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Czech DLI Approach to ESP Courses major Jan SMID Rome, BILC 9 June 2009

Czech DLI Approach to ESP Courses major Jan SMID Rome, BILC 9 June 2009. Bridging the gap. Your (Our) problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach. Earl Nightingale. Defense Language Institute. Teaching Div. 600 students.

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Czech DLI Approach to ESP Courses major Jan SMID Rome, BILC 9 June 2009

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  1. Czech DLI Approach to ESP Courses major Jan SMID Rome, BILC 9 June 2009

  2. Bridging the gap • Your (Our) problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.Earl Nightingale

  3. Defense Language Institute Teaching Div. 600 students Testing Div. 3500 candidates Czech DLI tasks

  4. ESP courses NATO Pre-deployment Military Terminology Pre-deployment Courses organized by DLI • STANAG 6001 Exam • Intensive level 2 • Intensive level 3 • Refresher level 2 / 3 • Combined level 2

  5. ESP courses • NATO Pre-deployment Course • 8 times a year • Topics: • Basics of NATO correspondence • Leadership • Military & media • Military culture • Materials: • ESSO MO, NATO brochures, SOPs, ...

  6. ESP courses • Military Terminology Course • Twice a year • Topics: • Ranks and appointments • Training and careers • Structure of the military • Abbreviations • Cultural awareness talk • Injuries • Map reading • Materials: Campaign, Breakthrough, Officer's Handbook

  7. ESP courses • Pre-deployment Courses • X-times a year • Topics: • Varying • Materials: • Official military documents...

  8. Pre-deployment courses • Process: • Planning phase • Language needs assessment • Language competence assessment • Training delivery • Feedback

  9. Pre-deployment courses • Planning phase • Requirement • Allocating resources

  10. Pre-deployment courses • Language needs assessment • Defining the tasks

  11. Pre-deployment courses • Language competence assessment • Placement test • Homogeneous groups • Lesson plan design

  12. Pre-deployment courses • Lesson plan design • Hour allocation • Material development/modification • Modular approach • Communication skills • Military alphabet • Prowords • Uniforms and equipment • Patrolling • Vehicle check • Medevac, casevac • Map reading

  13. Pre-deployment courses • Training delivery • Classroom contact lessons • In-the-field assignments

  14. Pre-deployment courses • Feedback • Student assessment • Informal ongoing verbal • Informal weekly verbal • Course content assessment • Informal ongoing verbal • Weekly discussions • End-of-course feedback form • Post-deployment

  15. Pre-deployment courses • Training Challenges • Time on task • Extremely limited • Training may cease/get interrupted at any time • Not all students present • Teacher training • Lack of specialized/qualified instructors • TTT course

  16. Thank you. • Questions?

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