1. NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE after Ivan Cherniahovsky NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE after Ivan Cherniahovsky RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTRE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES By Associate Professor Vita Zhuravel Senior teacher Iryna Pogorelska Professional Development Courses under the wing of NATO PDP in Ukraine

2. 2 Common projects of NATO PDP & FLREC ELT COURSE for - officers, employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and MOD, civil servants; - officers, employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and MOD, civil servants; - officers and civil servants of other security sector agencies. - officers and civil servants of other security sector agencies. In-service professional development course (ICELT) for the teaching staff of higher educational establishment of the teaching staff of higher educational establishment of - MOD - MOD - security & law enforcement sector STANAG testing seminars (with BILC) for -testers of the testing centre of the FLREC NDU of Ukraine; - testers of the testing centres of other MOD higher educational establishments

3. 3 ELT COURSE ELT COURSE (261 student in 2009-2014 ) Beginner intensive target level STANAG-1 Beginner intensive target level STANAG-1 Elementary 350 hours Elementary 350 hours Pre-intermediate semi-intensive Pre-intermediate semi-intensive 240 hours 240 hours Intermediate semi-intensive target level STANAG-2 Intermediate semi-intensive target level STANAG-2 240 hours 240 hours Upper-intermediate semi-intensive 240 hours Upper-intermediate semi-intensive 240 hours semi-intensive target level STANAG-3 Advanced semi-intensive target level STANAG-3 240 hours 240 hours

4. 4 MATERIALS Supplementary materials (including Video Courses) Dictionaries(Longman, Collins) Coursebooks (course series) for ELT Courses International Express (essential) Intelligent business (skills) New Headway (Beginner) Grammar books (Murphy, Alexander) The priority is given to the communicative method of teaching. The method has been successfully introduced into our teaching process.

5. 5In-service professional development course (ICELT programme of Cambridge University) ( 40 graduates in 2009-2014 ) Portfolio: - 5 observed lessons ( 1 unassessed & 4 assessed ), - 5 observed lessons ( 1 unassessed & 4 assessed ), - 4 language tasks ( 1 oral & 3 written ), - 4 language tasks ( 1 oral & 3 written ), - 4 methodological assignments. 4 methodological assignments. 4 methodological assignments. Annually: 4 residential 1 week blocks: - September (the Classroom) - September (the Classroom) - November (the Lesson) - November (the Lesson) - January (the Learner) - January (the Learner) - March (the Teacher) - March (the Teacher) The focus of the course is the communicative approach in ELT The focus of the course is the communicative approach in ELT

6. 6 STANAG Language Testing Seminars (with BILC) Annual input & experience exchange Development of valid test sets for language proficiency testing according to NATO STANAG-6001 Language proficiency testing according to NATO STANAG-6001. General overlook. Research in the field of language proficiency testing: testing receptive skills Research in the field of language proficiency testing: testing productive skills

7. 7 7 Teaching and Learning Facilities of FLREC Language Labs 2 nd -3 rd Levels (х 3) Self access centre Language Labs 4 th Levels (х 2)

8. 8 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BILC, NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine Cambridge, Great Britain;British Council (Kyiv) Cambridge, Great Britain; British Council (Kyiv) Goethe Institute (Kyiv) French Cultural Center (Kyiv) Turkish Embassy in Ukraine International Seminars in Ukraine and abroad Teachers’/Language/Military Terminology Training Courses abroad Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus Defense Language Institute English Language Centre (San Antonio/ Monterey, USA)

9. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Socrates Any Questions?