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discussion. The students, she
said, hardly notice.
"I could keep them for two
hours and they wouldn't
know the difference," she
said. "But you have to be
careful with it. If you show it
all at once, you won't have
enough to teach with at the
end."
Other video scenes from
the Hebrew programs in-
clude a courtroom drama,
where the student is the
judge and evidence is pre-
sented to him. Another video
takes place in a hotel lobby
where people complain
about the shoddy service and
the cooks fight among them-
selves.
This is no high-tech Dick
and Jane — Dr. Coffin made
sure that videos would
reflect the language's cul-
ture.
In a Hebrew video, chil-
dren talk back to their
parents. In a Japanese one,
they don't.
"It gives them a feel for
the kids their age in the
country," said Dr. Coffin. "If
you can't go to the country,
it brings it into the
classroom."
Some of the AJE students
might send a video to their
Israeli counterparts, thank-
irig them for their work.
Principal Judy Loebl envi-
sions a correspondence bet-
ween the two, but there are
no plans to have the video
made into a full-scale pro-
gram to teach English.
In Mrs. Lev's class, four
students sit around a com-
puter monitor. The screen
diSplays a still image from
the video introducing Israeli
students. Mrs. Lev conducts
a lesson on the still image,
asking her students to de-
scribe the clothes and hair of
the Israeli students.
In another scene, an
Israeli student says he likes
mystery novels. Mrs. Lev
asks her students to name
some mystery writers. And
the word for mystery —
provokes some in-
metach
teresting discussion. Mrs.
Lev says it was a metach
whether she'd make it
through the snow to class.
One students says it's a
metach who will win the
World Series.
"This makes it a lot easier
to learn," said Marty
Madden, 14, a student of
Mrs. Lev's.
"You get to hear real peo-
ple talk," said liana Forst,
13. All the students agreed
that it's more fun to learn
Hebrew from Israeli chil-
dren their age.
In the long-run, Dr. Coffin
said students can be tested
for retention and
—
vocabulary. She is also
working on integrating new
video technology so that
students will be able to see
and hear themselves in the
language.
"That way, they can modi-
fy the way they speak to be
more like a native," Dr.
Coffin said.
Project FLAME will also
train teachers to use the
computers, so there's no
need for technical
background.
The technology itself — a
personal computer and a
laser disc player — is readily
available in most American
schools, so Dr. Coffin feels
the program can grow quick-
ly.
"Here you have two ways
to get the students to learn,"
said Mrs. Lev. "You have
the substantial and the high-
tech. You have Hebrew as it
is used normally. But the
kids also like computers, and
that's the high-tech gim-
mick." ❑
LOCAL NEWS
Machon Plans
Weekend, Retreat
Machon L'Torah, the Jewish
Learning Network of
Michigan, will hold a special
Shabbat program with
families of newly-arrived
Jewish immigrants from
Russia Feb. 21-22 at the lear-
ning center.
The program will include
Shabbat meals and learning
experiences.
There is no charge, but
reservations are required. For
information, call Rabbi
Jacobovitz, 967-0888; or Mrs.
Lena Grinman, 967-5888.
Machon's annual weekend
retreat this year will be held
March 27-29 at the Southfield
Hilton Garden. Inn.
The program will feature
local scholars and speakers
from Israel who will focus on
the affirmation of the authen-
ticity of Ibrah via science, ar-
chaeology, history proofs and
computer codes recently
found in the Torah.
For information and reser-
vations, call Gitty Schwartz
at the Machon office,
967-0888.
Investment Club
Plans Meeting
The ZOA Michigan Israel
Investment Club Aleph will
meet 7:30 p.m. March 16 at
the Zionist Cultural Center.
Chairmen are Richard Won-
boy and Malcolm Leventen;
treasurers, Elliott Ring and
Barbara Traison.