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THE FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY

TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS IN A MILITARY CULTURE by Sohvi Siponmaa, MA, Finnish Naval Academy. THE FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY. FOUNDED IN 1930 102 EMPLOYEES, 400 STUDENTS TODAY WE TRAIN: CADETS – NAVAL AND COAST GUARD OFFICERS TO BE (C1 – C2) PETTY OFFICERS (A2 – B2)

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THE FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY

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  1. TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS IN A MILITARY CULTUREby Sohvi Siponmaa, MA, Finnish Naval Academy

  2. THE FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY • FOUNDED IN 1930 • 102 EMPLOYEES, 400 STUDENTS • TODAY WE TRAIN: CADETS – NAVAL AND COAST GUARD OFFICERS TO BE (C1 – C2) PETTY OFFICERS (A2 – B2) RESERVE OFFICERS AND RESERVISTS PERSONNEL

  3. THE FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY CONTINUED… • FIELDS OF SPECIALTY MARITIME ENGINEERING NAVIGATION NAVAL WARFARE C4 MARINE OPS MARITIME SURVEILLANCE • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT • OPERATIONAL READINESS

  4. SUPERSHORT CV • GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI IN 1990 • NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE 1992 – 2007 • FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY 2007 – • TEACH ENGLISH (AND SWEDISH), TRANSLATION, TERMINOLOGY • FASHION, ANTIQUE SUMMER COTTAGE, HEAVY METAL, FOOD, AMERICAN LITERATURE, SITCOMS

  5. OUTLINE • COMMUNICATION IN THE NAVY – WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT IT? • FINNISH COMMUNICATION • REMEDIES • ORAL EXERCISES WE DO • WEBSITES & BOOKS • THE FUTURE

  6. THE NAVY WAY • HOMOGENEOUS CULTURE OTHER WAYS OF THINKING EXIST! • INTROVERTED CULTURE SUSPICIOUS OF THE NEW • MACHO CULTURE COMPETITIVE • HIERARCHIC CULTURE STIFFENS CONVERSATION • HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL, NO-NONSENSE CULTURE SMALL TALK SKILLS! • CURT CULTURE DIRECT AND INSENSITIVE NO GRAY AREA ERROR-INTOLERANT

  7. FINNISH COMMUNICATIONQUIET, MONOTONOUS, SLOW

  8. GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS!REASSURANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT! • ASK FOR HELP! • ASK AND GIVE FEEDBACK! • GESTURES, BODYLANGUAGE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, EYE CONTACT – SHOW SOME PASSION! • PRACTICE INTONATION! • PRACTICE PRONUNCIATION OF INDIVIDUAL WORDS! • BE PROUD OF NATIONAL IDIOSYNCRASIES

  9. MAKING IT WORK… • PARAPHRASE! • GENERALIZE! • AS MILITARY MEN: KNOW YOUR PROFESSIONAL VOCABULARY! • INCORRECT GRAMMAR • SIMPLE SENTENCE STRUCTURE, UNFINISHED SENTENCES • REPETITION OF SIMPLE PHRASES • BEING HESITANT (“Um…”, “Er…”, “Hm…”), MAKING CORRECTIONS, LOSING TRAIN OF THOUGHT, STARTING ALL OVER – THEY ARE ALL OK!

  10. MAKING IT WORK… • MIND YOUR TONE OF VOICE! • EFFECT OF STATUS: “DO NOT BECOME TONGUE-TIED WITH THOSE SENIOR IN STATUS OR RANK OR CURSORY WITH THOSE JUNIOR IN STATUS.” (Staley, Tongue and Quill) • LEARN IDIOMS! “What’s up?” • CULTURAL DIFFERENCIES IN COMMUNICATION • BE POLITICALLY CORRECT AND SENSITIVE TO PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS! • ACCOMMODATE! • CHANGE THE TARGET LANGUAGE!

  11. ORAL EXERCISES WE DO • JOKE • ”NEWSCLIP” • FAST REACTIONS FINISH THE SENTENCE TELL A STORY/GIVE A SPEECH TIMING • TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF (PERSONAL) QS ASK ME Q NUMBER 8 CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS THAT…? HAVE YOU EVER…? WHY WERE YOU…?

  12. ORAL EXERCISES CONTINUED… • TONGUE TWISTERS & REPEATING Is there a pleasant peasant present? • IDIOMS • TALKING ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES • WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE TEXT? • THEATER, STAND-UP COMEDY, MOVIES • SMALL TALK PARTY • RECESS

  13. ORAL EXRECISES CONTINUED… • PRESENTATION PROFESSIONALS PRESENT • EXPLAIN HOW A PIECE OF TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT WORKS IN LAYMAN TERMS • EXPLAIN WORDS CROSSWORD PUZZLES • PUT IT IN OTHER WORDS ”ETA retarded due to suspended pilotage, resulting in severe deterioration of cargo” • ORAL SUMMARY WITH OR WITHOUT COFFEE AND CAKE

  14. ORAL EXERCISES CONTINUED… • DRAW A PICTURE • BOARD GAMES • CASES – WORK-RELATED • PRACTICAL SITUATIONS RIFLE RANGE BRIDGE AND ENGINE ROOM PHONE CALL

  15. WEBSITES • thefreedictionary.com • sitepal.com • englishcentral.com • webchef.eu • ESLgold.com • freerice.com • edu.fi/etalukioetusivu • oppiminen.yle.fi

  16. BOOKS • PETER WATCYN-JONES • IDEBANK, Otava • CAMPAIGN, Macmillan • ENGLISH FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, Idris • CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL, Bloomsbury

  17. THE FUTURE • CLIL • VIDEO CONFERENCE • vocaroo.com • SOCIAL MEDIA • MOODLE Virtual Learning Environment

  18. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! ANY QUESTIONS?

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