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‘MOBILE’ T ESTERS AND TEACHER TRAINERS - A NEW CHALLENGE

‘MOBILE’ T ESTERS AND TEACHER TRAINERS - A NEW CHALLENGE. Melita Djurić School of Foreign Languages Slovenia. Purpose. Enhanced cooperation between countries  d ilemmas to resolve An organizer and a ‘mobile’ tester. Content.

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‘MOBILE’ T ESTERS AND TEACHER TRAINERS - A NEW CHALLENGE

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  1. ‘MOBILE’ TESTERS AND TEACHER TRAINERS - A NEW CHALLENGE Melita Djurić School of Foreign Languages Slovenia BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  2. Purpose • Enhanced cooperation between countries dilemmas to resolve • An organizer and a ‘mobile’ tester BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  3. Content • Invitations - unplanned activities –challenges! • Teacher training course in Sweden; • Testing STANAG 6001 in Montenegro; • Lessons learned – suggestions BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  4. Organization of two events • Dates? • How many testers and teacher trainers available / needed? • Are they flexible and indepedent enough? • Workload planned/extra? • Course director & Testing cooordinator in charge • Responsibility for communication and realization BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  5. Preparation • TESTING in Podgorica,February 07: Administration details; 2 big rooms, cassette players?, electric stove, no photocopy machine, no computer • TEACHER TRAINING in Stockholm,March 07: basic aim/needs, shortening from 2 wks to 1 wk; teachers’ background and experiences, a typical Swedish teacher of English?; course content BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  6. Added value SLOVENIA • Work in a new environment with new people under different conditions • Professional and personal growth • Mutual trust MONTENEGRO, SWEDEN • Introducing testing standards and practices • Tailoring/adapting an existing course to customers’ needs BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  7. After … • Certificates (Podgorica and Stockholm) • Analysis and written reports • Evaluation and suggestions Work-wise:  System-wise:  Experience: changes needed! BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  8. Dilemmas in the system Are ‘mobile’ testers and teacher trainers motivated enough for similar experiences? YES/NO? • Teacher trainers - 3 different statuses within a course (PEP, international network, SLO) • SLO: hrs to compensate/a day off due to weekend travel; poor opportunities for reward or bonus; “investment in building renovation”; PfP LTCoffers international courses for free. BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  9. Next Steps • Marketing international courses: concrete actions on introducing fees, charges for administration and accommodation • Promoting mobile teams’ contribution at national level (MoD, SAF) • Rewards/bonuses • Restore and keep motivation BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

  10. THANK YOUQ and A BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007

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