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Linguapeace EuropeLinguapeace Europe

Materials SLP2 - SLP3

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• Target population• Arenas of interaction• Outcome levels• Content by theme• Content by skill• Content by performance outcome• Progression• Discussion

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Target PopulationTarget Population

• Peacekeepers on international missions

• Military personnel• Border Police• NGO personnel and aid workers

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Arenas of Interaction Arenas of Interaction

• Within the Services - Joint peacekeeping mission (English lingua franca)– communication among service personnel– situational reports– orders and instructions– summarising information– socialising– planning and procedures

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Arenas of InteractionArenas of Interaction

• Liaising with non-military organisations who are part of a peacekeeping mission– NGOs– Red Cross – Other humanitarian organisations– Aid organisations– Relief workers

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Arenas of InteractionArenas of Interaction

• Dealing with civilians, militia etc. where the only common language is English– interrogation– extracting information– controlling crowds– explanation of procedures and rules– resolving conflict– negotiation

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Outcome Levels - listeningOutcome Levels - listening

• show an understanding of the English used in media presentations, briefings and public presentations.

• language spoken at less than normal speaker speed with little or no background interference

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Outcome Levels - speakingOutcome Levels - speaking

• take part in conversations and discussions, conduct business.

• Communication of the message achieved in spite of grammatical error, choice of vocabulary, accent or undue hesitation and rephrasing.

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Outcome Levels - ReadingOutcome Levels - Reading

• show an understanding of the English used in general texts, articles on news and current affairs, and military briefings.

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Outcome Levels - writingOutcome Levels - writing

• write social/business correspondence• summarise military reports• communication of the message achieved in

spite of grammatical error, choice of vocabulary, accent or undue hesitation and rephrasing.

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Content by themeContent by theme

• Accidents• Manoeuvres• Relief operations• Weapons

collection• Managing

personnel• Managing civilians

• Checkpoints and borders

• Undercover ops• International

Liaison• Reconnaissance

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Content by themeContent by theme

• Vocabulary and expressions are related to one topic – easier to store

• Demonstrates the skills and competences needed to operate in one area

• Units can develop organically

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Content by skillContent by skill

• By section• Within thematically based units• Students and trainers can focus on

the skill that they need the most

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Content by performance outcomeContent by performance outcome

• Debriefing soldiers

• Planning • Investigating

accident reports• Finding out the

requirements of a relief agency

• Arranging transportation

• Summarising military briefings

• Correspondence• Giving

instructions• Understanding

radio news• Negotiating

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Content by performance outcomeContent by performance outcome

• Focus on specific skills that students require for a particular task

• Demonstrate the combination of skills needed to achieve a given task

• Highly focussed lexis and syntax • Easy to locate what you need• Work on each area in isolation to build

up competence at SLP3

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ProgressionProgression

• Stepped level of difficulty through the book– Complexity of grammar– Complexity of discourse– Range of vocabulary

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ProgressionProgression

• Increase complexity within each unit• The end of the unit corresponds to SLP3

– Student can achieve SLP3 in one performance outcome before moving to the next

– Student can easily locate points to revisit– Don’t need to know one set of vocabulary

to move on to the next unit

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For discussionFor discussion

• Which structure does the project prefer?• Which form of progression does the

project prefer?• Does the project feel that explicit

syntax, discourse and pronunciation models need to be included?

• Is the project happy with discourse examples (which allows trainers to present the other features as they already know how to do)?