1 LT Estela Magalhães ParreiraLT Estela Magalhães ParreiraMAY14MAY14

BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CO-ORDINATION BILC

ConferenceBruges, Belgium04-09 May 2014

”Forging effective partnerships to optimize operational success”

Advantages and disadvantages of contracting language

training/testing services

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Introduction Weaknesses Strengths Conclusions

  

AGENDA

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

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Due to our commitments within

NATO, UN, and EU, we teach

English to our military.

INTRODUCTION

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We will soon begin to teach

French.

(Portuguese Air Force)

For this language, we will contract

external services to teach and test.

INTRODUCTION

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To teach and test English,

we have in-house

capabilities

but also contracted

services.

INTRODUCTION

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Throughout the years we have

been: Downsizing the

contracted services

Developing in-house

capabilities

INTRODUCTION

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WEAKNESSESWEAKNESSES

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STRENGTHSSTRENGTHS

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   WEAKNESSESWEAKNESSES

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Poor awareness of STANAG

6001

Testing NOT IAW STANAG

6001

WEAKNESSES

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Difficulties in adjusting to

military environment

Difficulties in adjusting to

military teaching

methodologies

WEAKNESSES

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Difficulty in teaching

military terminology

Difficulty in teaching for the

mission

WEAKNESSES

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WEAKNESSES

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Lack of military experience

to teach communicative

skills within the field of

military operations

WEAKNESSES

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Costly

No permanent ties to the

Military

WEAKNESSES

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   STRENGTHSSTRENGTHS

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In case of shortage of

“in-house” teachers

STRENGTHS

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Valuable asset because we

usually contract

English native teachers

STRENGTHS

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Valuable asset for:

Academic English

General English

Higher Levels

STRENGTHS

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Different teaching

methodologies

Value added provided by

these partnerships

STRENGTHS

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No permanent ties to the

Military

STRENGTHS

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   CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

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As everything in life,

contracting teaching/testing

services has

weaknesses and strengths

CONCLUSIONS

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EGARDLESS

TEACH NG

LANGUAG S

MIL TARY

OBJEC IVE

EFFECTIVEL

COMMUNIC TE

C MBINED

MULT

NATIONAL

THEATR

OPE ATIONS

STRENG HS

GUARA TEE

EST

SKI LS

25 LT Estela Magalhães ParreiraLT Estela Magalhães ParreiraMAY14MAY14

BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CO-ORDINATION BILC

ConferenceBruges, Belgium04-09 May 2014

”Forging effective partnerships to optimize operational success”

Advantages and disadvantages of contracting language

training/testing services