Rochalle Eliyahu
A Few Words About Me
My name is Rocha'le Eliyahu and I live in a community village in the Ela valley, a pastoral rural area nestled between Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem. I am married and have 3 adorable kids. I'm very sociable and enjoy taking trips in Israel and abroad, as well as theater, cinema, opera and ballet. I have taught Hebrew as a foreign language since the great wave of immigration in 1989. I see it as a vocation. I am driven by the conviction that language is a communicative link between people and a crucial step in the absorption process. A language should be taught with love to ease the sense of alienation afflicting the new immigrant. I love teaching - the students most of all. It is an incredible experience to meet such a diversity of people and see how they discover and gradually command the Hebrew language.
Education
1982
B.A. in the history of the land of Israel and Israeli studies. Haifa University.
Certificate - teaching Hebrew as a foreign language to adults. The Ministry of Education.
Professional Experience
2005 - to the present
Teaching Hebrew through a number of educational frames: Bnei Akiva youth groups, the religious institute at the Jewish Agency, Gmax - an American school, Netivot children foundation and the Beit-Shemesh municipality. I have taught students of diverse backgrounds including Russia, the USA, France and Ethiopia.
2002-2005
Teaching Hebrew in teen Ulpan in Beit Shemesh under the auspices of the ministry of education.
1996-2002
Teaching adult Ulpan in Beit Shemesh under the auspices of the ministry of education.
1991-1996
Teaching Hebrew at the Arab-Jewish school "Neve Shalom".
1988-1991
Teaching adult Ulpan in Lod and Ramla under the auspices of the ministry of education.
1985-1988
Teaching at "Shyber" school in Beit Shemesh.
1983-1985
Homeroom teacher at "Rozamtskin" youth center in Tel-Aviv.
