Dafna Yitzhaki
Biographic Data
| ID | 6175817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dafna Yitzhaki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dafna |
| FAMILY NAME | Yitzhaki |
| SIGNATURE | YITZHAKI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4079-8670 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Language exposure practices among Hasidic Yiddish-Hebrew speaking children – in support of Yiddish vitality in Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic communities in Israel maintain the use of Yiddish as a prestigious language, connecting generations and preserving the communities’ traditional way of living (Hary and BenorBerlin, 2019)). Yiddish, the Community Language (CL), is supported within the family and the Hasidic community outside the family, while Hebrew, the Majority Language (ML), is used with members outside the community. Hasidic communities present a unique …
‘Shared Education’ and translanguaging; students at Jewish and Arab schools learning English together
This paper reports on a study that examined a Shared Education program recently implemented in Israel based on the Northern Ireland model. Sixth-grade children from two schools – one Jewish and one Arab, who study in separate education systems and have very limited contacts with one another – met to learn English (as an additional language) together. The study explored patterns of language use (English, Arabic, Hebrew) as well as the ways childre…
‘Everything comes with a price … ’ ; family language policy in Israeli Arab families in mixed cities
The state of Israel has an indigenous minority of Arabs, distinguished from the Jewish majority by national, religious, cultural, and linguistic characteristics. Most Jews use Hebrew as their L1, while Arabs use Arabic, both official languages in Israel. Most Arabs tend to live in separate geographical areas and about 10% of Israel’s Arabs live in ‘mixed cities.’ Since neither side defines them as homogeneous, these cities may afford rich insight…
Family language policies, reported language use and proficiency in Russian – Hebrew bilingual children in Israel
The relationship between family language policy (FLP) and language choice, language use, proficiency in Russian and Hebrew, codeswitching (CS) and linguistic performance was studied in Russian-speaking immigrant parents and their Russian–Hebrew bilingual preschool children. By means of Glaser's Grounded Theory, the content of sociolinguistic interviews with 65 parents was classified to form families with strict-Russian, mild-Russian and pro-bilin…
The status of Arabic in the discourse of Israeli policymakers
This article examines public official discourse concerning the position of Arabic in Israel through an analysis of the multifaceted way in which the status of ‘official language’ is interpreted. The claim here is that no fewer than four distinct positions regarding the role of Arabic in Israel can be identified: (1) the ‘absolute equality’ position; (2) the ‘de jure equality’ position; (3) the ‘hierarchy’ position; and (4) the ‘Hebrew-only’ posit…
Questions for Theodorus du Plessis
Attitudes to Arabic language policies in Israel
The paper reports the findings of a survey study which examined attitudes towards a range of language policies for the Arabic language in Israel. Arabic is an official language in Israel as a result of a Mandatory Order (1922) which dictates comprehensive Hebrew-Arabic bilingual conduct by state authorities. In practice, Arabic’s public position in Israel is marginal, and Hebrew is the dominant language in Israeli public spheres. Arabic speakers,…
The discourse of Arabic language policies in Israel
Family language policies, reported language use and proficiency in Russian – Hebrew bilingual children in Israel
The relationship between family language policy (FLP) and language choice, language use, proficiency in Russian and Hebrew, codeswitching (CS) and linguistic performance was studied in Russian-speaking immigrant parents and their Russian–Hebrew bilingual preschool children. By means of Glaser's Grounded Theory, the content of sociolinguistic interviews with 65 parents was classified to form families with strict-Russian, mild-Russian and pro-bilin…
Attitudes to Arabic language policies in Israel
The paper reports the findings of a survey study which examined attitudes towards a range of language policies for the Arabic language in Israel. Arabic is an official language in Israel as a result of a Mandatory Order (1922) which dictates comprehensive Hebrew-Arabic bilingual conduct by state authorities. In practice, Arabic’s public position in Israel is marginal, and Hebrew is the dominant language in Israeli public spheres. Arabic speakers,…
The discourse of Arabic language policies in Israel
The status of Arabic in the discourse of Israeli policymakers
This article examines public official discourse concerning the position of Arabic in Israel through an analysis of the multifaceted way in which the status of ‘official language’ is interpreted. The claim here is that no fewer than four distinct positions regarding the role of Arabic in Israel can be identified: (1) the ‘absolute equality’ position; (2) the ‘de jure equality’ position; (3) the ‘hierarchy’ position; and (4) the ‘Hebrew-only’ posit…
The discourse of Arabic language policies in Israel
Attitudes to Arabic language policies in Israel
The paper reports the findings of a survey study which examined attitudes towards a range of language policies for the Arabic language in Israel. Arabic is an official language in Israel as a result of a Mandatory Order (1922) which dictates comprehensive Hebrew-Arabic bilingual conduct by state authorities. In practice, Arabic’s public position in Israel is marginal, and Hebrew is the dominant language in Israeli public spheres. Arabic speakers,…
Questions for Theodorus du Plessis
The status of Arabic in the discourse of Israeli policymakers
This article examines public official discourse concerning the position of Arabic in Israel through an analysis of the multifaceted way in which the status of ‘official language’ is interpreted. The claim here is that no fewer than four distinct positions regarding the role of Arabic in Israel can be identified: (1) the ‘absolute equality’ position; (2) the ‘de jure equality’ position; (3) the ‘hierarchy’ position; and (4) the ‘Hebrew-only’ posit…
Family language policies, reported language use and proficiency in Russian – Hebrew bilingual children in Israel
The relationship between family language policy (FLP) and language choice, language use, proficiency in Russian and Hebrew, codeswitching (CS) and linguistic performance was studied in Russian-speaking immigrant parents and their Russian–Hebrew bilingual preschool children. By means of Glaser's Grounded Theory, the content of sociolinguistic interviews with 65 parents was classified to form families with strict-Russian, mild-Russian and pro-bilin…
‘Everything comes with a price … ’ ; family language policy in Israeli Arab families in mixed cities
The state of Israel has an indigenous minority of Arabs, distinguished from the Jewish majority by national, religious, cultural, and linguistic characteristics. Most Jews use Hebrew as their L1, while Arabs use Arabic, both official languages in Israel. Most Arabs tend to live in separate geographical areas and about 10% of Israel’s Arabs live in ‘mixed cities.’ Since neither side defines them as homogeneous, these cities may afford rich insight…
‘Shared Education’ and translanguaging; students at Jewish and Arab schools learning English together
This paper reports on a study that examined a Shared Education program recently implemented in Israel based on the Northern Ireland model. Sixth-grade children from two schools – one Jewish and one Arab, who study in separate education systems and have very limited contacts with one another – met to learn English (as an additional language) together. The study explored patterns of language use (English, Arabic, Hebrew) as well as the ways childre…
Language exposure practices among Hasidic Yiddish-Hebrew speaking children – in support of Yiddish vitality in Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic communities in Israel maintain the use of Yiddish as a prestigious language, connecting generations and preserving the communities’ traditional way of living (Hary and BenorBerlin, 2019)). Yiddish, the Community Language (CL), is supported within the family and the Hasidic community outside the family, while Hebrew, the Majority Language (ML), is used with members outside the community. Hasidic communities present a unique …
Linguistics (7 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 works) · Hebrew (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Arabic (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)