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UK MOD Language Assessment

MODLEB. UK MOD Language Assessment. Lt Col JD Lewis RE SO1 DOLSU Maj CED Burrows AGC (ETS) SO2 Requirements & Evaluation, DOLSU. Definitions. MODLEB – Ministry of Defence Languages Examinations Board EBP – English Base Paper MCQ – Multiple Choice Question MLA – Multi-Level Assessment

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UK MOD Language Assessment

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  1. MODLEB UK MOD Language Assessment Lt Col JD Lewis RE SO1 DOLSU Maj CED Burrows AGC (ETS) SO2 Requirements & Evaluation, DOLSU

  2. Definitions • MODLEB – Ministry of Defence Languages Examinations Board • EBP – English Base Paper • MCQ – Multiple Choice Question • MLA – Multi-Level Assessment • Operational languages: • Pashto, Dari • Arabic, Farsi, Somali • Short Answer – length defined in rubric • Usually fewer than 10 words

  3. MODLEB 2011 • Expiry of current MODLEB contract • Evolved language requirement • Comprehensive re-evaluation • Job Analysis • Training Process • Financial climate • General proficiency vs operational requirements

  4. Operational Requirement Language Training Language Assessment MODLEB 2011

  5. Applied Skills • Military use of language must have practical application • Conducting business • Rapport building and general conversation • Task and linguist management • Gisting • Situational or liaison interpreting

  6. Contexts

  7. MODLEB 2011 • SLP 1 (Short course output) • Threshold assessment retained • Focused proficiency based on operational experience • SLP 2 – 4 (SLP 0 – 4 output possible) • Multi-level assessment (MLA) • General proficiency with wide-ranging military focus • Concentration on accurate measurement of SLP 2 and SLP 3 • English base paper model retained

  8. Military Comprehension 1 Multiple Choice Questions Military Comprehension 2 Multiple Choice Questions Listening General Conversation Military Business 1 Transaction Back Brief Military Business 2 Transaction Back Brief Speaking Military Comprehension Short Answer Questions Operational Signs Short Answer Questions Reading SLP 1 – Threshold Assessment

  9. Task 1 Excerpts (SLP 2) Task 2 Excerpts (SLP 2) Task 3 Excerpts (SLP 2) Section 1 Task 1 Briefing (SLP 2+/3) Section 2 Task 1 Broadcast – Military News & Comment (SLP 3/3+) Section 3 Task 1 Staff Report (SLP 4) Task 2 Staff Report (SLP 4) Section 4 MLA – Listening

  10. Task 1 Excerpts (SLP 2) Task 2 Excerpts (SLP 2) Task 3 Excerpts (SLP 2) Section 1 Task 1 Briefing (SLP 2+/3) Section 2 Task 1 Military Report (SLP 3/3+) Task 2 Military Report (SLP 3/3+) Section 3 Task 1 Article – Advanced Topic (SLP 4) Section 4 MLA - Reading

  11. MLA – Productive Skills • Speaking • Section 1 – Guided Conversation • Section 2 – Information Retrieval • Section 3 – Present & Justify • Writing • Single piece of written work • 90 minutes • Six stimuli (two visual, four textual – in English)

  12. Threshold Assessment Rigorous assessment at a level Narrow range of lexis testable Requires staging, or profile may be unuseable Multi-Level Assessment Cumulative ‘snapshot’ assessments Number/breadth of tasks Useable profile For candidate For employer The Balance

  13. MODLEB 2011 • Currently in first phase of Pilot • Second phase Jun/Jul 11 • Roll-out for Oct 11 • Positive indications on current Pilot format • Poor candidate perception of MCQ • Listening problematic Other experience and contributions welcome!

  14. Questions? Contact details: JtCap-DOLSUSO2ReqtEval@mod.uk +44 (0)1980 618112

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