Croatian Defense Academy “Dr. Franjo Tuđman”/CDA FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER ‟Katarina Zrinska”

1. Croatian Defense Academy “Dr. Franjo Tuđman”/CDA FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER ‟Katarina Zrinska” DESIGNING SYLLABI IAW STANAG 6001 Courses to Fit the Needs Presented by Irena Prpić Đurić

2. CONTENT: FLC “Katarina Zrinska” – organizational structure and background Development of courses Impact of STANAG 6001 requirements Questions

4. FLC Organizational structure

5. 1995 – department in Zagreb, 1997 – departments in Split and Osijek

7. MISSION: organize and execute foreign language training for officers, NCOs, and civilian personnel of the Croatian Armed Forces (CAF) and Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) as well as the members of the wider security and defense community (Ministry of Interior, Military Intelligence, Security and Intelligence Service, foreign students, etc.)

8. AIM: to prepare its students to successfully perform their duties in a modern security environment as well as to prepare them for their education and training abroad

9. COURSES AND STANAG 6001: • Pre-STANAG era: English, German, French, Italian; Intensive Courses (3 – 4 months) + face-to-face language instructions – standard language courses + military terminology • Year 2000 – PfP • Development of Intensive Courses IAW STANAG 6001 – 2003/2004 – why? and how?, 2008 (introducing achievement tests for all levels), 2009 (introducing structure/vocabulary part of the test), 2011 (introducing L1+), 2012 & 2018 – new curriculum

10. ENGLISH COURSES: • Intensive courses – 11wks, 330hrs, 6 hrs per day: • Elementary (STANAG L1) • Pre-intermediate (STANAG L1+) • Intermediate (STANAG L2) • Upper-intermediate (STANAG L 2+) • Advanced (STANAG L3, January 2019) • German, French and Italian – Levels 1, 1+, 2 • Russian – A1 – B1 (200 hrs each level)

11. Old syllabus (ELTC objectives 1.doc) Current syllabus (L1 NPP Dec2017.doc)

12. PAST: • 2001 – 2009: Military Police, Radio-communication, Logisticians in PSO, CRO 2 (international ESSO), English Language Course for Ranking Officers, OMLT (PLTCE) • Methodology Course for English Language Instructors – 2002, 2004/2005, 2009 - ?

13. PRESENT: • Methodology Course for English LanguageInstructors – 4 wks, 120 hrs • Referesher English Course – 3 wks, 84 hrs • English Skills or Aircraft Mechanics – 11 wks, 330 hrs

14. Teachers: • Better understanding of STANAG 6001 descriptors • Being more conscious of the importance of skill-based and student-oriented teaching and skill-based testing • Readiness to design new courses • Designing and developing betterprogress and achievement tests

15. Students: • Feelingmore confident about what they know and what they have mastered during a course • Being betterprepared for official STANAG testing • Being taught and instructed on how to further their language knowledge when leaving the Center

16. Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) ‟“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

17. Thank you for your attention!!! QUESTIONS.... 