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Welcome from Conference Partners 1
Conference Team 3
International Participants 4
Conference Agenda 6
Conference Programme 7
Plenary Speakers 10
Plenary Dialogues 13
Parallel Sessions Day 1: 15.00 - 16.00 15
Parallel Sessions Day 1: 16.15 - 16.45 17
Parallel Sessions Day 2: 13.00 - 13.50 19
Parallel Sessions Day 2: 14.00 - 14.50 21
Parallel Sessions Day 2: 15.30 - 16.20 23
Venue Maps 25
BRITISH COUNCIL
The UK Ministry of Defence and the British Council are delighted to work in close partnership with the Indonesian National
Defence Forces Peace and Security Centre, The United States Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative
Training Assistance Program and the United States Department of State English Language Programs to bring the first ELT
Indonesia International Conference ‘English for Uniformed Forces’.
The UK is committed to increased international security and prosperity, and recognises the powerful role that English can
play in this field. This large gathering of Indonesian language professionals from all sections of the Military and the Police,
as well as experts from around the world demonstrates that this is a shared commitment. The ‘English for Uniformed
Forces’ international conference is an example of cultural relations working to bring together international partners from
different sectors for global benefit.
English plays a key role in international peace and security. On UN peacekeeping missions better language skills facilitates
more effective interoperability with other international forces, as well as enabling better communication with civilians,
especially women and children. An increased capacity in English helps national Police forces work more effectively across
borders, as well as at home when dealing with foreign nationals.
Together, through joint projects and partnerships such as this global conference, we can work best to develop the
linguistic skills of uniformed forces personnel serving at home and abroad. Improving language skills helps build greater
trust, understanding, peace and security across borders around the world. We warmly welcome you to the 1st ELT
Indonesia International Conference ‘English for Unformed Forces’.
Keith Davis, OBE British Council Director British Council Jakarta, Indonesia
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
As the world continues to shrink amid increasing globalization it becomes more crucial that a common language is in use by the security forces of each country. The business sector has identified English as that common language for its global operations. The same holds true for the United Nations peacekeeping operations. No country can overlook the importance of personal interaction and communications with its tourists, visiting business leaders, dignitaries, and educators. The common denominator in successful interactions and communications is language. The United States Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program is pleased to partner with the British Council, the United States Department of State English Language Programs, and the Ministry of Defence to bring you this first International Conference on English for Uniformed Forces. We welcome your participation in this conference and as a part of an ever-expanding network of English language professionals.
EDWARD ROUTHDeputy Director,United States Department of JusticeInternational Criminal InvestigativeTraining Assistance Program (ICITAP)Indonesia
US REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICER
The US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to be working jointly with British Council, the Department of Justice, the British Ministry of Defense and the American International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program to highlight this expanding field of security English. The US DoS recognizes the high-stakes role that English now plays in security, whether it be on the border between countries, on the front lines of a UN Mission, or in the sharing of crucial data to stop transnational crime. The US DoS English language projects that are currently at work in Peru, The Czech Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, and Indonesia aim at cooperating with local security agencies to create sustainable outcomes in materials creation and teacher development. The work in Indonesia, in particular, is viewed as a model for the rest of the world. The learning materials developed in concert with law enforcement experts, Indonesian language instructors, and visiting English Language Fellows are already being adapted to fit the local contexts and needs of other countries. We hope that this conference, with local and international English for police and military experts, will also be replicated in other regions to build a lasting network of professional development and resource sharing. We welcome you as participants and pioneers to this first-ever English for Uniformed Forces Conference.
ERAN WILLIAMSRegional English Language OfficerU.S. EmbassyJakarta, Indonesia
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Conference Team
Colm Downes
TIDAR RACHMADI
Jaclyn Gishbaugher
Sgt. Riyamshah, Sgt. Dwi Hartanto
Jessica Fox CAPTAIN PURBA
Janet DyahEkAwati Gibson
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INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS
United StatesUS Department of State English Language Specialist
US Department of State English Language Fellow Program
International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program
CanadaCanadian Defence School
PeruAuthor Police HorizonsAuthor English for Tourism Police
GuamDefence Language Institute English Language Centre
Australian Defence International
Training Centre
AUSTRALIA
New Zealand
New Zealand Language Advisors
Zealandia
EthiopiaEthiopian Ministry of National Defence
British Council
South SudanSudan's People Liberation Army
British Council
AFRICA
AfghanistanBritish Council
BangladeshGovernment Hazi Mohammad Mohsin college
Hong KongClarity Language Consultants Ltd.
South KoreaKorean Military Academy
ThailandRoyal Thai Police British Council
RussiaHead of Foreign Languages Department, Russian Customs Academy
VietnamVietnam National People's Police
Timor-Leste
Academy Vietnam Customs School
United KingdomBritish Council – Former Global Peacekeeping English Manager
University of Westminster
GermanyChair of the English/ German anguage Department and Marshall Centre: European Centre for Security StudiesUniversity of Potsdam
Romania Police Academy in Bucharest. Author Campaign: English for Law Enforcement
Indonesian National Defence Forces Peace and Security Centre PMPP TNI
UK Defence Attaché, British Embassy Indonesia
Vice President of TEFLIN
University of Indonesia
Defence Language Training and Education Centre
Directorate General of Defence Strategy
Directorate of International Cooperation
Police Language Training Centre
Australia
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United StatesUS Department of State English Language Specialist
US Department of State English Language Fellow Program
International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program
CanadaCanadian Defence School
PeruAuthor Police HorizonsAuthor English for Tourism Police
GuamDefence Language Institute English Language Centre
Australian Defence International
Training Centre
AUSTRALIA
New Zealand
New Zealand Language Advisors
Zealandia
EthiopiaEthiopian Ministry of National Defence
British Council
South SudanSudan's People Liberation Army
British Council
AFRICA
AfghanistanBritish Council
BangladeshGovernment Hazi Mohammad Mohsin college
Hong KongClarity Language Consultants Ltd.
