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Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute. Effective Integration of Language Training into Careers – the Austrian Approach. Mission of the AAF Language Institute. To make the Austrian Armed Forces interoperable through language proficiency. Desired End-state INTEROPERABILITY. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Effective Integration of Language Training into Careers – the Austrian Approach
Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute
Mission of the AAF Language InstituteMission of the AAF Language Institute
To make the Austrian Armed Forces interoperable
through language proficiency
Desired End-state
INTEROPERABILITY
No purely general language trainingbut alsointercultural competence
andmilitary language training.
Military Skills
• General school system: English obligatory (Basics)
• Military school system:Advanced English language training (incl. military terminology)Offrs: level 3, NCOs: level 2
Austrian situationAustrian situation
• English proficiency level 3 for all• Military Academy graduates:
level 2+ or better • Officers from Cpt onwards:
level 3 or better
Concept for Officers (1)Concept for Officers (1)
• Following one-year volunteer training• Three-year BA programme• Second Lieutenant
(typically plt ldr)
Theresian Military AcademyTheresian Military Academy
• Military Academy cadets are required to choose a language for third-language training
• Preferably a language with prior knowledge to build on
• Unless there is any, French is taught to beginners
Concept for Officers (2)Concept for Officers (2)
• Advanced training in– French– Russian– Spanish– Italian– Croatian
• Beginners‘ training– French– Russian
LanguagesLanguages
• General Staff Course: Three-year PhD programme
• Career courses for Military Academy graduates (MA)
• Career courses for university graduates
National Defence AcademyEnglish as a Working Language
National Defence AcademyEnglish as a Working Language
• General Staff Course participants are required to choose a language for third-language training
• Preferably a language where a future appointment is likely (MilAtt, LO, PE & CE posts, …)
Concept for Officers (4)Concept for Officers (4)
• Beginners‘ training – French– Arabic– Chinese– Turkish
• Advanced training in– French– Russian– Croatian
LanguagesLanguages
Third language & Intercultural Competence:
Winning hearts and minds
Third language & Intercultural Competence:
Winning hearts and minds
• Local population and authorities
• Multinational units and headquarters
Improvement of interoperabilityImprovement of interoperability
AOO
Concept for NCOs (1)Concept for NCOs (1)
• German proficiency level 3 for all• English proficiency :
– Sergeant level 1 or better (incl. mil term)
– Staff Sergeantlevel 2 or better
– Warrant Officerlevel 2+ or better
Concept for NCOs (2)Concept for NCOs (2)
• other language training on demand
Att , SOF, Agencies ….
• Three-year validity• Renewable on the basis of
– either a short form of the test– or a minimum of six months‘
deployment to a country where the language is spoken natively or at a multinational HQ
Language certificatesLanguage certificates
Enhanced Language TrainingEnhanced Language Training
• Tactical English Course• Tactical French Course• Logistics English Course• Legal English Course• Air Operational English Course• Aviation English Course (ICAO)• Language Trainer Course
(English, German)• Pre-deployment Training
• Members of our Institute served abroad, be it in PSOs, be it as course participants.
• Experience contributes to language course design:– general language – military language
Staff experienceStaff experience
Tactical English CourseTactical English Course
Tactical English CourseTactical English Course
Tactical English Courses (TEC)
Module 1: Battle TechniquesModule 2: Staff officers
• MDMP• Briefing Training
Module 3: Commanding officers• CCIR• intent• criteria for success• planning guidance
STANAGs
Language Training for Special PurposesLanguage Training for Special Purposes
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Tactical French CourseTactical French Course
EnvisagedEnvisaged
• Logistics English Course, Medical English Course
Air Operational CourseAir Operational Course
Airspace Management
Aviation English Course(pre-planned)
Aviation English Course(pre-planned)
One Airspace ICAO
English & German
Language Trainer CourseLanguage Trainer Course
Language modules forOPERATIONS PREPARATION
• for multinational operations• for multinational exercises
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Pre-deployment TrainingPre-deployment Training
Products:Products:Language survival books for service support
AAF Language InstituteAAF Language Institute
ENDENDof briefing ?of briefing ?
NO !NO !
WORKING GROUP WORKING GROUP MILITARY MILITARY
TERMINOLOGYTERMINOLOGYBased on Based on
STUDY GROUP 3STUDY GROUP 3BILC Conference Vilnius 2011BILC Conference Vilnius 2011
PRAGUE 2012PRAGUE 2012
ce VILNIUS May 2011ce VILNIUS May 2011
ATP-3.2.1: SitRep for the WGATP-3.2.1: SitRep for the WG1. AUT: The Employment of Land Forces2. GBR: Conceptual Frameworks for the Conduct of
Tactical Activities: Battlespace, Functional and Operational Frameworks
3. Types of Tactical Forces4. Tactical Planning Considerations5. EST: Tactical Offensive Activities6. DAN: Tactical Defensive Activities7. Tactical Stability Activities8. Tactical Enabling Activities9. CZE: Operations in Specific Enviroments and
Circumstances
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