Avital Karpman
Associate Clinical Professor, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Director, Hebrew Language Program, Hebrew
Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies
Dr. Avital Karpman is the director of the Hebrew program and has been teaching at UMD since 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Education from York University. Dr. Karpman is the author of Kisharim: A Textbook for Advanced Learners of Hebrew (2014) and Who Does This Language Belong To? Personal Narratives of Language Claim and Identity (2008). Recently, she was awarded an Andrew Mellon grant to develop materials for online teaching of less commonly taught languages (2018-2020) as well as a grant from the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education to research Hebrew teaching in public and charter schools (2018-2019).
Service & Outreach
Re-imagining The Future Of Hebrew In America
Mapping Hebrew language programs in charter and public schools in the U.S.
Author/Lead: Avital KarpmanNon-ARHU Contributor(s): Sharon Avni, CUNY
Avital Karpman, Hebbrew Program Director, was an invited speaker for a virtual conversation on "Re-imagining The Future Of Hebrew In America," with Sharon Avni, Professor, BMCC. The event was sponsored by CASJE (Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education).
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Talk
Re-imagining The Future Of Hebrew In America
Mapping Hebrew language programs in charter and public schools in the U.S.
Author/Lead: Avital KarpmanNon-ARHU Contributor(s): Sharon Avni, CUNY
Avital Karpman, Hebbrew Program Director, was an invited speaker for a virtual conversation on "Re-imagining The Future Of Hebrew In America," with Sharon Avni, Professor, BMCC. The event was sponsored by CASJE (Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education).
Read More about Re-imagining The Future Of Hebrew In America