South KoreaKorean Military Academy
ThailandRoyal Thai Police British Council
RussiaHead of Foreign Languages Department, Russian Customs Academy
VietnamVietnam National People's Police
Timor-Leste
Academy Vietnam Customs School
United KingdomBritish Council – Former Global Peacekeeping English Manager
University of Westminster
GermanyChair of the English/ German anguage Department and Marshall Centre: European Centre for Security StudiesUniversity of Potsdam
Romania Police Academy in Bucharest. Author Campaign: English for Law Enforcement
Indonesian National Defence Forces Peace and Security Centre PMPP TNI
UK Defence Attaché, British Embassy Indonesia
Vice President of TEFLIN
University of Indonesia
Defence Language Training and Education Centre
Directorate General of Defence Strategy
Directorate of International Cooperation
Police Language Training Centre
Australia
Author Campaign : EnglishFor Law Enforcement
ILEANA CHERSAN
CHARLES HALL
ESTHERHAY
PEGGYGARZA
SISILIAHALIMI
The 1st ELT International Conference - English for Uniformed
Forces aims to explore English language teaching for uniformed
forces in Indonesia, East Asia and all around the world. This
conference will explore the design, development and delivery of
English language materials for uniformed forces. This serves at
domestic and international level, as English is seen as the universal
language of mission and security in military and police action.
June 26 PMPP TNI Sentul, Bogor, Indonesia
10.00 - Registration
10.30 - Opening Ceremony
11.15 - Focus on Indonesia ‘English for Uniformed Forces’
12.00 - Plenary - Peggy Garza (US)
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Plenary – Esther Hay (UK)
15.00 – Conference workshops
17.00 – Plenary - Hans-Georg Wolf (GER)
17.30 – Transfer to Novotel Bogor
19.00 – Conference Dinner at Novotel Bogor
June 27 Novotel Bogor - http://www.novotelbogor.com
08.30 – Registration and Coffee
09.00 – Opening Ceremony – Day 2
09.30 – Plenary – Charles Hall (US)
10.30 – Plenary Dialogue
11.15 – Plenary – Ileana Chersan (ROM)
12.00 – Lunch
13.00 – Key workshops - Sisilia Halimi (IND)
14.00 – Conference workshops
16.30 – Plenary - Closing Dialogues
17.30 – Closing Ceremony and Certificates
June 28 Novotel Bogor - http://www.novotelbogor.com
09.30 - Expert Policy Dialogue
13.00 - Lunch
Former Global PeacekeepingEnglish Manager, British Council
Chair, English LanguagePrograms Department
US Department of State,English Language Specialist
Vice President TEFLIN,Former Director of LBI UI
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Conference Programme
Day 110.00 - 10.30 Registration & Coffee
10.30 - 11.15 Opening Ceremony
Plenary: Focus on Indonesia: English for Uniformed Forces, Moderator: Danny Whitehead (British Council Indonesia) Speakers: PMPP TNI - Pusdikat Bahasa Kemhan - Sebasa Polri
Plenary Dialogue: English for Global Cooperation in Counter-insurgency and Combating Terrorism : Two Case Studies, Speaker: Peggy Garza (USA)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
Plenary: Different Training Models and Methodology used in PEP - Case Study for Intergrated Training. Speaker: Esther Hay (United Kingdom)
Plenary: Military English - A World Englishes Perspective, Speaker: Dr. Hans-Georg Wolf (Germany)
17.30 - Transfer to Novotel Bogor
19.00 - 21.00 Conference Dinner at Novotel Bogor
15.00 - 16.00
14.00 - 14.45
12.00 - 13.00
11.15 - 12.00
16.15 - 16.45
17.00 - 17.30
26 WEDNESDAYVenue : Indonesian Peace and Security Centre
Room 1
Resolving Conflict via English: the British Council’s Peacekeeping English Project.
Speakers: Peter Hare (UK), Andy Keedwell (UK), Nicholas Fletcher (UK)
English in a Military Settings: Materials and On-Line Learning Resources developed by the Defence International Training Centre (DITC).
Speaker: Sylvia Wheeler (AUS)
Room 2
‘Peacekeeper’ - Developing interactive digital training resources.
Speaker: Dr. Adrian Raper (UK).
“Don’t shoot!” How self access English develops skills... and saves lives!”
Speaker:Andrew Stokes (UK)
Room 3
Overview of ESP testing for Military and Police purposes. Factors which impact on test reliability. Speakers :Kate Weir (UK), Fiona Daniels (UK)
Teaching Military English at Korea Military Academy: Past, Present, and Future.
Speaker: Major (Dr.) Dong-ha Seo (Korea)
Room 4
Improving the communication skills of UN Peacekeepers – Teaching 900. Speaker:Colm Downes (UK)
English For Police Advisor In United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS).
Speaker:Eppy Dortua Setiawan Sinaga (Indonesia)
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Conference Programme
Day 208.30 - 09.00 Registration & Coffee
09.00 - 09.30 Opening Ceremony
09.30 - 10.15 Plenary: To serve and to protect: International Police English and Tourism, Charles Hall (USA)
10.15 - 10.30 Coffee
10.30 - 11.15 Plenary: Seven Years with PEP in Romania - A Teacher’s Perspective, Ileana Chersan (Romania)
Plenary Dialogue: Developing a Pedagogy for English Teaching for Uniformed Forces, Moderator: Elizabeth Thomson (AUS).
Speakers: Charles Hall (US), Sisilia Halimi (IND) - Ileana Chersan (ROM) - Andy Keedwell (UK)
Ballroom 1 Ballroom 2 Krakatau Burungrang Pancar
14.00 - 14.50
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee
13.00 - 13.50
11.15 - 12.00
27 THURSDAYVenue : Novotel Bogor
EGAP and ESAP:
Which One is More
Suitable?
Speaker:
Sisilia Halimi
(Indonesia)
Teaching English to
Indonesian Police.
Speakers:
Menanti Sitorus,
Arny Lusty Purba,
Elisa Ika Yuniawati
Activities for
enhancing
professional
communication skills.
Speaker:
Peggy Garza (US)
Putting Source Back
into Resource
Speakers:
Claire Duly &
Abraham Bakyuenin
(Sudan)
Collaborative /
experiential learning
based on John
Medina’s “Brain
Rules”.
Speaker:
Craig Huxley
(Express Publishing)
EFL in Support of
NATO Training
Mission in
Afghanistan -
Lessons Learned
Speaker:
Suzette Kioshi
Nelson
(Guam)
‘Australian and New
Zealand English
Language Advisors’
Implementing major
language curriculum
reform within the
Uniformed Services
Speaker:
Elizabeth Thomson
(AUS)
Australian English
Language Advisors
Speakers:
Sylvia Wheeler (AUS)
Penny Lawrence
(AUS), Marisa
Sotounzadeh (AUS)
Nathan Graham (NZ)
& Amy Brosnan (NZ)
Creativity in Context
- Practice Ideas and
Tips for Materials
and Activities.
