DITC Defence International Training Centre Captivate and Connect Forging effective partnerships through military English BILC, Bruges, May, 2014 Lieutenant Colonel Fiona Curtis Commanding Officer, Defence International Training Centre AUSTRALIA
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DITC Defence International Training Centre Why are we here? “Language is not primarily a means of communication but a means of communion” R.B Le Page
DITC Defence International Training Centre Objectives To describe the role that DITC plays in forging effective partnerships in the region. To describe the developmental pathway of some of our products (and what makes them different). To describe what we’ve got and what we have to offer you. To encourage resource and information sharing.
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Defence International Training Centre DITC Mission To contribute to Australia’s international engagement objectives by providing training and support through the Defence Cooperation Program.
DITC Defence International Training Centre DITC Staff Australian Public Service (APS) Australian Defence Force (ADF) Foreign Seconded Officer (FSO
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DITC Defence International Training Centre Support Indonesia (Jakarta) Thailand/Cambodia (Bangkok) Vietnam/Laos (Hanoi) Timor Leste (Dili) Indonesia Thailand Tonga Vietnam Philippines Malaysia Australian Language Advisors Foreign Seconded Officers
DITC Defence International Training Centre Oz Talk Table of Contents Unit 1: Greetings……………………. 3 Unit 2: Work and daily routine…… Unit 3: Dramas in the workplace…… 17 Unit 4: Ways of making a crust…….. 21 Unit 5: Single life: Sharing a house… 25 Unit 6: Owning your own home……. 27 Unit 7: The bilingual family……… Unit 8: Party fare…………………… 37 Unit 9: Favourite TV programs…….. 43 Unit 10: Holidays in Indonesia………. 49
DITC Defence International Training Centre Student Books, Teacher’s Books, CD sets, DVDs and ‘End-of-Unit’ Test Packages Australian English Language Course General English in a Defence Setting Language Improvement Package
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DITC Defence International Training Centre More Information DITC Home Page DITC VOLLS site DITC Facebook Page LTCOL Fiona Curtis Commanding Officer Defence International Training Centre (DITC) RAAF Williams, Laverton, 3027 AUSTRALIA
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