BILC Professional Seminar Ellwangen, Germany October 2014 Gesche Susanna Sutter Personnel Division Federal Ministry of Defence Bonn, Germany BILC Conference 2014,, Brugge, Belgium 08 May 2014

2 Federal Office of Languages (Hürth) and its branch Language Center South

Professional Seminar Venue BSprA Language Center South Reinhardt Kaserne

4 Language Center South at Ellwangen English training „Compact Course Training“ („Kompakt“): 10-week courses 25 lessons per week (5 lessons per day) + homework

5 Language Center South at Ellwangen: „Combined Language Training“ („Kombi“): (aim: reduce time off post) self-study phase at home / on post (several months, BSprA self-study material) 2-week module at Ellwangen (5 lessons per day + homework) next self-study phase.... every SLP-Level consists of: 3 contact phases at Ellwangen + 3 self-study phases on post -> end of 3rd contact phase: SLP Test, e.g. SLP 111X

6 Language Center South at Ellwangen: English training 170 students per day total of 1194 students in 2013: -> 972 students in 2-week-„Kombi“-phases -> 222 students in „Kompakt“-courses 11 teachers

Professional Seminar Theme „Catering to Diversity: Tailored Approaches to Language Training“

8 Possible topics: Reconciling stakeholder and learner needs Adjusting pre-deployment language training to shifting international commitments Off-the-shelf vs. in-house teaching material Classroom teaching vs. distance learning Innovative testing formats

Haus Schönenberg Accommodation B&B at Haus Schönenberg (daily rate for single room: 50,00 Euros) Bus transport to venue (ca. 3 km) Conference fee to be determined

Know before you go: Railway : InterCity train station at Ellwangen from Frankfurt a. Main Airport: approx. 3 hours from Stuttgart Airport: approx. 2 hours Average temperature in October: 9° - 13° C / 48° - 55 F° Medieval towns (e.g.Rothenburg, Dinkelsbühl )30-45 mins Lots of castles and churches Local and international (Italian, Greek, Thai) food Joining instructions: June (offers also English version)

Surroundings Ellwangen – small but beautiful

Gesche Susanna Sutter Assistant Branch Chief Personnel I 6 Federal Ministry of Defence Phone: Point of contact: