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NEW PERSPECTIVE ON LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK IN ROMANIAN MoD

NEW PERSPECTIVE ON LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK IN ROMANIAN MoD. BILC Conference 2007. LTC Viorel JURETCU LTC Cristiana VADUVA. LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW CEF PERFORMANCE TESTS IAW CEF. OUTLINE. LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW CEF.

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NEW PERSPECTIVE ON LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK IN ROMANIAN MoD

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  1. NEW PERSPECTIVE ON LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK IN ROMANIAN MoD BILC Conference 2007

  2. LTC Viorel JURETCULTC Cristiana VADUVA

  3. LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW CEF PERFORMANCE TESTS IAW CEF OUTLINE

  4. LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW CEF

  5. AT LEAST 2 BILC EVENTS STARTING WITH 2004 SURVEY ON INTENSIVE COURSES 2004-2005 NEEDS ANALYSIS ON DEPLOYABLE FORCES BACKGROUND (1)

  6. MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS PART OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM BACKGROUND (2)

  7. CONTINUITY IN LANGUAGE TRAINING FG 0356 STANDARDIZED TRAINING CERTIFICATES PURPOSE

  8. NOVEMBER 2005 SEMINAR WG REGARDING COURSE CURRICULA WG WITH MEdR PILOTING COURSE CURRICULA ACTIVITIES

  9. COURSE OBJECTIVES COURSE CURRICULA QUESTIONNAIRE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO ACHIEVEMENTS

  10. Intensive training • - beginner level • - intermediate level • advanced level • proficiency • refreshment courses • - specialised terminology

  11. Training forms

  12. Performance tests IAW CEF, a new challenge for RoTS Lt.col. Cristiana Vaduva

  13. Objectives Elaborate unique performance tests on 4 skills to be administered by aprox. 200 teachers at the end of couses: - 19 language centres - English – A.2.2, B1.2, B2.2 - German, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Turkish – A2.2, B1.2 Train teachers to develop valid and reliable tests Implement Standardized Testing Procedures

  14. Background • Teachers: - heterogenous previous testing experience - different teaching background • RoTS: - very busy program (develop and administer English and French STANAG tests) - work with groups of various sizes, teachers with no good experience - no knowledge of most of the languages

  15. Planning • Establish working groups • RoTS draft - timelines - testing documents - identify item + test formats • RoTS working procedures with each group: - meet each group at least 3 times (familiarize teachers with standardized testing, agree on general issues; review and revise on items; work on testing procedures) - coordination, advice on items by e-mail as agreed in the timelines

  16. PAST • March 06 – RoTS started work on B1.2 tests with 13 English teachers → more experienced (3 teachers had attended RO-UK/US STANAG testing training programs) • April 06 - English group split in 2 to work on A2.2 and B2.2, acc. to knowledge in testing, courses taught • RoTS and LTO supported teachers in test recording • Tests A2.2, B1.2 ready for trialling in Feb 07 (tests, tapes, qustionnaires)

  17. PAST • Nov 06 – RoTS started work with French (5), German (2), Greek (1), Russian (2), Arabic (1) • Principle: used the already agreed upon testing documents (specs, item/test/questionnaire formats) from the English group, adapt them acc. to languages’characteristics • Advantage with French (2 teachers attended RO-French STANAG testing training program) • For the other languages: summoned to review and revise

  18. Present • Most of the tests have already been trialled • May 07 – 2 workshops: - train teachers on rating productive skills - elaborate rating scales out of RoTS initial drafts - develop and agree on Standardized Testing Procedures

  19. Future • Aug 07 - RoTS will validate the tests statistically • Sept 07 – Annual Teachers Conference: RoTS will instruct 1 teacher/language/center • Oct 07 on: - the best teachers will take over the coordination of the working groups for test development - RoTS will – support/advice nominated teachers - validate tests

  20. Future • Aug 07 - RoTS will validate the tests statistically • Sept 07 – Annual Teachers Conference: RoTS will instruct 1 teachers/language/center on the • Oct 07 on: - the best teachers will take over the coordination of the working groups for test development - RoTS will – support/advice those specific teachers - validate tests

  21. CONCLUSIONS

  22. CEF – STANAG 6001 cristianavaduva@yahoo.com

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