Effective Integration of Language Training into Careers – the Austrian Approach Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute

Mission of the AAF Language Institute To make the Austrian Armed Forces interoperable  through language proficiency

Desired End-state INTEROPERABILITY No purely general language training but also intercultural competence and military language training. Military Skills

General school system: English obligatory (Basics) Military school system: Advanced English language training (incl. military terminology) Offrs: level 3, NCOs: level 2 Austrian situation

English proficiency level 3 for all Military Academy graduates: level 2+ or better Officers from Cpt onwards: level 3 or better Concept for Officers (1)

Following one-year volunteer training Three-year BA programme Second Lieutenant (typically plt ldr) Theresian Military Academy

Military Academy cadets are required to choose a language for third-language training Preferably a language with prior knowledge to build on Unless there is any, French is taught to beginners Concept for Officers (2)

Advanced training in – French – Russian – Spanish – Italian – Croatian Beginners‘ training – French – Russian Languages

General Staff Course: Three-year PhD programme Career courses for Military Academy graduates (MA) Career courses for university graduates National Defence Academy English as a Working Language

General Staff Course participants are required to choose a language for third- language training Preferably a language where a future appointment is likely (MilAtt, LO, PE & CE posts, …) Concept for Officers (4)

Beginners‘ training –French –Arabic –Chinese –Turkish Advanced training in – French – Russian – Croatian Languages

Third language & Intercultural Competence: Winning hearts and minds

Local population and authorities Multinational units and headquarters Improvement of interoperability AOO

Concept for NCOs (1) German proficiency level 3 for all English proficiency : –Sergeant level 1 or better (incl. mil term) –Staff Sergeant level 2 or better –Warrant Officer level 2+ or better

Concept for NCOs (2) other language training on demand Att, SOF, Agencies ….

Three-year validity Renewable on the basis of – either a short form of the test – or a minimum of six months‘ deployment to a country where the language is spoken natively or at a multinational HQ Language certificates

Enhanced Language Training Tactical English Course Tactical French Course Logistics English Course Legal English Course Air Operational English Course Aviation English Course (ICAO) Language Trainer Course (English, German) Pre-deployment Training

Members of our Institute served abroad, be it in PSOs, be it as course participants. Experience contributes to language course design: – general language – military language Staff experience

Tactical English Course

Tactical English Courses (TEC) Module 1: Battle Techniques Module 2: Staff officers MDMP Briefing Training Module 3: Commanding officers CCIR intent criteria for success planning guidance STANAGs Language Training for Special Purposes

POURP RE MAGENT A BLEU CROQUIS N°3 MANŒUVRE ENVISAGEE PAR LE LCC 1 MNMN C C CR R FR 2 MNMN 3 MNMN 1 MNMN 1 USUS CC I MN ATK Ré s 3MNMN 2 MNMN G - LO G C C Tactical French Course

Envisaged Logistics English Course, Medical English Course

Air Operational Course Airspace Management

Aviation English Course (pre-planned) Aviation English Course (pre-planned) One Airspace  ICAO

English & German Language Trainer Course

Language modules for OPERATIONS PREPARATION for multinational operations for multinational exercises + Pre-deployment Training

Products: Language survival books for service support AAF Language Institute

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WORKING GROUP MILITARY TERMINOLOGY Based on STUDY GROUP 3 BILC Conference Vilnius 2011 PRAGUE 2012 PRAGUE 2012 ce VILNIUS May 2011

ATP-3.2.1: SitRep for the WG ATP-3.2.1: SitRep for the WG 1.AUT:The Employment of Land Forces 2.GBR:Conceptual Frameworks for the Conduct of Tactical Activities: Battlespace, Functional and Operational Frameworks 3. Types of Tactical Forces 4. Tactical Planning Considerations 5.EST: Tactical Offensive Activities 6.DAN: Tactical Defensive Activities 7. Tactical Stability Activities 8. Tactical Enabling Activities 9.CZE: Operations in Specific Enviroments and Circumstances

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