 18, 2024, 10:00-13:00

• Sunday, February 25, 2024, 10:00-13:00

• Sunday, March 3, 2024, 10:00-13:00

• Sunday, March 10, 2024, 10:00-13:00

About the Instructor

Cindy Zimmerman lives in Toronto, Canada and spends her winters in Israel.  She has spent the last 5 years working with doctoral students from Hebrew University both on Mt. Scopus and on zoom (when in Toronto). Cindy is a certified and trained teacher holding the highest certifications from the Ontario Ministry of Education for teaching English as a Second Language.  She has 20 years of experience teaching ESL in Toronto.