
Itai Greenbaum
With Spanish-Jewish roots in the recent past, Itai has some Ladino (Jewish-Spanish) in his linguistic repertoire. He loves seeing his students progress in something so
Even though I was raised in the United States, I never had to struggle to learn Hebrew: my Israeli father made sure that I could speak it like an almost-native. But when I came to live in Israel as an adult, I met so many people from English-speaking countries who became tongue-tied whenever they tried opening their mouths – despite having taken ulpan.
Seeing this, I decided to draw upon my hobby of language learning and employ a winning method that would help English speakers learn to speak Hebrew with confidence. What started as a group of four students in my Jerusalem apartment quickly multiplied into several small groups, and today we give the gift of Hebrew to thousands of happy learners in Israel and around the world.
Ulpan La-Inyan provides a comprehensive Hebrew-learning experience focusing on the skills
needed for conversation. To that end, we employ these time-tested language-learning principles:
Students learn to speak words and phrases essential for conversation.
Throughout the lessons, students are
asked to actively recall what they’ve
learned, speaking their new words and
phrases out loud.
Students are prompted to recall their new language bits at carefully-planned intervals designed to maximize long-term memory storage.
All of this takes place in the context of a
programmed dialogue between Hebrew
speakers, where the students play the
roles of the speakers.
Beyond our formal speaking-listening lessons, we conduct free-style role plays and spontaneous dialogues and discussions, employ graphics to illustrate new vocabulary and provide grammatical instruction when needed. But the focus is always conversation.
Ulpan La-Inyan teachers are not only skilled and talented, but they also love what they do: engaging and connecting with their students, empowering them to speak Hebrew with confidence, and immersing them in Israeli culture.
All our teachers speak English at a mother-tongue level. Many have traveled and spent time in different parts of the world. All have an affinity for the Hebrew language and an enthusiasm for imparting it.
We couldn’t be prouder of them.
With Spanish-Jewish roots in the recent past, Itai has some Ladino (Jewish-Spanish) in his linguistic repertoire. He loves seeing his students progress in something so
Hadas now lives in Petach Tikva but spent 5 years of her life living in Paris in order to learn French, to travel, and just
Shai brings to her Hebrew instruction a love for olim hadashim (new immigrants to Israel), as well as background in teaching Hebrew to soldiers from
The word ulpan (אולפן) actually comes from the Aramaic word meaning the act of study. That’s why a studio in Israel is called an אולפן.
La-Inyan (לעניין) means something to the effect of straight to the point. At Ulpan La-Inyan, we work to ensure that students receive the maximum benefit of their Hebrew study, starting with being able to speak in Hebrew with confidence and accuracy.
The word ulpan (אולפן) actually comes from the Aramaic word meaning the act of study. That’s why a studio in Israel is called an אולפן.
La-Inyan (לעניין) means something to the effect of straight to the point. At Ulpan La-Inyan, we work to ensure that students receive the maximum benefit of their Hebrew study, starting with being able to speak in Hebrew with confidence and accuracy.
Daily Dose of Hebrew
Daily Dose of Hebrew
Your Daily Dose of Hebrew helps grow your Hebrew vocabulary and comprehension of the language exponentially, one dose at a time, in just 5 minutes a day.
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