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Bridging the Gap: Comparing French Higher Military Education and British Defence Centre for Languages and Culture

Explore the differences and similarities in policy, employment, recruitment process, course organization, teaching methods, and cultural awareness between French and British military education programs.

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Bridging the Gap: Comparing French Higher Military Education and British Defence Centre for Languages and Culture

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  1. NO CONCESSIONS ON INTEROPERABILITY: RESOURCEFUL WAYS OF USING SHRINKING RESOURCES BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN NATO STANDARDS AND NATIONAL POLICY LET’S COMPARE! FRENCH HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION / BRITISH DEFENCE CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES AND CULTURE

  2. SCOPE • POLICY? • EMPLOYMENT • RECRUITMENT PROCESS • ORGANISATION OF COURSES • GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS • METHODS • EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION • CULTURAL AWARENESS • SO WHAT?......

  3. POLICY…? FRANCE UK

  4. OBJECTIVES UK OPERATIONS?……. But STILL • CULTURAL AWARENESS • PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • KNOWLEDGE AND VOCABULARY • COMMAND OF LANGUAGE FRANCE HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION ENGLISH COURSE • CULTURAL AWARENESS • PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • KNOWLEDGE AND VOCABULARY • COMMAND OF LANGUAGE

  5. EMPLOYMENT UK CONTRACTING IN TRAINING DELIVERY? FRANCE HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION ENGLISH COURSE

  6. RECRUITMENT PROCESS UK FLEXIBILITY AT A PRICE….. FRANCE HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION ENGLISH COURSE

  7. ORGANISATION OF THE COURSE UK A MIXED BAG • ALL DIFFERENT! • UK AND FOREIGN STUDENTS • 4-SKILL ASSESSMENT • COURSES STARTING SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR (FLT and ELT) • OFTEN MIXED ABILITY/SIZE • FULL AND PART TIME • REGULAR ASSESSMENT FRANCE HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION ENGLISH COURSE • COURSE NOT OPEN TO FOREIGN STUDENTS • 3-SKILL ASSESSMENT IN SEPTEMBER • ABILITY GROUPS - 8 MAX • MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS AT 9.00 (1H30) • MID-TERM AND END OF TERM ASSESSMENT

  8. GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS • UK • DEVELOPING THEMES • PLANNING MORE GENERAL? • KEY RESOURCES BUT INDIVIDUALITY FOR SUPPORTING MATERIAL • ENRICHED BY CONTRACTOR INPUT • PROGRESS MEETINGS • CPD FOR TEACHERS / INDUCTION • TEACHER TRAINING (CELTA) FRANCE HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION ENGLISH COURSE • DETAILED LESSON PLANNING • RESOURCES • MEETINGS • TEACHER TRAINING

  9. METHODS • UK • DCLC • ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL….. • DIRECTED AND NEGOTIATED • LARGELY CONTENT BASED SYLLABUS • BUT…LESS FACILITATION • COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH FRANCE HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION ENGLISH COURSE • NEGOTIATED LEARNING • CONTENT BASED SYLLABUS • STUDENT CENTRED • COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH

  10. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION?

  11. CULTURAL AWARENESS

  12. SO WHAT?

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