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"Doing more with less…"

EUFOR TCHAD/RCA. "Doing more with less…". Visual Language Survival Guide for AUCON / EUFOR TCHAD/RCA. CHAD. LIBYA. NIGER. SUDAN. NIGERIA. RCA. CAMEROON. CHAD. size comparison. CHAD. 1,284,000 sq km. Basic data:. Population 10.3 m (1999) Median age: 16.5 (!!!)

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"Doing more with less…"

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  1. EUFOR TCHAD/RCA "Doing more with less…" Visual Language Survival Guide for AUCON / EUFOR TCHAD/RCA

  2. CHAD LIBYA NIGER SUDAN NIGERIA RCA CAMEROON

  3. CHAD size comparison CHAD 1,284,000 sq km

  4. Basic data: • Population 10.3 m (1999) • Median age: 16.5 (!!!) • North-South divide • Religions: • 50% Muslims (Sunnites) • 30% Christians • 20% African religions • ca. 200 ethnic groups

  5. Protection of civilians in danger Facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid Protection of UN and associated personnel Encouraging the return of IDP’s Mission Mission and goal of EUFOR TCHAD/RCA: “An EU military force is to deploy to Chad and the RCA, in close co-ordination with the UN, for a one-year period following the achievement of the IOC, to contribute to establishing a Safe And Secure Environment in the AOO, in order to contribute to”

  6. IOC FOC Phases EUFOR TCHAD/RCA – EU timeline: Phase 2: IOC preparation Phase 3: Execution Phase 4: Relief by UN’s MINURCAT II OCT 07 Task for AAFLngInst Launching of the operation 28 JAN 08 15 MAR 08 MAR 09 mid-MAY 08 12-month mission end of NOV 07 COMPLETION AAFLngInst from mid-FEB 08: initial deployment AUCON Phase 1: Preconditions from 30 JAN 08: advance party

  7. N`DJAMENA • TASK for AAFLngInst: • Linguistic survival tool for AAF troops • French language training for special functions • Timeframe: 2 months 4

  8. Language situation • more than 120 languages and dialects • official languages • French 7 % • Arabic 26 % • Arabic in the Chadian/Sudanese versions • high degree of illiteracy

  9. …according to the mission: • Language survival tool suitable for: • long-range surveillance unit • headquarters duty

  10. …linguistic tools for Headquarters AAF?

  11. Estimate: • military French terminology geared to the mission • standard Arabic • 120 languages impossible to cover & illiteracy visual approach

  12. Guideline of the AAF Language Institute: Imparting intercultural competence DOs & DON'Ts

  13. Solution: • combination of verbal and non-verbal • French written version • French phonetic version • Arabic phonetic version • including cultural advisory function • two businessmen born in N'DJAMENA • use of the language survival guide • part of pre-mission training • special pre-mission training for interpreters water-proof paper

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  17. FEEDBACK: • neutral up to positive • additional terminology led to 2nd volume • "PSYOPS weapon"

  18. Thank you for your attention! Q & A

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