"They Have Mouths, But Do Not Speak": The Efficacy of Communicative Language Teaching Methods in Biblical Hebrew Education Within the UK University Context.

This paper reports on the findings from a survey of the methods used by Biblical Hebrew teachers in UK universities, particularly the degree to which they incorporate some techniques characteristic of Communicative Language Teaching alongside traditional grammar‐translation techniques to form best p...

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Publicado en:Teaching Theology & Religion Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 21 - 27
Autor principal: Kelsey, Marian
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2025
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