Speakers:
Esther Hay (UK) &
Ileana Chersan (ROM)
Being Specific:
theories and
practicalities in
teaching English
for Specific Purposes
Speaker:
George A. Pappas
(Express Publishing)
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15.30 - 16.20
16.30 - 17.15
16.30 - 17.15
28 FRIDAYVenue : Novotel Bogor
Ballroom 1
Interpreting and translating for theIndonesian Military
Speakers: Major Mustafa Rajab,Major Rois Nahrudin & Janet Dyah Ekawati Gibson
Ballroom 2
Exploiting Authentic Materials on The British Council PEP Train The Trainer Course
Speakers: Stuart Gale (UK) & Pol. Col. Surparuk Chailangkarn(Thailand)
Krakatau
A Programme of Teacher and Partner Support During and After a Project
Speakers:Peter Hare & AndyKeedwell (UK)
Pancar
Communication SkillsDevelopment for The Law Enforcement in Pakistan
Speaker:Khizer Jawed (Pakistan)
Conference Programme
Day 308.30 - 09.00 Registration & Coffee
09.00 - 10.00 Opening Remarks
Topic: (a) Making use of technology to share resources for teachers and learners
Topic: (b) Establishing an international network of professionals ‘English for Uniformed Forces’
Proposal from ‘Clarity’ I Proposal from Colm Downes I Proposal from X Group Discussion
10.00 - 10.15 Coffee Break
10.15 - 11.15 Burungrang Pancar
Making use of technology to share resources Establishing an international network of professionals
for teachers and learners ‘English for Uniformed Forces’
11.15 - 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 - 13.00 Feedback (a) Making use of technology to share resources for teachers and learners
Feedback (b) Establishing an international network of professionals ‘English for Uniformed Forces’
Action points and next possible steps
Closing Remarks
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
Plenary Dialogue: Challenges and Opportunites: The Future of English Language Teaching for Uniformed Forces,
Moderator: Nicholas Fletcher (UK) Speakers: Esther Hay (UK), Sylvia Wheeler (AUS), & Peggy Garza (US)
Closing Ceremony
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Plenary Speakers – Day 1 – Wednesday 26 June
English for Global Cooperation in Counterinsurgency and Combating Terrorism: Two Case Studies Speaker: Peggy Garza (US)
Place: 12.00 – 13.00 The Auditorium - INDF Peace and Security Centre
Peggy Garza will explain the design, development, and delivery of the ESP courses for multinational security
professionals at the Marshall Center for Security Studies. The different phases of the course design, beginning
with the needs analysis followed by the formulation of course objectives; the development of the syllabus, and
the course implementation will be discussed. Peggy will describe consultations with subject matter experts aimed
at identifying the unique tasks and specialized terminology required for transnational work in countering terrorism and
illicit trafficking. She will share the ESP frameworks and authentic materials with workshop participants.
Peggy Garza is the Chair of English Language Programs at the Marshall Center for Security Studies in Germany.
She previously worked at the Defense Language Institute in Texas, USA. She has extensive experience in course
design and testing, and has been conducting workshops for NATO military English teachers for years.
Different Training Models and Methodology used in PEP - Case Study for Integrated TrainingSpeaker: Esther Hay (UK)
Place: 14.00 – 14.45 The Auditorium - INDF Peace and Security Centre
The Integrated Training Programme brought together cross sector and cross regional teams through integrated
training courses. These were designed for ministry personnel (B1 level) who were involved in international meetings
and negotiations and local teacher trainers. They were 2 week intensive courses that provided development in
professional skills and English language for the ministry participants and were delivered by trainee teacher
trainers under the supervision of experienced trainers as part of the cascade training programme and form a
model for cost effective targeted training and development.
Esther Hay (MA, BA) is currently the Resourcing Project Manager at the British Council, Manchester, reviewing
the resourcing needs and professional development for English & Exams in the global network. She is the former
Global Peacekeeping English Manager and Peacekeeping English Project Manager in Romania and Albania/
Macedonia and has provided consultancy services on English for peacekeeping. She has also co-ordinated
training programmes for military and police in Bahrain and Slovakia. She has extensive experience in teaching,
teacher training, testing, materials design, self-access learning and organising workshops and events. She has
worked in Africa, Europe and the Middle East and produced self-study materials on human rights issues with
CARE International.Day 110
Plenary Speakers – Day 1 – Wednesday 26 June
Military English - A World Englishes PerspectiveSpeaker: Dr. Hans-Georg Wolf (GER)
Place: 17.00 – 17.30 The Auditorium - INDF Peace and Security Centre
Due to the international contexts in which Military English (ME) is used, it can be argued that ME reflects World
Englishes (WE) en miniature. The complexities of ME usage by far go beyond the characteristics of other
specialized (and lexically restricted varieties), such as Aviation English, and require a broad and sociolinguistically
informed analysis. In my talk, I will systematize salient issues of the WE paradigm of relevance and in relation to
ME, specifically NATO-Standard STANAG 6001. Topics dealt with in greater detail will be the problem of finding
a norm or norms (i.e., should ME follow American English, British English, or a kind of Lingua Franca English,
which would abstract from native speaker models?), and the problem of intercultural communication. As regards
the latter, peacekeeping missions and multinational military cooperation require an intercultural competence that
involves more than mere pragma-linguistic knowledge. Supported by various examples, I will introduce cultural
linguistics as a vital approach for intercultural understanding in such contexts. My talk will close with a
consideration of the implementation of the discussed findings in curriculum design and teaching materials, and
the articulation of ME programs with national English language teaching curricula.
Dr. Hans-Georg Wolf holds the chair for Development and Variation of the English Language at Potsdam
University, Germany. Before relocating to Germany, he worked six years at The University of Hong Kong. His
research areas include sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, lexicography, and pragmatics. He
has published several books and numerous articles, most of which deals with various aspects of World Englishes,
specifically African Englishes and Hong Kong English. In particular, he is interested in phonetic, lexical and
lexicographic aspects as well as cultural issues related to English as a world language. His expertise in African
Englishes is regularly sought after in asylum and court proceedings.
