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Bibliography Exam:

 

Dear Students,

 

 

Our bibliography exam is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30th 2012.

 

Following please find 6 questions.

 

  1. You have to choose one question and answer it with a presentation, based on the attached reading list. You will have to present it in front of an academic committee, 10-20 min. Your presentation will be followed by an academic discussion with the committee members (50% of the grade).

 

  1. In addition, you should choose to read 3 additional topics with the suggested references to enable you to answer simple questions based on them. (50% of the grade).

 

  • All articles on the reading list will be sent to you shortly or will be made available for you on the library site.
  • Please let me know which question you chose and what are the other three topics you are interested and ready to answer short questions about.

 

Best regards

Nurit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readings for question #1:

1. Brooks, G., & Brooks, M. (1999). The case for constructivist classrooms. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (pp. 101-118 - 1222736).

2. Bruner, J. (1996). The culture of education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (pp. 35-65 - 1222741).

3. Ministry of Education (2001). English curriculum: Principles and standards for learning English as a foreign language in Israeli schools. Jerusalem: Author. (1222746)

 

Readings for question #2:

1. Lewis, M. (1993). The lexical approach: The state of ELT and a way forward (3rd ed.). Hove: Language Teaching.(pp. 115-187 - 1222960)

2. Lewis, M. (1997). Implementingthe lexical approach: Putting theory into practice. Hove: Language Teaching Publications.(pp. 44-85 - 1223309; pp. 86-106 - 1223308) (for reference only)

 

Readings for question #3:

1. Ahissar, M. (2007). Dyslexia and the anchoring-deficit hypothesis. TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences,11 (11), 458-465. (1223634)

2. Behrmann, M., Plaut, D. C., & Nelson, J. (1998). A literature review and data supporting an interactive account of letter-by-letter reading. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 15, 7-52. (1223219)

3. Swan, D., & Goswami, U. (1997). Phonological awareness deficits in developmental dyslexia and the phonological representations hypothesis. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 66, 18-41. (1223216)

4. Ramus, F., & Szenkovits, G. (2008). What phonological deficit? The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 61 (1), 129-141. (1223632)

5. Weekes, B. S., & Coltheart, M. (1996). Surface dyslexia and surface dysgraphia: Treatment studies and their theoretical implications. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 13 (2), 277-315. (1223217)

 

Readings for question #4:

 

1. Baker, C. (2001). Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism (3rd ed.). Clevedon:Multilingual Matters. (PP. 192-226 - 1222951)

2. Evans, B., & Hornberger, N. (2005). No child left behind: Repealing and unpeeling federal language education policy in the United States. Language Policy, 4 (1), 87-106. (1222798)

3. Paulston, C. B., & Hiednmann, K. (2006). Language policies and the education of linguistic minorities. In T. Ricento (Ed.), An introduction to language policy: Theory and method (pp. 292-310). Malden: Blackwell. (1222964)

4. Shohamy, E. (2010). Cases of language policy resistance in Israel's centralized educational system. In K. Menken & O. Garcia (Eds.), Negotiating language policies in schools: Educators as policy makers (pp. 182-197). New York: Routledge. (1222798)

 

Readings for question #5:

1. Davison, C. (2007). Views from the chalkface: English language school-based assessment in Hong Kong. Language Assessment Quarterly, 4 (1), 37-68. (1222788)

2. Hager, K. D., & Slocum, T. A. (2005). Using alternate assessment to improve educational outcomes. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 24 (1), 54-59. (1223305)

3. Moon, T. R., Brighton, C. M., & Callahan, C. M. (2005). Development of authentic assessments for the middle school classroom. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 16 (2/3), 119-135. (1222794)

4. Oberg, C. (2010). Guiding classroom instruction through performance assessment. Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment, 1. Retrieved from http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/09257.pdf

 

 

Readings for question #6:

Polisar, D. (2001). On the quiet revolution in citizenship education. Azure, 11, 66-105. (1197666)

 Raz-Krakotzkin, A. (2001). History textbooks and the limits of Israeli consciousness. Journal of Israeli History: Politics, Society, Culture, 20 (2), 155-172. (001197668)

 Lomsky-Feder, E. (2004). The memorial ceremony in Israeli schools: Between state and civil society. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 25 (3), 291-305. (001197544)

 Resnik, J. (1999). Particularistic versus Universalistic content in the Israeli education system. Curriculum Inquiry, 29 (4), 485-511. (001198076)

 Resnik, J. (2003). Sites of memory of the Holocaust: Shaping national memory in the education system in Israel. Nations and nationalism, 9 (2), 293-313. (001198451)