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2019 BILC conference “ From the classroom to the Boots-on- the ground : The Stakeholders’ perspective”. JORDAN ARMED FORCES LANGUAGE INSTITUTE ( JAFLI). Maj. Abdallah Migdadi Jordan Armed Forces Tartu, Estonis , May 2019. Outline. JAFLI structure and tasks Introduction
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2019 BILC conference “ From the classroom to the Boots-on- the ground : The Stakeholders’ perspective” • JORDAN ARMED FORCES • LANGUAGE INSTITUTE • (JAFLI) Maj. AbdallahMigdadi Jordan Armed Forces Tartu, Estonis, May 2019
Outline • JAFLI structure and tasks • Introduction • Issues that face language military students • The Interactive approach( communicative classrooms) • Lines of language competence building
JORDAN ARMED FORCES LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (JAFLI) • English department • (ALC \ ESPC \ TOFLE pre \ TTC \ translation ) • Foreign languages department • (French \ Germany \ Spanish \ Hebrew \ Greek \ Chinese \ Turkish \ Arabic for non-speakers ) • Testing department
Introduction • Why do military personnel need a foreign language ? • Why do military forces need a common language ? • What are the problems that face military language students ? • what is the communicative approach ?
Issues that face military language students 1- lack of motivations
4- Rank interference 5- military personality and toughness
2- language Sustainability and practice 3- language appropriateness
Other issues • Number of students per class • Age gap among the students • Time limitation • lack of appropriate material • Test oriented classes
The Interactive approach ( communicative classrooms) Based and characterized by interaction between teachers and students “ Tell me and I ‟ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I‟ll understand. Chinese proverb
Lines of language competence building • First line of language competence building: (long term preparation ) • Recruitment precondition • Promotion and occupational condition • Periodically language publications and in-unite training • Second line of language competence building : ( mid term training ) • General and basic Language courses whenever its possible ( at least 6 months of period ) • Exchange programs with the foreign language speaking country • Third line of language competence building : ( short term training ) • Flash refreshment courses • Pre-deployment language courses • English for specific purpose courses