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Plenary Speakers – Day 2 – Thursday, 27 June
To Serve and To Protect: International Police English and Tourism Speaker: Charles Hall (US)
Place: 09.30 – 10.15 Ballroom 1 – Novotel Bogor
As most of us know, ESP usually means English for Specific Purposes, but in this talk, it means English for Special Police. And, these special police are the officers who are tasked with serving and protecting international tourists, nationals who work with these tourists, and indeed the entire tourism industry. First, we’ll look at the challenges ESP teachers face as they work with tourist police. Then we will explore programs in two very different cities, Cusco, Peru, and Prague, the Czech Republic, to show how ESP instructors can overcome those challenges, learn from each other, share materials, and help their police truly become truly special.
Charles Hall, Ph.D., dr.h.c., is associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Memphis and former chair of International TESOL ESP Interest Session. He has led training workshops sponsored by various organizations, such as the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations, in over 30 countries including Iraq and Sudan. He is author or co-author of several texts, such as American Legal English [University of Michigan Press]. He has been awarded two senior Fulbrights for the Czech Republic, where he has also directed a TEFL
training course each summer at the University of West Bohemia since 1990.
Seven Years with PEP in Romania - A Teacher’s PerspectiveSpeaker: Ileana Chersan (ROM)
Place: 10.30 – 11.15 Ballroom 1 – Novotel Bogor
Peacekeeping English Project in Romania, directed by Mark Roberts (2000-2003) and Esther Hay (2003-2007), was the one professional adventure in Police English training whose sound impact is still visible and thriving in areas such as material design, testing, ESP methodology and vocabulary. PEP met the Romanian police teachers of English in a moment of dire need, when the ESP background was at the grassroots, and stepped up its development in a consistent program for teachers (attendance to courses, conferences, material design, needs analysis, teacher certification, access to resources), course-takers (joint classes, British Council events, competition prizes) and beneficiaries (standardization across the country). What’s more, its legacy still sprouts benefits for teachers, course-takers and beneficiaries altogether, in that they continue to spread the word, share exploits, commit to professionalism, bridge gaps across cultures and bring the ESP worlds together. This presentation focuses on three chronological stages of professional development (before, during and after PEP) and the ESP key features assimilated, customized and used in Police English practice in Romania: fostering learner autonomy, cross-cultural awareness, group dynamics etc.
Ileana Chersan is currently a University Lecturer and teacher trainer at the Police Academy in Bucharest, where she has taught Police English, Legal English and English for History and Archives for the past 15 years. She holds a PhD in Linguistics awarded by the University of Bucharest; the doctoral thesis was called A social history of the English police vocabulary. Ileana Chersan also co-authored English for Law Enforcement, an internationally available course-book for law enforcement officers (Macmillan, 2009) and other similar books.Day 2
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Plenary Dialogue Day 1
ModeratorDanny Whitehead (UK) – Head of English Language Development, British Council Indonesia
SpeakersDirector of International Cooperation PMPP TNI, Colonel A.Adipatikarnawijaya, Pscj, M.M.Commanding Officer of the Defence Language Education and Training Centre - First Admiral ParuntunganPolice Senior Commissioner, Drs Muhammad Nur Usman, MBA
Place11.15 – 12.00 The Auditorium - INDF Peace and Security Centre
Focus on Indonesia: English for Uniformed Forces:
Danny Whitehead will moderate a dialogue session about English language teaching for uniformed forces in Indonesia. Speaking to the head of both the Police language school, Drs Muhammad Nur Usman, and Chief of the Ministry of Defence Language Training and Education Center, First Admiral Paruntungan, Danny will discuss the state of English teaching for uniformed forces in Indonesia.
The Director of International Cooperation at INDF Peace and Security Centre, Colonel Adipati, will talk about the project to integrate more language training into pre deployment training for UN Peacekeepers. The panellists will highlight recent examples of success and best practice. They will also honestly discuss the challenges and problems that need to be tackled in order for the level of English teaching to rise. The discussion will end with a debate about how we can best improve the level of English among Police and Military personnel.
Moderator: Danny Whitehead is the British Council’s Head of English Development in Indonesia. He was the Peacekeeping English Project Manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2008 and 2010, and he also managed a four-year English language and vocational training project in Cambodia. His Master’s thesis and subsequent research have focused on the integration of human rights and other content in language training programs for uniformed forces.
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Plenary Dialogues Day 2
Moderator Elizabeth Thomson (AUS)Speakers Charles Hall (US), Sisilia Halimi (IND), Ileana Chersan (ROM), Andy Keedwell (UK)Place 11.15 – 12.00 Ballroom 1 - Novotel Bogor
Developing a Pedagogy for English Teaching for Uniformed Forces
Elizabeth Thomson will moderate a dialogue session about practical teaching concerns present in Military and Police English language classrooms. The discussion will be centered on practical teaching concerns in the classroom of direct relevance to English teachers. For example: How is teaching English for uniformed forces different and or similar to teaching general English? What teaching methodology should I use in the classroom? What factors are unique to English classes for the Military and the Police? How are the language needs for the military and the police evolving? The session will end with questions from the audience.
Moderator: Elizabeth Thomson is a Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Canberra spending 12 months researching diversity and social inclusion in the Australian Defence Force. She is the Director of Studies of the Defence Force School of Language, Australia. She holds a PhD in Linguistics and has published in Language Education, Curriculum, Discourse Analysis, Academic English and Language for Special Purposes.
Moderator Nicholas Fletcher (UK)Speakers Esther Hay (UK), Sylvia Wheeler (AUS) & Peggy Garza (US)
Place 16.30 – 17.15 Ballroom 1 - Novotel Bogor
Challenges and Opportunities: The Future of English Language Teaching for Uniformed Forces
Nicolas Fletcher will moderate a dialogue session about current challenges and opportunities facing the specialised community of English teaching for uniformed forces around the world. As well as discussing the present situation the dialogue session will propose possible solutions to current problems, suggesting ways forward. In this final session speakers will also reflect on the future of English language teaching for uniformed forces, with a specific focus on the impact of technology. How can be better share our ideas and resources? The session will end with questions from the audience.
Moderator: Nicholas Fletcher is a British ELT training consultant at present living in Kyrgyzstan and working in Central Asia. He first job was as an English instructor in Fiat factories in Torino Italy and he subsequently worked as an instructor and trainer in the UK, China, Poland, Romania, Ecuador and Venezuela. He has specialised in managing Military English projects since 1996 and has run projects for the British Council in Moldova, Kazakhstan, Krgyzstan, Mozambique, Colombia and Afghanistan.Day 2
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Parallel Sessions Day 1: 15.00 - 16.00
Resolving Conflict via English: the British Council’s Peacekeeping English ProjectSpeakers Peter Hare (UK), Andy Keedwell (UK), Nicholas Fletcher (UK)
Place Room 1 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (60)
This paper firstly will seek to give an overview of the British Council’s Peacekeeping English projects which have
run or are still running in 34 countries all over the world. It will outline a brief history of the projects, how they
were conceived, how they were funded, how they evolved and how they matured.
