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American Military English Course Topics in Counterinsurgency

American Military English Course Topics in Counterinsurgency. Defense Language Institute English Language Center.

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American Military English Course Topics in Counterinsurgency

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  1. American Military English CourseTopics in Counterinsurgency Defense Language Institute English Language Center

  2. This presentation is for information only. No US Government commitment to sell, loan, lease, co-develop, or co-produce defense articles or provide defense services is implied or intended. AETC Case #07D-021

  3. AMEC – Topics Counterinsurgency • Background • Authentic readings in each lesson • Information about the texts

  4. AMEC – Topics Counterinsurgency • Background • Interest • Research • NDU • Internet

  5. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Authentic Material • New FM-3-24 Counterinsurgency • Articles • Lt Gen David Petraeus • Lt Col David Kilcullen Ph.D., Australian Army • Dr. Thomas Marks • Dr. Bard O’Neill • Other unclassified military publications

  6. AMEC – Topics Counterinsurgency • Design plan • Development process

  7. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Topics in Counterinsurgency text • Unit 1: Introduction to Insurgency • Unit 2: Aspects of Insurgency • Unit 3: Learning Counterinsurgency • Unit 4: Counterinsurgency Strategies • Unit 5: Review

  8. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Unit 1 Introduction to Insurgency • “Introduction and Definition” • “The Evolution of Insurgency” • “Twentieth-century Insurgency”

  9. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Unit 2 Aspects of Insurgency • “Aspects, Approaches, and Strategies of Insurgency” • “Mobilization Means and Causes” • “Dynamics of an Insurgency”

  10. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Unit 3 Learning Counterinsurgency • “Lines of Operation” • “Best Practices in Counterinsurgency” • “Observations from Soldiering in Iraq”

  11. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Unit 4 Counterinsurgency Strategies • “Twenty-eight Articles: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency” • “Contemporary Imperatives of Counterinsurgency” • “Countering Insurgent Networks”

  12. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • AMEC Series • Air Force Topics • Navy Topics • Army Topics, Books 1 and 2 • General Military Topics • Topics in Counterinsurgency

  13. AMEC Series Air Force Topics Navy Topics Army Topics, Book 1 Army Topics, Book 2 General Military Topics Topics in Counterinsurgency High Intermediate/Low Advanced ECL/ALCPT 60-70 STANAG 1/1 Advanced ECL/ALCPT 70-80 STANAG 2/2 Advanced ECL/ALCPT 80 STANAG 2+/3 AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency

  14. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Language components • Grammar, vocabulary, function, and language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) • Language learning strategies • Promote learner independence • Authentic materials from US military sources • Language activities • Can be used as self-study and/or classroom materials

  15. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Approach • Readings reflect counterinsurgency • Language learning exercises and tasks • Small group interaction • Report writing • Briefing skills • Group discussion skills • Critical thinking skills

  16. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Student Text • Four units and one review unit • At the end of each unit • Glossary • Objective vocabulary • Military abbreviations and acronyms • Military expressions • On your Own • Additional readings • Troublesome grammar • Homework

  17. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Student Text, continued • Readings and classroom activities • Appendixes • Punctuation, verb forms, modals, stems and affixes, prepositions, questions, and handouts needed for certain activities • Glossary of Terms Used in Counterinsurgency • Instructor Text • Contains student text • Instructional guidance and answers

  18. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Instructor Text, continued • Ancillary materials • Word cards and language learning games • Other interactive materials • Evaluation Exercises • Instructors can choose which to use • Need to make copies • Evaluation Exercise Answers • Tape scripts

  19. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency • Training support materials • Audio • CDs or cassettes • Two types of audio activities • Listening activities in texts • Oral readings recorded by native speakers • Audio scripts in the IT • Video • From authentic sources • Accompanied by learning activities in text

  20. AMEC – Topics in Counterinsurgency Questions?

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