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Enhanced Intercultural Language Training at Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute

Enhance linguistic and intercultural competence through syndicate work based language training for German course participants. Participants prepare presentations, engage in intercultural affairs, and improve language skills. Set in Seebenstein, with task-related excursions and total-immersion learning. Results show significant improvement in speaking skills.

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Enhanced Intercultural Language Training at Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute

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  1. Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute Enhancement of linguistic and intercultural competence through syndicate-work based language training

  2. Syndicate work participants Participants of the German language course Level 2 at the AAF LngInst Students of Strassergasse High School

  3. Aims of this syndicate-work based language training • For the students of • Strassergasse High School • Preparing a new topic together with • non-native speakers • Supporting a non-native speaker • in preparing and giving a presentation • Preparing an interesting and • well elaborated presentation • Getting experience in intercultural affairs • during syndicate work

  4. Aims of the syndicate-work based language training • For the participants of the • German language course • Enhancing the language competence • of the course participants • Working in a multinational syndicate • in the German language together with • Austrian students • Improving their capability to prepare • and give presentations • Dealing with a specific topic • and language in preparing a presentation • Getting experience in intercultural affairs • during the syndicate work

  5. Setup 12 Participants of the language course (BG, China, HU, UKR, HR, FYROM, LO, BiH); start of syndicate work after 240 lessons of the STANAG-2 course 35 – 45 High school students (17 – 19 years old) About 12 lessons for syndicate work About 12 lessons for specific information 4 lessons for presentations Military seminar centre at Seebenstein (with access to the internet)

  6. Schedule during this work • Welcome address • Presentations prepared by course participants • Forming the syndicates • (1 course participant, 3-5 students) • Information input • Tasking the syndicates • Syndicate work • Excursions to task-related organisations • Syndicate presentations

  7. Why Location SEEBENSTEIN ? • Seminar centre of the Austrian Armed Forces • Small town about 60 kms from Vienna near the • Theresan Military Academy • Students and course participants • had to stay in town, so they • worked and talked together even in the evening • (total-immersion learning situation) • Internet was available

  8. Task • „Prepare and give a presentation of the • water and energy resources management • of the home country of the • German language course participant“ • Setup • About 10 – 15 minutes, • use PowerPoint and internet • Course participant has to give the presentation

  9. Topic-related information and excursions

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  16. Test results • Results of the • Proficiency Test at the end of the course • Listening: 12 candidates reached 2 • Speaking: 4 reached 1+, 4 reached 2, • 4 reached 2+ • Reading: 2 reached 1+, 10 reached 2 • Writing: 12 reached 2

  17. Conclusions • Intensive intercultural training • Intensive German language • training • Topic-based presentations • Well done presentations • Total immersion language training • Test results show that especially • speaking skills improved more • than usually

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