Secondly the paper will seek to show how the British Council’s approach to introducing effective English language
learning, teaching and testing systems in Ministries of Defence and in Ministries of the Interior around the world
differ from analogue systems introduced by US agencies.
Subsequently the paper will present four case studies of Peacekeeping English projects set up in Mongolia,
Colombia, Ethiopia and Afghanistan. The project was set up in Mongolia to enable the country to send military
units on UN peacekeeping missions around the world where the working language was English. The project was
set up in Colombia for the same reason but also to enable the Colombian armed forces to work effectively with
US agencies to counter the “narco-traficantes”. In Afghanistan, English language proficiency is essential for the
Afghan security forces to collaborate effectively with multinational partners while the Ethiopian armed forces
need English to work productively as African Union peacekeepers.
Lastly the paper will attempt to assess the impact of the Peacekeeping English projects in helping to defuse global
conflict using both quantitative and qualitative data.
Peter Hare manages the British Council Peacekeeping Project (PEP) in Ethiopia. He managed projects in Georgia
and Mongolia.
Andy Keedwell has worked with British Council for fifteen years, in regions including the South Caucasus,
Middle East and the Horn of Africa and has been involved with English for the military in Azerbaijan, Albania and
Macedonia, Ethiopia and currently at British Council Afghanistan as Head of Teacher Development.
Nicholas Fletcher is a British ELT training consultant at present living in Kyrgyzstan and working in Central Asia.
His first job was as an English instructor in Fiat factories in Torino Italy and he subsequently worked as an instructor
and trainer in the UK, China, Poland, Romania, Ecuador and Venezuela. He has specialised in managing Military
English projects since 1996 and has run projects for the British Council in Moldova, Kazakhstan, Krgyzstan,
Mozambique, Colombia and Afghanistan.Day 115
Parallel Sessions Day 1: 15.00 - 16.00
‘Peacekeeper’ - Developing interactive digital training resourcesSpeaker Dr. Adrian Raper (UK) Place Room 2 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (60)
In 2008 the British Council and Clarity set up a workshop to create interactive training materials for English for peacekeeping. This was attended by 20 Peacekeeping English Project managers from around the world. At this week-long session, the coverage of the resource was defined (Ethics and rights, Negotiation, Checkpoints, etc) and the managers created over a hundred video, audio and text-based activities. This content was refined, edited, and plugged into an existing technical infrastructure by Clarity. The resulting publication, Peacekeeper, runs online, through a VLE, on a LAN or a CD-Rom.
The first part of this session tells the story of the Peacekeeper project, highlighting the structures and processes that contributed to its success. The second part looks at how interactive content such as this can be created and updated - and how it can be broken apart and delivered in ways that are both innovative and accessible to learn ers.
Dr Adrian Raper is the Technical Director of Clarity English. For 20 years he has been directly responsible for creating and delivering some of the world’s best-selling ELT software titles. He was responsible for the technical and logistical elements of the Peacekeeper software project.
Overview of ESP testing for Military and Police purposes. Factors which impact on test reliability Speakers Kate Weir (UK), Fiona Daniels (UK)
Place Room 3 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (30)
The University of Westminster assesses all UK forces personnel who undergo defence language training and provides bi-level monolingual English language assessments for NATO. Our tests are designed to reflect the current military and security situations. We also deliver and design tailor-made military English courses for foreign military students and trainers.
Improving the communication skills of UN Peacekeepers – Teaching 900 Speaker Colm Downes (UK)
Place Room 4 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (60)
Colm Downes is the Project Manager for English for Peacekeeping based at the Indonesia National DefenceForces Peace and Security Center. In this session he will lead a round table discussion on the challenges of integrating language training into pre deployment training of UN peacekeepers, and producing training for personnel serving in the field. This session will be an active debate in which participants will be asked to share their experience, ideas and suggestions. Day 1
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Parallel Sessions Day 1: 16.15 – 16.45
English in a Military Settings: Materials and On-Line Learning Resources developed by the Defence International Training Centre (DITC)Speaker Sylvia Wheeler (AUS)
Place Room 1 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (60)
Since 1996 DITC has developed, updated and published the Australian English Language Course (AELC) General English in a Military Setting, Intermediate Phase course books and audio visual materials. The Australian Defence Department, Defence Cooperation Program funds the provision of the AELC materials to military language schools in the South East Asian Region, where they are still widely used. More recently, DITC has provided English for Military Listening, Reading and Writing activities on the Virtual On-line Language Learning Site (VOLLS) at www.ditc.net.au. Since 2012 DITC have moved from the maintenance and production of AELC print materials to the development of Blended Learning Materials on a Learning Management System, ADELE, hosted by the Australian Defence College. DITC has also provided train-the-trainer courses and resources to Regional Defence Forces to support delivery of Macmillan Campaign: English for the Military courses.
Sylvia Wheeler is currently the Director of Studies, Defence International Training Centre, RAAF Williams, Victoria, Australia. In her role she has overall responsibility for Language Training Course delivery, Teacher Training Courses, the development and validation of the Australian Defence Force English Language Proficiency tests, Training Development and Evaluation and Military Preparatory Training Course delivery.
“Don’t shoot!” How self access English develops skills... and saves lives! Speaker Andrew Stokes (UK)
Place Room 2 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (60)
Producing the correct English at the right time is an essential skill for peacekeepers and requires study beyond the classroom.
It is easy for English program managers to install a range of ICT resources in a self access centre set up as part of the language provision for uniformed services. It is less easy to ensure they are used effectively and appropriately over the medium and long terms.
Clarity has been supplying software to British Council PEP self access centres since the 1990s, and has identified a number of key criteria which result in the success or otherwise of the resources:
1. making ICT both visible and accessible2. the importance of efficient training for teachers and students3. looking to the future: monitoring, maintaining and enhancing
There are many training programs where self access materials have retreated to the margins of English language provision. This session will outline how you can place them firmly centre-stage.Day 1
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Parallel Sessions Day 1: 16.15 – 16.45
Teaching Military English at Korea Military Academy: Past, Present, and FutureSpeaker Major (Dr.) Dong-ha Seo (Korea)
Place Room 3 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (30)
This paper is designed to step back and review Korea Military Academy’s many years of teaching military English in order to identify current challenges, problems, and opportunity. Over the last 60 years our Korea Military Academy has proven itself in the most difficult environments it has ever faced. Our faculty and staff at every level have displayed unparalleled ingenuity and commitment. Our KMA alumni have displayed mental and physical toughness and courage under the difficult circumstances. In so doing, our Department of English has enabled our graduates in unprecedented fashion, especially during their mission of Combined Operations with the U.S military and Peacekeeping Operations around the world.
