AlManarah intermediates various courses to improve Hebrew and English capabilities in writing, reading and speaking. These skills enable participants to integrate more easily into academia and employment.
The following is how the courses will conducted for both Hebrew and English:
Finding Candidates: During this stage, the relevant candidates will be identified, who will attend Hebrew or English language courses.
Assessment of the basic level of knowledge in Hebrew and English: In this phase, an assessment will be conducted for each candidate. The assessment method is a written knowledge test. The test will be developed in advance by the professional teachers who will be recruited. In addition, the exam will contain a personal interview by the professional teachers for each of the candidates. Based on the test and personal interview findings, the candidates will be divided into two levels of knowledge to which the courses will be adapted.
Course Material Development: The course materials in Hebrew and English will be developed with reference to the levels of participants diagnosed. The materials will be developed by the professional teachers.
Accessibility of the material for people with disabilities: In this phase, the course materials will be accessed according to the types of disability of the course participants. These accommodations include, but are not limited to, braille, magnification, recording, and transcription.
Quality control: Various actions will be taken to ensure the quality of learning in the course, including,
Professional supervision of the curriculum developed by a professional studying English or Hebrew for students in higher education institutions.
Control of the level of material transfer in the classroom – Each teacher will be supervised at the beginning of their work by AlManarah staff.
Participant Feedback – Feedback questionnaires will be sent to course participants three times (initially, mid-course, and end-of-course) and this feedback will be integrated into the program.
Feedback received in individual and group conversations with participants – Individual calls are held by the program coordinator once a month throughout the program, and group meetings are held once a month by the program coordinator. Furthermore, phone calls and sample calls will be made by the AlManarah project manager to receive ongoing reports from the coordinators.
Assessment of progress in the course:
During the course, progress will be assessed in two stages, mid-course and end-of-course. A test will be taken at each of these points, and the test results will be compared to ascertain participant growth.