THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL Department for Jewish Zionist Education Department of Immigration and Absorption Teaching to Speak Learning to Listen Hebrew Education for Russian-speakers in the FSU and Israel

Israel 11 2.1 Clarifying trends in developing a social ideology concerning aliyah and Diaspora Jewry 11 2.2 Clarifying trends in developing an educational methodology in second language instruction 13 2.2.1 The teaching method 13 2.2.2 Teaching personnel 17 2.2.3 The importance of the native language and the importance of a teacher who speaks his students' native language 19 2.3 Clarifying the characteristics of the target audience 19 2.4 Clarification of approaches to teaching a second language to children and young people 23 3. Bibliography 50 From the Generation of the Wilderness to the Generation of Spoken Hebrew " … Thus says the Lord, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout on the hilltops of the nations; announce, praise and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the ends of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and she that labors in childbirth together, a great company shall return there… " Jeremiah, 31 1. Clarifying the Goal I The dawning of the new millennium invites speculation on what the future may hold. In the opinion of Prof. Yehezkel Dror, an expert in policy planning, " The single most important factor in determining a future for the State of Israel in the long term and realizing the values of Judaism and Zionism is the quantity and quality, including values, skills and knowledge, of the Jews living in Israel. Therefore, admonishes Prof. Dror to the candidate for Prime Minister, you must consider promoting aliyah as well as integration as one of your most critical and historical tasks… I am waiting to see which one of you will position the matter of aliyah as a key election campaign issue. This is an important test of Zionist commitment " (from Weaving a Jewish-Zionist future for the State of Israel: A memo to candidates for the job of Prime Minister, Y. Dror). During the last decade, and for the foreseeable future as well, Jews from the Former Soviet Union (hereinafter, FSU) will be the focus of the momentous aliyah process. The story of their reintegration within the Jewish and Israel world has generally been defined as a success, and rightfully so. In a series of studies, the vast majority of olim express general satisfaction with their absorption in Israel, and their desire to …