Having a plan for transition of wartime operational control from the U.S military by 2015, equipping our gradu-ates with English communication skills becomes more significant than ever before. In this time of transition, it is entirely appropriate that we pause to take stock of our overarching goal to teach military English: “to equip our cadets with effective English eloquence” for the purpose of successful combined operation with the U.S. military. This paper is help us recommit our English programmes taking a hard look at our educational philosophy, teaching and supporting programmes to ensure that we can meet the challenges we are facing.
Major Dong-ha Seo, Ph.D., is assistant professor of English at Korea Military Academy, where he is responsible for supervising Military English programme as well as War Literature for English Major cadets. He has extensive experience in teaching Military English, English literature, and working with foreign officers in the field. He is currently working on developing Military English teaching material and curriculum at the Academy.
English for Police Advisor in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)Speaker Eppy Dortua Setiawan Sinaga (Indonesia)
Place Room 4 - The Language Lab - INDF Peace and Security Centre (60)
English is the universal language used by almost all peacekeepers on United Nations missions. Not only uniformed forces but also civilian and volunteers who work with the UN often use English to communicate on the missions. One of the UN missions that I already joined is UNMISS. I joined UNMISS on 2 April 2012 – 2 April 2013 as a Police Advisor or we called UNPOL (United Nations Police). In this talk I will discuss my role as an English for Police Advisor in UNMISS, because my mandate was to train, mentor and advise the SSNPS (South Sudan National Police Service). During my mission, I taught police science, English and computer to the SSNPS. Language sometimes can be a problem for Police Advisor to conduct UNMISS mandate because not all local police can speak English.
Eppy Dortua Setiawan Sinaga, a police woman living in Jakarta, works in the INP Language School as a mentor, teacher and also sub chief of students administration. She just finished her first UN mission in UNMISS (South Sudan) for one year as a Police Advisor. During her mission, she taught police science, English and computer skills to the SSNPS (South Sudan National Police Science). She also joined the Middle Management Course in Vicenza, Italy in 2009 and a comparison study program in Beijing, China in 2010.Day 1
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Parallel Sessions Day 2: 13.00 - 13.50
EGAP and ESAP: Which One is More Suitable?Speaker Sisilia Halimi (Indonesia)
Place Ballroom 1 - Novotel Bogor (60)
An awareness of the distinction between English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) and English for Specific Purposes (ESAP) is crucial to a full understanding of EAP (Blue, 1988a). EGAP refers to the teaching of the skills and language that are common to all disciplines and ESAP refers to the teaching of the features that distinguish one discipline from others (Dudley-Evans and St. John, 1998). This study aims to propose a new program for improving the quality of English subject for the postgraduate students of Police Science Students in the University of Indonesia. The question to answer is would it be possible to teach an ESAP course to this group of students? For this purpose a thorough evaluation of the existing program will be conducted. This includes evaluation on the documents and materials related to the existing program, analysis of participants’ level of English proficiency, reflection of the teaching and learning process in the classroom, interviews with the Head of the Program and students and a survey of students’ opinions about the existing program.
Activities for enhancing professional communication skillsSpeaker Peggy Garza (US)
Place Ballroom 2 - Novotel Bogor (60)
Even proficient speakers of English can often benefit from fine-tuning their professional communicative competence. In this workshop, attendees will be introduced to language activities designed for learners to enhance specific skills for more effective participation in international conferences or multinational work environments. The presenter will demonstrate activities for developing critical listening skills, producing accurate oral summaries and giving professional presentations. The presenter will share materials and engage workshop attendees in some of the learning activities.
Implementing major language curriculum reform within the Uniformed ServicesSpeaker Elizabeth Thomson (AUS)
Place Krakatau - Novotel Bogor (35)
This presentation describes our response to the current shift from general proficiency language training to a language for specific purpose, competency-based language training regime at the Defence Force School of Languages in Australia. It will describe the needs analysis, design and development processes of one of our new LSP courses, the Operational Engagement course, now being taught in Arabic, French, Indonesian, Malay and Tetun. In particular the presentation will describe firstly the challenges of sourcing and adapting authentic materials for a course aimed at teaching the language of military planning and secondly the selection of design principles to provide for a common curriculum with language specific, sociocultural and lexicogrammatical provisions. The design principles are task-based scenarios using the genres of military operations.Day 2
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Parallel Sessions Day 2: 13.00 - 13.50
Creativity in Context - Practice Ideas and Tips for Materials and ActivitiesSpeakers Esther Hay (UK) & Ileana Chersan (ROM)
Place Burungrang - Novotel Bogor (35)
The speakers will draw on their own experience on developing materials and resources classroom use or self-study and lessons learnt. They will focus on how teachers can gain autonomy and experience in writing and developing materials, working alone and as part of a team. The workshop will be activity based and provide examples and practical tips leading to group discussion and ideas of how delegates can take this forward in their own contexts. It will include developing course books and resources, using authentic materials, making your own DVD/video materials, using a case study + role play approach for conferences/events and working collaboratively with other organisations.
Esther Hay (MA, BA) is currently the Resourcing Project Manager at the British Council, Manchester, reviewing the resourcing needs and professional development for English & Exams in the global network. She is the former Global Peacekeeping English Manager and Peacekeeping English Project Manager in Romania and Albania/ Macedonia and has provided consultancy services on English for peacekeeping. She has also co-ordinated training programmes for military and police in Bahrain and Slovakia. She has extensive experience in teaching, teacher training, testing, materials design, self-access learning and organising workshops and events. She has worked in Africa, Europe and the Middle East and produced self-study materials on human rights issues with CARE International.
Ileana Chersan is currently a University Lecturer and teacher trainer at the Police Academy in Bucharest, where she has taught Police English, Legal English and English for History and Archives for the past 15 years. She holds a PhD in Linguistics awarded by the University of Bucharest; the doctoral thesis was called A social history of the English police vocabulary. Ileana Chersan also co-authored English for Law Enforcement, an internationally available course-book for law enforcement officers (Macmillan, 2009) and other similar books.
