Mira Angrist

Biography

Ms. Angrist is a senior lecturer and the head of the Hebrew program. She is also the Department part time lecturer coordinator since 2016. Ms. Angrist is an ACTFL Oral Profiecncey Interview (OPI) tester and an active member of the National Association of Professors of Hebrew (NAPH) where she serves on the pedagogical committee and chairs  an international online forum for heads of Hebrew program. Ms. Angrist has taught at BU all proficiency levels as well as revised and created new courses. Her recent courses for advanced students include: LH330 “Israeli Popular Music”, LH340 “Israeli society through Israeli media” and her recent revised course LH312 is on “Food culture in Israel”. In all her classes Ms. Angrist integrates authentic Israeli and Jewish cultural material and uses advanced technologies to stimulate classroom learning. In addition to her work at Boston University, Ms. Angrist is a pedagogical consultant at HATC (Hebrew at the Center) where she consults to schools on Hebrew curricula and mentor Hebrew Instructors. Ms. Angrist’s professional record includes: writing Hebrew curricula for middle school, high school students and higher education programs, training Hebrew teachers, conducting webinars and presenting at national and international conferences.

Research Interest

Hebrew Language