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BILC and Workshop Overview

Explore challenges, best practices, and advancements in language training at the BILC workshops in Madrid and Helsinki. Join experts and professionals for in-depth discussions, presentations, and collaborative activities.

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BILC and Workshop Overview

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  1. BILC and Workshop Overview Peggy Garza BILC Secretary

  2. 2015 BILC Conference • Madrid, Spain 3-7 May • Theme: NATO requirements versus national policies: Bridging the divide at the language school • Study Groups Topics: • Common Challenges Faced by Language Training Managers • Assessing NATO Operational Language Performance • Bridging the Divide with Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) • Beyond the BILC Website: Marketing BILC Events and Courses • Forecasting Requirements: From Needs Analysis to Long-term Planning

  3. 2015 BILC Professional Seminar • Helsinki, Finland, 4-9 October • Theme: Increasing proficiency levels: What works and what doesn't • Topics • Aptitude vs. Attitude in Language Learning • Immersion Programmes as Proficiency Enhancers • Blended Learning • Applying STANAG to Languages Other than English • Best Practices in Classroom Based Assessment

  4. BILC Steering Committee Chair Keith Wert GRB (1966-1981) DEU (1982-1996) USA (1997-2008) CAN (2008-2014) PLTCE/USA (2014- 2016) BGR (2016- ) Senior Advisor Dr. R. Clifford Secretary Peggy Garza Julie J. Dubeau Jana Vasilj-Begovic Associate Secretaries

  5. Testing Seminars Hosted by the Partner Language Training Center Europe (PLTCE) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany • Language Testing Seminar • 2 weeks • Twice a year • Advanced Language Testing Seminar • 3 weeks • Once a year • Language Standards & Assessment Seminar • 2 weeks • Twice a year

  6. Testing SeminarsNew Dates in 2016 • Language Testing Seminar • 8-19 February • 18-29 July • Advanced Language Testing Seminar • 29 February-18 March • Language Standards & Assessment Seminar • 19-28 April • 29 November-8 December

  7. Why Have Annual Testing Workshops? • Need for periodic renorming/standardization • Chance to update approaches and knowledge of proficiency testing • Forum for exchanging ideas/lessons learned

  8. STANAG 6001 Testing Workshops • Zagreb, 2009 • Focus on standardization, moderation and validation • Sarajevo, 2010 • Focus on testing speaking • Stockholm, 2011 • Focus on testing writing • Copenhagen, 2012 • Focus on testing listening • SHAPE Mons, 2013 • Focus on Integrating test development stages • Reichenau, 2014 • Focus on item development practices

  9. Background on2015 Workshop • Theme: Challenges in STANAG 6001 testing • Topics suggested by participants at the 2014 Workshop in Reichenau • Text editing • Authenticity in testing • Level 4

  10. Workshop Format • Plenary sessions • Presentations • Panels • Workshop activities

  11. 20 Nations Represented • Hungary • Lithuania • Netherlands • Poland • Serbia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Ukraine • United States of America • Austria • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Canada • Croatia • Denmark • Estonia • France • Georgia • Germany

  12. Facilitators • Mary Jo DiBiase • Peggy Garza • Nancy Powers • Gerard Seinhorst • Ulle Turk • Jana Vasilj-Begovic • Maria Veenema

  13. Testing Workshop in 2016 • Is there interest? • Theme? • Any offers to host it?

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