Home Page
Curriculum Vitae



SHOSHANA BLUM-KULKA


Karl and Matilda Newhouse Professor Emerita, Communication, Dept. of Communication and School of Education, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Address: Dept. of Communication and Journalism, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91905, Israel

Email: shoshana.blum-kulka@mail.huji.ac.il

URL: http://pluto.huji.ac.il/~mskcusb/

 

Education

 

1974 - PH.D, Hebrew Linguistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

1965 - M.A in Education, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, NY

1963 - B.A in English and Romance Languages, the Hebrew University   

 

Areas of Specialization

 

Discourse Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Cross-Cultural Pragmatics, Interlanguage Pragmatics, Translation, Family Discourse, Media Discourse, Pragmatic Development in First and Second language.

 

 

University Appointments

2004-

 

Professor Emerita in Communication and Education


1999-

 

Karl and Matilda Newhouse Professor in Communication

 

1995-

 

Professor, Department of Communication and School of Education, Hebrew University

 

1991-1992

 

Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Graduate School of  Education

 

1987-1995

 

Associate Professor, Department of Communication and School of Education, The Hebrew University

 

1996-1997

 

Visiting Scholar, Institute of Education, London University

 

1982-1987

 

Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and School of  Education, the Hebrew University

 

Apr-Sep 1984

 

Associate of Education, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

 

1979-1980

 

Visiting Professor, Ontario Institute of Education, Toronto, Canada

 

1975-1982

 

Lecturer, Center for Applied Linguistics, Department of Communication and School of Education, The Hebrew University

 

1965-1974

 

Director of Intensive Hebrew Program for Overseas Students and Instructor in Hebrew as a Second Language, The Hebrew University

 


University Service [1994-2004 only]

1998-2003

 

Director, Program in Language and Education, School of Education, HU

1993-1996

 

Chair, Department of Communication and Journalism, HU

 

1996-1999

 

Member of the Committee for Development, Faculty of Social Science, HU

 

1997-1999

 

Member of Teaching Committee, School of Education, HU

 

 

 

Courses Taught

 

 

Theory of Translation; Translation Quality Assessment; Language Education;

Reading Comprehension; Intercultural Communication; Discourse Analysis;

Talk Shows; Language and Communication; Text and Context in Media

Discourse; Conversational Narratives; Discursive Literacy; Child Peer interaction.

 

 

Invited Summer Courses in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis: Curses de Verano,

San Sebastian, Spain: School of Advanced Studies, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia; Summe

School, Jyväskylä, Finland.

 

 

Professional Service

Member of editorial (or advisory) board:

a.      Books:

Pragmatic and Beyond book series, John Benjamin's Publishing Company, Studies in Pragmatics (SIP), Elsevier (1998-2008)

b. Journals

Journal of Pragmatics (1998-2012)

Journal of Narrative Inquiry (1994-)

Journal of Sociolinguistics (1997-)

Discourse Studies (1999-)

Research on Language and Social Interaction (2005-2009)

Languages in Contrast (1999-2007)

Journal of Politeness Research (2005-)

Media frames (in Hebrew) (2007-)

Balshanut Shimushit (in Hebrew) (1980-1982)

 

Additional ad hoc reviewing for:

 

Applied Psycholinguistics, Human Communication Research, Text, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, European Journal of Psychology of Education, Journal of Politeness, Megamot (in Hebrew); ISF & BSF grant applications.

 

 

 

 

 

Major Research Projects:

1997-1981

Processes of lexical simplification in Hebrew as a Second Language (with Eddie Levenston).


1982-1986

Identifying Text-Focused Reading Difficulties (with Lea Adar, Raphael Nir, Rachel Meisler &Tamar Weil ). The NCJW  Institute for Innovation, Hebrew University.

 

1982-1987

CCSARP: A Cross-Cultural Study of Requests and Apologies (with Claus Fäerch & Gabriele Kasper, Aarhus, Juliane House, Hamburg, Elite Olshtain & Elda Weizman, Jerusalem, Ellen Rintell, New York, Helmut Vollmer, Osnabrück, Nessa Wolfson, Pennsylvania).

 

1983-1986

The Language of Requesting in Israeli Society (with Brenda Danet & Rimona Gerson).

 

1984-1987

Cross-Cultural Study of Interactional Styles and the Acquisition of Competence (with Susan Ervin-Tripp & David Gordon, Berkeley, and Catherine Snow, Harvard). BSF, Binational Foundation.

 

1988-1992

Family Discourse: A Cross-Cultural Study of Pragmatic Socialization (with Catherine Snow). BSF, Binational Science Foundation.

 

1992-1995

The Discourse of Schooling: the Language Experience of Israeli Children from Low Income Families. NCJW Institute of Education, Hebrew University.

 

1993-1996

Patterns of Communication in the Home: A Comparative Study of Two Social Groups in Israel. ISF, Israeli Academy of Science.

 

1982-2002

Political Media Discourse: Misunderstandings (with Elda Weizman); News Interviews with Political Leaders and Political Debates on Television (in part with Tamar Liebes and Zohar Kampf).

 

1991-2001

The Discourse of Talk-Shows: Cultural Patterns in Mediated Discourse.

 

1999-2002

Gaining Autonomy in Genres of Extended Discourse (with Catherine). BSF, Binational Science Foundation.

 

2000-2001

Patterns of Argumentation in Israeli Society (with Menahem Blondheim and Gonen Hacohen). Smart Institute, Hebrew University.

 

2001-2004

The Contribution of Diverse Contexts to the Development of Pragmatic Skills. ISF, Israeli Academy of Science (with Michal Hamo).

 

2002-2006

Peer Interaction and Pragmatic Development (with Catherine Snow). Binational Science Foundation)

2005-2008

The Language Experience of Young Immigrant Children. ISF, Israeli Academy of Science (with Rachel Yifat and Naomi Gorbat).

 

2008-2012

Apprenticeship in Language and Culture: Major Processes in the Acquisition of Hebrew as L2 by young immigrant children. ISF, Israeli Academy of Science.

 

 

 

Professional Service

1997-1998

Chair: National Assessment Committee of Reading in the Fourth Grade

1997-2002

Chair: Committee on the Development of the Curriculum for Language Education for the Elementary School

 

2004-2008

Chair: Committee on the Development of Language Curriculum for the Teaching of Hebrew as a Second Language to Children

 

2004-2007

Member, Committee on Modes of Education for Ages 3-8, The Initiative  for Applied Education Research, The Israeli Academy of Science and Humanities

 

2007-2008

Chair: Committee for the Development of Tests for Speakers of Hebrew as L2, 2007-2008

 

2010-

Academic Advisor and Member of the Development Team: Course in Discourse Analysis, Tel -Aviv : The Open University

 

2005-

Academic Advisor for various textbooks in Hebrew for the Elementary Grades, Tel-Aviv; Matach, The Center for Educational Technology