It's a year since I taught in an Israeli EFL classroom. From this perspective, still reading my ETNI posts, addicted?, here's my take on the return of Literature and the Irgun's sanctions and EFL. EFL- English in Israel is a FOREIGN LANGUAGE, not a Second Language. Pressure should be put on the schools, the system, via the Irgun/Histadrut/Ministry etc to improve general thinking and language skills and grammar in Hebrew, not English. Literature- Teach APPRECIATION to make it easily enjoyable, not advanced, native tongue analysis. Irgun sanctions. Considering how little the administration of the HS where I taught understood the 5 requirements (3 written tests, 1 oral and 1 project) to pass the English Bagrut, I have no doubts that the Irgun doesn't understand that no project means failure. How many English teachers are in the top echelons of the Irgun? Batya Shiloh Musingsme-ander The Eye of the Storm the muse's pics Blog Free! ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------