Instructor's CV

Born and educated in Israel.

1984 - moved to Vancouver.

Academic Background:

2006 - M.Ed. Modern Language Education, Department of Language and Literacy - University of British Columbia, Vancouver

1981 - Translation of Scientific Writings Diploma - Hebrew University, Jerusalem

1974 - High School Teaching Diploma for Arabic as a Second Language - Hebrew University.

1973 - B. A. in Arabic Language and Literature - Hebrew University.

Translation of Arabic Literature into Hebrew:

1982 - to date - Published the Translations of 9 books (Lebanese, Palestinians, Egyptians & Sudanese) from Arabic into Hebrew.

Hebrew Instruction:

2008/9 - Hebrew 405, a second year Biblical Hebrew introductory course.

2009/10 - Hebrew 305 - a first year Biblical Hebrew introductory course.

	1997 - 2007 - Adjunct Lecturer at the *Vancouver School of Theology* - developed and taught a curriculum for the Introduction to Biblical Hebrew.
	2003 - to date - Modern and Biblical Hebrew instruction at the *Jewish Community Centre*
	2000 - to date - the *Vancouver Mini Ulpan, offered now in summer and winter at the Jewish Community Centre*
	1984 - 2010 - taught Classical and Modern Hebrew to children, youth and adults at different levels and venues including: Vancouver Talmud Torah (elementary and high school), Torah High, and synagogues (Beth Hamidrash, Or-Shalom, Shaarey Tefilah, Beth Israel).

Development of Hebrew Teaching Programs

2008 - Was trained and participated in collecting and developing learning material for advanced learners of Hebrew in

Multilingual Advanced Learning On-Line Langnet http://www.langnet.org/index.php

2005 - 2007 Contributed the Biblical Hebrew chapters to 14 lessons of

Shivim Panim (Seventy Faces of Wisdom)

developed at the Florence Melton Centre in the Hebrew University http://www.fmams.org.il

Created, organizes and teaches 3 levels of the Vancouver Mini Ulpan (intensive immersion Hebrew courses)

Articles

	about the teaching of Biblical Hebrew and classical languages
	about the teaching of Modern Hebrew to Children and Adults
	חלבה, ר. (2004). כמנון, אניס ויאנסון - לאיזו עברית נתרגם ספרות ערבית - תרגימא 111