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

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

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

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

5. 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)

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

7. 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)

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

9. 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

10. 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)

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

12. Third language & Intercultural Competence: Winning hearts and minds

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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Tactical English Course

21. 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

22. 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

23. Envisaged Logistics English Course, Medical English Course

24. Air Operational Course Airspace Management

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

26. English & German Language Trainer Course

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

28. Products: Language survival books for service support AAF Language Institute

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

31. 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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