Collaborative / experiential learning based on John Medina’s “Brain Rules” (Express Publishing)Speaker Craig Huxley (UK)
Place Pancar - Novotel Bogor (35)
We learn best by doing, but even better through the combination of action, interaction, speech and writing, taking advantage of new technologies and combining knowledge with past experience and involvement of all senses. When we begin to understand the workings of the mind, we can organize our classrooms in a way that is conducive to boosting brain power. We will examine the ‘Brain Rules’ explained by John Medina and see how they can be meaningfully and usefully applied to the modern EFL classroom
Craig Huxley is an international speaker and teacher trainer. His teaching career has involved students of all ages and social backgrounds, including learners with learning difficulties. For several years he has been working for Express Publishing as an ELT Consultant, visiting schools, observing lessons and introducing the latest interactive whiteboard technology. He is also an oral examiner for the Cambridge ESOL examinations.Day 2
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Parallel Sessions Day 2: 14.00 - 14.50
Teaching English to Indonesian PoliceSpeakers Menanti Sitorus, Arny Lusty Purba, Elisa Ika Yuniawati
Place Ballroom 1 - Novotel Bogor (60)
The Use of Audio-Visual Resources to Improve Listening Skills at the Police Language School
Successful second language acquisition requires active listening over passive hearing. Mr. Sitorus will explain the background research on this topic and reveal his classroom action research project-- focused listening learning through audio-visual resources dealing with daily police tasks.
Menanti Sitorus was born North Sumatera, Medan. He has worked for Indonesian National Police School as an English Instructor since 1998. His overseas experiences include joining the American TESOL conference in Colorado in 2009 and the supervising the Indonesian Formed Police Unit in Darfur, South Sudan in 2010.
Creating a Project through Technology in the classroom -Why not?Second language aquisition can be maximized by integrating information, communication and technology (ICT) with project-based learning. The use of technology in the classroom elicits students’ creativity and ability to work in teams, and relevant projects allow the students to showcase their working knowledge of the policing profession. This presentation will highlight some of the student projects conducted at the National Police Language Center such as creating a presentation using Prezi (free web-based presentation software), making a poster from Pixton (web-based to create a comic), and navigating email in English. The presenters will share how these projects can boost both student proficiency and teachers’ professional development.
Arny Lusty Purba is a civilian worker in Police Language School as an English teacher. She has taught for about 8 years in Police Language School . She graduated from Gunadarma University taking English Literature. She has followed an online course about “Critical Thinking” from Oregon University.
Elisa Ika Yuniawati is a police woman. She works in Police language School to be an English teacher. She teaches Police officers from all over the Indonesian region. Teaching English for Police as the branch of English Specific Purposes as communicative approach.
Putting Source Back into ResourceSpeakers Claire Duly (UK) & Abraham Bakyuenin (South Sudan)
Place Ballroom 2 - Novotel Bogor (60)
Teaching and learning in South Sudan and other low-resource environments presents both challenges and opportunities for teachers and learners. We believe that there are still ample opportunities for exposure, practice and self-study in these environments and will aim to highlight these is this session.
By the end of this workshop, participants will have considered the challenges and opportunities presented by low-resource environments. The workshop will be largely scenario-based, and will require participants to engage and interact not only with the content, but also with other participants through a process of experiential learning. Participants will experiment with adapting course book material, classroom activities and homework assignments in order to make the more accessible and achievable for these contexts. Participants will be equipped with a set of approaches to adapting material and activities for practical application that will be of immediate value to their teaching and to their learners.
Claire Duly is the Senior Teacher at the British Council, South Sudan and has been in Pan-Sudan since 2010. She holds a Trinity Diploma with a focus on Dogme and has experience in presenting at international conferences in China and Myanmar. Abraham Bakyuenin is a newly-qualified English Trainer at the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. He as been in the SPLA since he was 13 years old, and has a keen understanding of the challenges facing both teachers and learners in low-resource environments.
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Parallel Sessions Day 2: 14.00 - 14.50
EFL in Support of NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan - Lessons LearnedSpeaker Suzette Kioshi Nelson (US/Guam)Place Krakatau - Novotel Bogor (35)
Teaching English to soldiers in a war zone? I spent a year in Afghanistan teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to members of the Afghan National Army in support of the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTMA).Limited supplies and resources affected how I taught the soldiers. Working conditions dictated changes to the curriculum. Come see creative solutions to teaching EFL in less than desirable conditions. This session will include hands-on activities, on-the-spot lesson modifications, and a photo presentation of the EFL teaching environment in Afghanistan. Come see what I saw, hear what I did, and ask questions about what I’d do differently.
Suzette Nelson earned a BA in English at Viterbo University in Wisconsin and her M.Ed. in TESOL at the University of Guam. She’s taught for 30 years at all levels. Mrs. Nelson recently spent a year in Afghanistan teaching English as a Foreign Language to members of the Afghan National Army in support of the NATO training mission.
Australian and New Zealand English Language AdvisorsSpeakers Sylvia Wheeler (AUS) Penny Lawrence (AUS), Marisa Sotounzadeh (AUS) Nathan Graham (NZ) & Amy Brosnan (NZ)Place Burungrang - Novotel Bogor (35)
In this round table discussion Australian and New Zealand English Language Advisors will discuss their individual projects in a variety of countries around East Asia. The will talk about their role as language advisors as well as the people and places they work with. The panel with highlight success stories as well as suggesting ways in which English language learning for uniformed forces could be improved. The discussion will end with a question and answer session from the audience.
Being Specific: Theories and practicalities in teaching English for Specific Purposes (Express Publishing)Speaker George A. PappasPlace Pancar - Novotel Bogor (35)
As the world seems to get smaller and the working environment increasingly international, English for Specific Purposes is becoming increasingly popular. This presentation will focus on the practicalities of teaching ESP in the classroom. After touching on some of the theoretical background, we will focus on how to keep our teaching targeted by using activities that emphasise context of use and help develop pragmatic and sociolinguistic awareness.
