The Office of Student Activities, based in the School, in conjunction with the Dean of Students Office, organizes a wide spectrum of social and cultural activities, designed to meet the needs of overseas students and to bring them into closer contact with Israeli society and culture. Computers Highly interactive computer learning programs designed to improve reading comprehension,broaden vocabulary and impart syntactic structures are used. Computers enable the student to progress at his or her own pace, and feedback is individualized. Work in pairs has proven to be stimulating and provides an additional setting for conversation. The computer lab is used at all levels.
Language games are available.
Television Educational programs geared to various levels of Hebrew proficiency supplement the regular grammar studies. News broadcasts, interviews, full-length movies and portions of movies in Hebrew are used for listening comprehension lessons and to become acquainted with Israeli society and culture. The written Placement Examination is a self-administered test to determine a student's Hebrew level. It should be completed without the aid of a dictionary. Candidates abroad should complete and return the answer sheet and test to the office to which their initial application was submitted.