These clips were produced at The University of Texas at Austin by Esther Raizen and Yaron Shemer in the late 1990s. If you are looking for authentic materials, they are not—all clips are scripted. The "Merav and Friends" series presents the discourse in a slowed-down, carefully articulated speech, for the benefit of beginners. The "Rina and David" series contains short scenes in close-to-normal speed of speech, and the "Kobi and Eyal" series presents native-like discourse speed.

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The clips were produced with funds from a US Department of Education Title VI grant, allocated through the UT Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Technical support was provided by Eric Eubank from Liberal Arts ITS and Christopher D. Blandy from ACITS.
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