Ministry of Defence Army of Republic of Macedonia Training Command Foreign Language Training Center Intercultural Awareness in the Macedonian FLTC CPT Zlatko Stojanovski, director
CONTENT MISSION STRUCTURE SCOPE ELT CONSULTANTS INTERCULTULAR AWARENESS
FLTC MISSION Conduct high quality language training for MoD- ARM. Achieve NATO Partnership Goal / PG-0355: Language training & proficiency –E–English (French, German, Italian, Turkish, Greek) Enable efficient interoperability with NATO Enhance communication and access to knowledge within our military work environment STANAG tests produced and administered by FLTC.
FLTC STRUCTURE (current) Training Command General Staff of the Army FLTC CHIEF OF THE FLTC ADMINISTRATORINFORMATICS ELT Section Stip 4 ELT Sections Skopje- G.Delcev Ilinden Mil. Hosp. MoD/GS ELT Section Kumanovo ELT Section Kicevo ELT Section Tetovo ELT Section Veles ELT Section Ohrid ELT Section Petrovec
TYPES OF ELT COURSES CURRENT AND PLANNED Intensive: 4-6 hrs per day Semi-intensive: 2-3 hrs per day Courses for declared units mainly One-to-one for senior leaders Military terminology course for senior leaders/key personnel Teacher training courses/seminars
SCOPE OF ELT ELT in current year 2007: 11 training sites 20 teachers + 3 instructors 380 students; 32 courses - Elementary through Advanced - Soldier to State advisor
SKOPJE: -8 intensive -6 semi-intensive TETOVO: -2 intensive STIP: -3 intensive + 2 semi-intensive KICEVO: -2 semi-intensive current sites and courses and courses SKOPJE: -8 intensive -6 semi-intensive OHRID: -2 semi-intensive VELES: -2 semi-intensive PETROVEC: -1 intensive KUMANOVO: -4 semi-intensive
ELT CONSULTANTS Britain / PEP - Peacekeeping English Project USA / DLIELC & BAH - Defense Language Institute English Language Center - Booz Allen Hamilton (contractor)
INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS n Are we aware? n Macedonians, Albanians, Turks, Serbs und viele mehr!!?? n Orthodox, Catholics, Muslims… n Don’t learn/teach = practice n Use the resources (people) daily
INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS Macedonians – FYROM Albanians – Shquiptare Greeks – Macedonians Serbs & Croatians - language
Don‘t: –cross your legs –point your finger/foot –lough loudly/be too quiet –drink up your drink/do –wave your hands –refuse your host –ask a woman her age Result: robot without personality –host will see through you
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