SCENARIO-BASED SPEAKING�ACTIVITIES IN ACTION

Anna Farfel -Litovsky, Dafna Kalina, Sarah Price, Amy Styer, Louise Klaf, Batsheva Gutterman

Moderator: Dr. Brigitta Schvarcz

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H-INET Study Day�02.02.2026

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

WHAT CLASSROOM NEED PUSHED YOU TO TRY SCENARIO-BASED SPEAKING IN THE FIRST PLACE?

HOW DID YOU START USING SCENARIO BASED SPEAKING ACTIVITIES, WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SMALL STEP?

WHAT SURPRISED YOU IN THE FIRST IMPLEMENTATION, WHAT WORKED BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND WHAT DID NOT?

WHAT INSPIRES YOUR SCENARIOS AND WHERE DO YOU USUALLY GET IDEAS FOR NEW ACTIVITIES?

HOW DO YOU MAKE SCENARIOS MATCH THE REAL-WORLD NEEDS OF YOUR STUDENTS’ DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSE? ��HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE SCENARIOS ARE TRULY RELEVANT FOR STUDENTS’ FUTURE PROFESSIONAL LIVES AND PERSONAL LIVES?

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE SCENARIOS WHERE YOUR STUDENTS INTERACT AUTHENTICALLY?

WHAT STRATEGY DO YOU USE/PREFER: MODIFYING EXISTING MATERIAL OR CREATING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH?

DO YOU HAVE A SCENARIO IN MIND WHEN YOU START A UNIT - SET PLAN - OR DO YOU COME UP WITH THE SCENARIO AS YOU APPROACH  THE END OF THE UNIT?

ACTIVITIES �

Amy: Town hall �Batsheva: Peer mentor fair�Sarah: Patient treatment communication �Louise: Court case �Anna:  YouTube channel presentation  �Dafna:  Wellness plan

HOW DOES YOUR SCENARIO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WILL AND WILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE, EVEN THE SHY STUDENTS?

HOW DOES FACILITATION HAPPEN?  �

COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE A CHALLENGE YOU ENCOUNTERED WHILE WORKING WITH SCENARIO- BASED TASKS AND HOW DID YOU OVERCOME IT/ WHAT HAS HELPED? 

WHAT DO YOU FEEL  CHANGED ONCE YOU STARTED USING SCENARIO-BASED ACTIVITIES?

WHAT WOULD BE ONE TIP YOU GIVE OTHERS?

THANK YOU!