EDUCATION
1969 Ph.D., The University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies.
1965 M.A., The University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies.
1953 B.A., The University of Washington.
1999 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Hebrew Union College.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1983- Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1990-1993 Arthur H. Thurnau Chair, College of LS&A, University of Michigan.
1976-1982 Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1971-1976 Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1970-1971 Lecturer, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1966-1969 Teaching Assistant, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1990- Director, Project FLAME (Foreign Language Applications in the Multimedia Environment), University of Michigan.
1987-1994 Senior Research Scientist, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.
1987-1994 Director, Project for support of Research and Development of Language Studies (PLRD), College of Literature, Science and the Arts.
1975-1976 Co-Chairperson, Program in Judaic Studies, University of Michigan.
1979-1980 Acting Director, Program in Judaic Studies.
1982-1988 Director, Program in Judaic Studies.
1982-1986 Michigan Summer Program in Israel.
1953-1954 Research Assistant, Human Relations Area Files, University of Washington.

EXTRAMURAL PROFESSIONAL WORK
1984- President of the National Association of Professors of Hebrew (NAPH). Founder and Program Coordinator of the annual conference of Hebrew Language and Literature of NAPH.

1985-1997 Vice President of NAPH.

1985-1992 Advisor to the annual Workshop on Hebrew Language Teaching.

1988-1993 IBM Consulting Scholar.

1996- Representative of NAPH to the National Consortium on Less Commonly Taught Languages.

Advisory Board for the Organization of African Languages.

Consultant to the Michigan State University National Foreign Language Rescue and Training Center.

Hebrew Language Advisor, Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C.

Review Committee of the Hebrew Studies Program at Rutgers University.

1996 Review Committee of the University of Indiana Language Resource Center and Foreign Language Programs.

1997 Review Committee of the Northwestern University for the Multimedia Resource Center for the Humanities.

1997 Review Committee for the Near East Center at the University of Utah.

1998 Review Committee for the Hebrew Studies Program at Brown University.

1998 Advisory Committee for the International Conference on Multimedia Language Education, sponsored by the English Language and Linguistics Association of Taiwan.

Consultant to the Grand Rapids, Michigan museum for the Anishnabe Multimedia Language Learning application at the museum.

HONORS AND AWARDS (Selected)
Institute for International Education Undergraduate Scholarship, 1950-1954.
National Defense Foreign Language Grant, 1963-1966.
AMOCO Teaching Award, University of Michigan, 1978.
Arthur H. Thurnau Chair for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 1990-1993.
EDUCOM-NCRIPTAL award for innovative education software, 1989.
EDUCOM-NCRIPTAL award for the Best Humanities Curricular Innovations, Foreign Languages, 1993.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Lessons in Modern Hebrew, Level I, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 1977.
Lessons in Modern Hebrew, Level II, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 1978.
Encounters in Modern Hebrew, Vol, 1, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 1992.
Encounters in Modern Hebrew, Vol, 2, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 1994.
Encounters in Modern Hebrew, Vol, 3, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996.

Selected Articles
"Ibn Janah's Kitab al-luma': An Integration of Medieval Grammatical Approaches," Michigan Oriental Studies, 1976.

"Jewish Languages: Themes and Variations," Proceeding of Conference, University of Michigan, March 1975, edited by Herbert H. Paper.

"Badenheim: The Fractured World of Aharon Appelfelf," Ha-Doar, Spring, 1978. Issue #15.

"The Acquisition of Vocabulary in Modern Hebrew: Problems and Strategies," Hebrew Teaching and Applied Linguistics, University of America Press, 1981.

"Translation: An Exceptional Form of Language Use", chapter in the book "Exceptional Language and Linguistics," Lorraine Obler, editor, Academic Press, 1982.

"The Dream as Literary Device in Agnon's Metamorphosis," Publications.

"The Binding of Isaac in Modern Israeli Literature," Michigan Quarterly Review, 1985 (pp.429-444).

"Foreign Language Applications in Multimedia Environment: The anatomy of a Development and Research Project," 1991.

"Teaching Hebrew of the Communications Media: Cross-cultural Considerations", Ernest Abdel-Massih Memorial volume, Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies, 1985.

"Do Words Conceal or Reveal Intent of Verbal Expressions? Thought Process and Written Symbols in Agnon's fiction." Agnon's fiction in English Translation, Markus Weiner Publishing, 1988.

"The Interactive Multimedia Environment for Language Learning: A True Revolution in Learning Styles of a Passing Trend?," BHHE, Vol. 3, University of Illinois, 1988.

"Foreign Language Applications in the Multimedia Environment," T.H.E. Journal, 1991.

"The Evaluation Process in Individualized and Self-Instructional Language Programs," System, vol. 7, Pergammon Press Ltd., 1979.

Matching Pedagogical Design to Learning and Teaching Tasks: Multimedia Applications for the Study of Foreign Languages, Institute for Academic Technology, University of North Carolina, 1991.

Pedagogical Models as Frameworks and Tools for Teachers and Students in Multimedia Authoring, (with Stacie Hibino), ACM MM '95 Conference Papers.

Mexico Vivo: A foreign Language Multimedia Application, (with Stacie Hibino and Gonzalo Silverio), Educators' Tech Exchange, 1994 Fall issue.

