BILC Professional Seminar Ellwangen, Germany12 - 17 October 2014

Gesche Susanna SutterPersonnel Division

Federal Ministry of DefenceBonn, Germany

BILC Conference 2014,, Brugge, Belgium08 May 2014

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Federal Office of Languages (Hürth)

and its branch Language CenterSouth

Professional Seminar 2014 - Venue

BSprA Language Center SouthReinhardt Kaserne

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Language Center South at Ellwangen

English training

„Compact Course Training“ („Kompakt“):10-week courses 25 lessons per week (5 lessons per day) + homework

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Language Center South at Ellwangen:

„Combined Language Training“ („Kombi“):(aim: reduce time off post)•self-study phase at home / on post(several months, BSprA self-study material)

•2-week module at Ellwangen (5 lessons per day + homework)

•next self-study phase....

every SLP-Level consists of:

• 3 contact phases at Ellwangen + 3 self-study phases on post

•-> end of 3rd contact phase: SLP Test, e.g. SLP 111X

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Language Center South at Ellwangen:

English training• 170 students per day• total of 1194 students in 2013:

-> 972 students in 2-week-„Kombi“-phases-> 222 students in „Kompakt“-courses• 11 teachers

Professional Seminar 2014 - Theme

„Catering to Diversity: Tailored Approaches to

Language Training“

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Possible topics:• Reconciling stakeholder and learner needs• Adjusting pre-deployment language training to shifting international commitments• Off-the-shelf vs. in-house teaching material• Classroom teaching vs. distance learning• Innovative testing formats

Haus Schönenberg

Accommodation

B&B at Haus Schönenberg (daily rate for single room: 50,00 Euros)

Bus transport to venue (ca. 3 km)

Conference fee to be determined

Know before you go:Railway :InterCity train station at Ellwangenfrom Frankfurt a. Main Airport: approx. 3 hoursfrom Stuttgart Airport: approx. 2 hours

Average temperature in October: 9° - 13° C / 48° - 55 F°

Medieval towns (e.g.Rothenburg, Dinkelsbühl )30-45 mins

Lots of castles and churches

Local and international (Italian, Greek, Thai) food

Joining instructions: June

www.ellwangen.de (offers also English version)

Surroundings

Ellwangen – small but beautiful

Gesche Susanna Sutter Assistant Branch Chief

Personnel I 6Federal Ministry of DefencePhone: + 49 228 99 24 9849geschesutter@bmvg.bund.de

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