Study Group #5 Harmonizing the dynamics of military leadership and civilian faculty in language programs

Typical setup Military leadership / civilian teachers Civilian leadership / military students Permanent staff / contractors Former military as a teachers “Foreign language training is mostly civilian competency” Ms. Gesche Susanna Sutter

Findings A lot of countries recognized disharmony The problem exists at different scales Cultural differences are not that strong as it was in the past

Solutions Teacher training Training the military leadership Initial Continuous Civilians in military exercises Training to the faculty by military personnel Tools: (conferences, information doc’s, workshops….) Training the military leadership

Solutions cont. Team working Experienced/ young teacher Military personnel to be assistants to teachers Teams of civilian teacher / military SME QA programs reflecting all mentioned approaches

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