1. Czech DLI Approach to ESP Courses
major Jan SMID
Rome, BILC
9 June 2009

2. Bridging the gap
Your (Our) problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach. Earl Nightingale

3. Czech DLI tasks Defense Language Institute Teaching Div. 600 students
Testing Div.
3500 candidates

4. Courses organized by DLI
STANAG 6001 Exam
Intensive level 2
Intensive level 3
Refresher level 2 / 3
Combined level 2
ESP courses
NATO Pre- deployment
Military Terminology
Pre-deployment

5. ESP courses NATO Pre-deployment Course 8 times a year Topics:
Basics of NATO correspondence
Leadership
Military & media
Military culture
Materials:
ESSO MO, NATO brochures, SOPs, ...

6. ESP courses Military Terminology Course Twice a year Topics:
Ranks and appointments
Training and careers
Structure of the military
Abbreviations
Cultural awareness talk
Injuries
Map reading
Materials: Campaign, Breakthrough, Officer's Handbook

7. ESP courses Pre-deployment Courses X-times a year Topics: Materials:
Varying
Materials:
Official military documents...

8. Pre-deployment courses
Process:
Planning phase
Language needs assessment
Language competence assessment
Training delivery
Feedback

9. Pre-deployment courses
Planning phase
Requirement
Allocating resources

10. Pre-deployment courses
Language needs assessment
Defining the tasks

11. Pre-deployment courses
Language competence assessment
Placement test
Homogeneous groups
Lesson plan design

12. Pre-deployment courses
Lesson plan design
Hour allocation
Material development/modification
Modular approach
Communication skills
Military alphabet
Prowords
Uniforms and equipment
Patrolling
Vehicle check
Medevac, casevac
Map reading

13. Pre-deployment courses
Training delivery
Classroom contact lessons
In-the-field assignments

14. Pre-deployment courses
Feedback
Student assessment
Informal ongoing verbal
Informal weekly verbal
Course content assessment
Weekly discussions
End-of-course feedback form
Post-deployment

15. Pre-deployment courses
Training Challenges
Time on task
Extremely limited
Training may cease/get interrupted at any time
Not all students present
Teacher training
Lack of specialized/qualified instructors
TTT course

16. Thank you.
Questions?