1. BILC Testing Seminars Language Testing Seminar (LTS) Advanced Language Testing Seminar (ALTS)

2. LANGUAGE TESTING SEMINAR (LTS)

3. Language Testing Seminar (LTS) Developed and conducted by BILC testing experts Background: A BILC initiative aimed at promoting a common interpretation of STANAG 6001 and consistency in language proficiency testing Specific objective: To give NATO/PfP language teaching professionals the opportunity to practice developing test items based on STANAG 6001

4. Language Testing Seminar (LTS) Held since Autumn 2000 Two-week graduate-level seminar Offered three times a year (February, June, November) 12 participants per seminar Highly interactive, hands-on activities, small group work

5. Each seminar is conducted by BILC testing experts from two or more different BILC member nations Faculty from Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, the Netherlands, Slovak Republic, UK, and USA Language Testing Seminar (LTS)

6. Invitations issued by Allied Command Transformation Hosted at the Partner Language Training Center Europe of the George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Germany More than 300 graduates from 38 nations and five NATO offices

7. ADVANCED LANGUAGE TESTING SEMINAR (ALTS)

8. Advanced Language Testing Seminar (ALTS) Need for continuing professional development for test developers identified Stakeholders’ meeting in September 2008 Result: Advanced Language Testing Seminar (ALTS) Validated in 2009

9. Advanced Language Testing Seminar (ALTS) Target audience: LTS graduates who continue to work on STANAG 6001 testing STANAG 6001 Edition 3 standardization sessions Focus on L3 for practical exercises Opportunity to exchange best practices Modular approach to seminar

10. Advanced Language Testing Seminar (ALTS) Three-week seminar Module 1: Productive skills: Speaking and Writing (one-week) Module 2: Receptive skills: Listening and Reading (one week) Module 3: Test analysis (3 days) Module 4: Managerial issues (2 days)

11. Advanced Language Testing Seminar (ALTS) Offered once a year 8 participants, 1 per nation Prerequisites LTS graduate At least 1 year of experience in STANAG 6001 test development SLP 3333 Conducted by testing experts from five BILC- member nations

12. POC for BILC Language Testing Seminars: Peggy Garza garzap@marshallcenter.org +49 8821 750 2792