Authenticity in Military Language Training: HDF Perspective

2. BILC Professional Seminar„Authenticity in training and testing: Making it real” Introduction of the English Training in the HDF Host Nation Perspective HUN MoD DS J7 Col Zsolt MIKUSI HUN A Head of Education Branch

4. The Purpose of Military Language Training Prepare cadets, officers, NCOs and civilian employees of the armed forces to communicate and operate in a multinational environment at home and abroad.

5. Currently two educationalinstitutions conduct centralizedlanguagetraining withinthe HDF: • - FLTC MSOTF NUPS • HDF NCO Academy • HDF PSTC – receivedNATO PTEC status • in JUL 2016 • Regional language courses are also available with the aim of keeping or refreshinglanguageskills.

6. FLTC Faculty of Military Science and OfficerTraining NUPS Budapest Ms Gabriella KISS, PhD Director

7. Teachers and Staff FLTC has 28 full-time teacher positions part-time teachers (their number is in accordance with the needs) 2 administrators All teachers are highly-qualified professionals with great experience

8. Types of Language Training 1. LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR CADETS Requirements for graduation for cadets: STANAG 2222 exam Number of lessonsfor cadets: 180 contact lessons in 3 semesters Special courses (20-30 lessons per term) from the fifth semester

9. Types of Language Training 2. Intensive courses 5-month intensive courses (English) 500 lessons – 6 lessons / day aim: successful STANAG level 1, level 2 or level 3 exams 5-month intensive course (Hungarian as a foreign language) 500 lessons – 6 lessons / day aim: good communication skills in Hungarian 3-month/5-month intensive courses (English) PfP/MD, DEEP 300 lessons – 6 lessons / day multinational and multiservice students from NATO, PfP MD,ICI and PATG countries aim: successful STANAG 6001 exam at level 1, 2 or 3

10. Types of Language Training 3. Non-intensive courses English 300 lessons per year Aim: successful STANAG 1 and STANAG 2 exams French 300 lessons per year Aim: successful Arma exam at Basic and/or Intermediate levels German 300 lessons per year Aim: successful Arma exam at Basic and/or Intermediate levels

11. NATO Accredited Special Courses Staff Officers’ Military Terminology Course 2week courses, 3 times a year Military TerminologyTeacher Training Seminar 2 week courses, one Basic level, one Advanced level per year

12. Other Special Courses • ICAO courses • intensive language training for air-traffic controllers 60 lessons – 6 lessons / day • aim: successful ICAO exam • Prep. Course for NATO Assignment • - intensive language training for those who are to beassigned for NATO positions • intensity is to be designed by MoD/HDF • ERASMUS (English; Hungarian as Foreign Language) • - English: 30 lessons per term • - Hungarian: 60 lessons per term

13. ELTB HDF NCOA Szentendre Mrs Tünde Jávor Rozorné Head of Branch

14. Main focus areas of training Intensive courses for NCOs 500-lesson STANAG 1.1.1.1. and STANAG 2.2.2.2.courses seven groups, 5/2 autumn semester/ spring semester. The groups are between 10 – 12 students. Training of NCO Cadets 316-lesson course for the NCO cadets who are admitted to the Academy only if they meet different requirements The third area eachFebruary is assigned  for theirown personnel to refresh and maintain their English language skills.

15. HDF PSTC Szolnok Capt. Dezső Darabont SO TrainingCell

16. Two focus areas • Traditionallanguagecourses • 2-4-week intensive courses, CR environment, • 6 lessond/ day • pre-deployment language training, preceding missions in various theatres • Blended e-learning courses • 3-day long contact period • four-week e-learning period • 2-day contact period again • No certificates, thesecourses are aimed at refreshing students’ language skills.

17. Current „extracurricular” activities and collaboration • ODC - Conversation Club - supports FLTC • ELF - English LanguageFellowship – supports FLTC/ NCOA • DASA - DefenceAttacheSupportAssociation – supports NCOA

18. The Language Testing Centre Faculty of Military Science and OfficerTraining NUPS Budapest Ms Gabriella Szebenyi, PhD Head of the Centre

19. The Staff of the Language Testing Centre • 7 permanent members: • 5 testers • 2 administrators • 40 testers (on a contractual basis)

20. Types of language examinations • NATO STANAG 6001 monolingual military language examinations in English • ARMA bilingual military language examinations in 9 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak and Ukrainian) • ORIGÓ bilingual general language examinations in 5 languages (English, French, German, Italian and Russian)

21. The number of candidates tested in 2015 • 72% • 67% • 57% • LEVEL 1: 247 • LEVEL 2: 486 • LEVEL 3: 160 AvaragesuccessRate in 4 skills Listening Speaking Reading Writing

22. State Accredited Language Examinations • Open to the public • Fees • Nationwide recognition of the certificates • No time limit on the validity of the certificates • Highly standardised exams • Professional supervision conducted by the Language Examination Accreditation Board

23. Questions?

24. On behalf of the DS J7 Department I wish you a professionaly challenging seminar and a very pleasant stay in Budapest!

25. For future coordination and collaboration: HUN MoD/ DS BILC POC DS Training and Education Department Branch Head Education Zsolt MIKUSI COL (OF 5) HUN A mikusi.zsolt@hm.gov.hu