"In the Beginning": English Words Derived from Hebrew.

Arkin, Lita

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ERIC Number: EJ461382

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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"In the Beginning": English Words Derived from Hebrew.

Arkin, Lita

English Teachers' Journal (Israel), n45 p102-15 Dec 1992

A project carried out with seventh- and eighth-grade students in a religious Jerusalem school identified English words of Semitic origin, preferably Hebrew. English words that were already part of the students' vocabulary were also Hebraicized and used in sentences. Word lists are included. (11 references) (LB)

Descriptors: English, Etymology, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Hebrew, Language Skills, Language Typology, Lexicology, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Semitic Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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