George Pappas is a graduate of the European University of Cyprus. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, he works as an English teacher and ELT Consultant for Express Publishing. He has delivered short workshops at conferences in Central and Eastern Europe and pursued an active interest in music and drama.Day 2
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Parallel Sessions Day 2: 15.30 – 16.20
Interpreting and translating for the Indonesian MilitarySpeakers Majar Mustafa Rajab, Majar Ro’is Nahrudin & Janet Dyah Ekwati Gibson
Place Ballroom 1 - Novotel Bogor (60)
In this session Majar Mustafa Rajab, Majar Ro’is Nahrudin & Janet Dyah Ekwati Gibson will discuss the experience working as a translator for the Indonesian Military both here in Indonesia and abroad on UN Peacekeeping Missions. They will talk about the specific characteristics of translating and interpreting for the Military and provide advice to teachers and other language professionals interested in getting into this field. The Indonesian Military does not have enough well trained, efficient translators and interpreters – The speakers today will discuss the reasons for this current shortage and suggest some ways of addressing this issue.
Exploiting Authentic Materials on The British Council PEP Train The Trainer CourseSpeaker Stuart Gale (UK) & Pol. Col. Suparuk Chailangkarn (Thailand)
Place Ballroom 2 - Novotel Bogor (60)
The British Council PEP Train the Trainer project used authentic materials for the development of receptive skills with Course Participants.
After a brief introduction to the project in Thailand with Military and Police officers, this demonstration and workshop will enable participants to see how authentic materials from a variety of sources can be used in the classroom. The session will focus on the key issues of authenticity, availability and challenges and move on to look at procedures and techniques.
A selection of materials will be made available and participants will work on a series of tasks for exploiting them. Participants in this hands-on session will have a chance to present their suggested tasks in small groups.
This session will be of particular interest to teachers who would like to expose their students to authentic English when developing receptive skills.
Stuart Gale works as a freelance Teacher Trainer and is based in Phuket, Thailand. Most recently he developed the British Council Train the Trainer Project where officers from the Royal Thai Police and Military developed the necessary skills to teach English to new recruits on UN Peacekeeping missions. He has taught and trained in Europe, South America, Russia and extensively in Asia. He is a University of Cambridge CELTA/YLX trainer and assessor.
Pol.Sr.Col.Suparuk Chailangkarn is the deputy commander of the International Law Enforcement Academy-Bangkok (ILEA-Bangkok). He is a graduate of Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy class of 34 He served on a UN peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) during 2008-2009 as UN Aileu District commander. He has trained in various train-the-trainer for UN peacekeeping courses.
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Parallel Sessions Day 2: 15.30 – 16.20
A Programme of Teacher and Partner Support During and After a ProjectSpeakers Peter Hare (UK), Andy Keedwell (UK) & Dawit Assefa Wassihun (Ethiopia)
Place Krakatau - Novotel Bogor (35)
Peacekeeping English projects have all confronted the need for teacher and partner development within the context of Military English using the resources and equipment which they provide.
Investigating the Ethiopia project that started in 2008, the presenters identify a process of teacher development as a journey with a number of clearly defined transition points at which teacher awareness and beliefs change and influence classroom practice. Such points include initial training prior to the project, training during it, exploiting self-access centres and working with a proficiency rather than an achievement based testing system.
A parallel journey involves developing a system of management whereby the local partner has taken responsibility before handover takes place. Project providers have a responsibility to ensure that professional development occurs in a way that benefits all stakeholders.
This presentation attempts to chart a course of partner and teacher development that is realistic and of benefit to participants.
Peter Hare manages the British Council Peacekeeping Project (PEP) in Ethiopia. He managed projects in Georgia and Mongolia.
Andy Keedwell has worked with British Council for fifteen years, in regions including the South Caucasus, Middle East and the Horn of Africa and has been involved with English for the military in Azerbaijan, Albania and Macedonia, Ethiopia and currently at British Council Afghanistan as Head of Teacher Development.
Dawit Assefa Wassihun is Head of Public Relations at the Peacekeeping Centre of the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defence.
Communication Skills Development for The Law Enforcement in PakistanSpeaker Khizer Jawed (Pakistan)
Place Burungrang - Novotel Bogor (35)
Khizer Jawed will focus on the Communication Development of the Law Enforcement officers in Pakistan and its importance of English in this area. His talk will cover three topics, i.e. Importance of communication for the Law Enforcement, English in Pakistan and the importance of English for the Law Enforcement agencies. Khizer will present a comparison of Policing in Pakistan with the Policing in western world(United States), to provide the audience the idea of how the Police works in Pakistan and how they are different from elsewhere in the world. The presentation will end with a focus on ICITAP Pakistan regarding their accomplishments over the past 10 years and its partnership with the Law Enforcement agencies in Pakistan.Day 2
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Venue Maps – INDF Peace and Security Centre
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Venue Maps – Novotel Bogor
CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER CONTRIBUTIONS
Defence forces around the world are recognising the benefits of targeting language training courses to workplace needs, particularly the needs of coalition contexts where specific, technical language is critical for mission success.
As a consequence, interesting research and educational work is being done in Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) for mil-itary contexts. The approach of offering general language training that relies on the individual to adapt what they know to a military context is being replaced by targeted language training based on research into the language of defence contexts and tasks. With military budgets under stress, the cost-benefits of targeted approaches are being recognised and LSP for defence language training is gaining prominence worldwide.
It is within this context that Elizabeth Thomson and Helen de Silva Joyce are calling for papers for an edited publication on Language for Defence Purposes. The book will focus on work in English and Languages other than English (LOTE) from around the world within the following themes:1 Researching Language for Defence Purposes (LDP) Discourse analysis Needs analysis2 Language for Defence Purposes courses Course design and development Course evaluation Assessment3 Pedagogy4 Identity, interculturality and Language for Defence Purposes
NOTE Chapters on other themes related to Language for Defence Purposes will also be considered. Chapter word limit – 4000 - 6000 wordsExpression of interest – Please contact us at the email addresses below if you would like to submit a chapter.Final submission – Final chapters must be submitted by July 31 2013.
We look forward to hearing from you.Elizabeth Thomson2013 Secretary of Defence Fellow Defence Learning BranchDepartment of Defence & Adjunct Associate ProfessorUniversity of Canberra, ACT Australiae.thomson@adfa.edu.au
Helen de Silva Joyce Educational Consultant Research OfficerUniversity of New England Armidale NSW Australiajgaudin@bigpond.net.au
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Defence School of LanguagesCollege of Management and Technology
Centre for Defence Leadership & Management
Mission StatementThe school’s mission is to provide
foreign language training to
personnel from the British Armed
Forces, and English language training
to personnel from Foreign Defence
Forces in order to enhance
operational capability and contribute
to Defence Diplomacy.
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