This zone contains copyright-free resources that members of the EFL/EAP community have shared, so that other teachers don’t have to ‘reinvent the wheel’. Together we can do more – if you have copyright-free resources that you would like to contribute, please email us at: ecostar@mail.iucc.ac.il

A Handbook for English-Medium Instruction in Institutions of Higher Education in Israel English Medium Instruction (EMI) is a growing phenomenon in higher education as colleges and universities around the world strive to attract foreign students and to provide opportunities for student and lecturer mobility as well as participation in international projects.  

This zone contains a large range of resources that focus on aspects of language that require drill and practice, such as grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Resources in this zone support two key CEFR principles: (1) Students should be encouraged to be less teacher-dependent and take more responsibility for their own learning. (2) Language learning is […]

Rubric for Assessing Writing Besisi Rubric for Assessing Writing Mitkadmim Aleph Rubric for Assessing Writing Mitkadmim Bet Rubrics for Assessing Speaking Besisi Rubrics for Assessing Speaking Mitkadmim Aleph Rubrics for Assessing Speaking Mitkadmim Bet ECOSTAR’s Curated Wordlists for EAP students

These sequences of classroom activities with teacher guidelines were specially designed by the ECOSTAR team to support implementation of the Framework for English Teaching in Higher Education in Israel. Resources in this section illustrate how teachers can use multimedia to integrate all four language skills into the EFL/EAP classroom at the different levels. A2 – […]

CEFR-Aligned Framework for English in Higher Education in Israel The Hebrew version can be found HERE