Talking Poetry: Design of Hypermedia Application for the Study of Poetry, CALICO Conference Published Proceedings, 1995.

"The Wild, Wild World of Information or the New Age of Enlightenment and Knowledge?," Iggeret, NAPH, 1998.

"Print Culture in the Age of the Electronic Media," Iggeret, NAPH, 1999.

INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Instructional Units for Modern Hebrew
The Verb System, 1987.
Lessons in Syntax, 1987.
Reading Comprehension Exercises, 1988.
Orthography, 1988.

Multimedia, Hypermedia and On-line Instructional Modules for the Study of Modern Hebrew Language and Literature
The Safe Affair, A Courtroom Drama for the Study of Modern Hebrew, 1989 (received an EDUCOM award).

The Second Show, a Multimedia Application for the Intermediate Level of Hebrew Studies, 1990.

School for the Arts, a Teacher's Partner Multimedia application for Beginning-Intermediate Level of Hebrew Studies, 1994.

School for the Arts, a Learner's Partner Multimedia application for Beginning-Intermediate Level of Hebrew Studies,1996.

"Talking Poetry: Natan Alterman," a hypermedia application for the study of Hebrew literature, 1994.

Fiction in Motion: Agnon's Short Stories Electronic Anthology : "Me'Oyev Le'Ohev," a hypermedia application for the study of Hebrew literature, 1995.

Summer Encounters, seven Teacher's Partner Multimedia units for Intermediate Level of Hebrew Studies, 1998.

Summer Encounters, seven Learner's Partner Multimedia units for Intermediate Level of Hebrew Studies, 1997.

Hebrew On Line, an interactive pilot language module on the Web, prepared for the University of Michigan, Academic Outreach Program, 1997.

Hebrew of the Communications Media, an on-line course for advanced students of Hebrew (used internally at the University of Michigan), 1997-98.

Project FLAME's Foreign Language and Culture Applications (with staff members of Project FLAME)
Quinze Minutes," a series of ten applications (Teacher's Partner Multimedia Mode) for Beginning Level of French, 1994.

Mexico Vivo," a series of ten applications (Teacher's Partner Multimedia Mode) for Beginning Level of Spanish, Heinle and Heinle, 1994.

LernExpress," a series of ten applications (Teacher's Partner Multimedia Mode) for Beginning Level of German, 1995.

LernExpress," a series of ten applications (Learner's Partner Multimedia Mode) for Beginning Level of German, 1996.

The Buried Mirror: English version of Hypermedia units for the study of the history and culture of the Spanish Speaking People.

The Buried Mirror: Spanish version of Hypermedia units for the study of the history and culture of the Spanish Speaking People and for advanced students of Spanish.

Separate Rooms," Polish Interactive video applications for the Intermediate Level of students of Polish, with Bogdana Carpenter and Gonzalo Silverio (being published by the University of Michigan Press).

Business Russian: Russian Interactive video applications for the Intermediate and Advanced Levels of students of Russian, with Nyusya Milman and Gonzalo Silverio (being published by the University of Michigan Press).

Educational Videos Design and Production
Pedagogical Designer and Co-author of the concept and script for The Safe Affair (with Amit Shitai).

Pedagogical Designer and Co-author of the concept and script for Malon Avir Harim (with Amit Shitai).

Pedagogical Designer and Co-author of the concept and script for Separate Rooms (with Bogdana Carpenter).

Pedagogical Designer and Co-author of the concept and script for Summer Encounters (with Amir Strasbourg).

Pedagogical Designer and Co-author of the concept and script for School for the Arts (with Avi Hadari).

Pedagogical Designer and Co-author of the concept and script for Talking Poetry (with Avi Hadari).

Pedagogical Designer and Co-author of the concept and script for the Anishnabe multimedia application for the Grand Rapids Museum.

Publications in Press and in Preparation
books
Encounters in Modern Hebrew, Vol. 4,University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000.

Dimensions in Hebrew Grammar, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001.

"Studies in Dystopia: Futuristic Fiction in Israeli Literature."

Hypermedia, Multimedia Instructional Units
"Talking Poetry: Chayim Nachman Bialik," a hypermedia application for the study of Hebrew literature.

"Talking Poetry: Yehuda Amichai," a hypermedia application for the study of Hebrew literature.

"Talking Poetry: Yair Hurwitz," a hypermedia application for the study of Hebrew literature.

"Fiction in Motion: Agnon's Short Stories Anthology: Yedidut," a hypermedia application for the study of Hebrew literature.

Interactive applications for the series Encounters in Modern Hebrew.

Pedagogical Guides
Teacher's Guides to accompany all multimedia instructional units.
Four Teacher's Guides to accompany the series Encounters in Modern Hebrew.

Articles
"The Sound of Silence," a study of silence in Israeli fiction and drama.
"Jeremia's Inn: Dystopia in Israeli Literature."

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
National Association of Professors of Hebrew
National Consortium on Less Commonly Taught Languages
CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium)
American Association of Applied Linguistics
EDUCOM
Association for Jewish Studies
Middle East Studies Association
Applied Linguistics Association of Israel
American Oriental Society