Defence School of Languages, UK BILC NATO Conference

Prague 2012

Defence School of Languages, UK BILC NATO Conference

Prague 2012

by

Mr Jeremy Nowers

Defence School of Languages, UK

by

Mr Jeremy Nowers

Defence School of Languages, UK

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An Enquiry into the Standardisation of

Foreign Language Fonts

An Enquiry into the Standardisation of

Foreign Language Fonts

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Invitation

For those Nations who may be interested in the issue of non-Romanised font standardisation, let us form an e-working group to establish and disseminate an agreed list of recommended fonts, for all non-Romanised languages of interest, for lower level language learning

Invitation

For those Nations who may be interested in the issue of non-Romanised font standardisation, let us form an e-working group to establish and disseminate an agreed list of recommended fonts, for all non-Romanised languages of interest, for lower level language learning

Reading ~ Level 1 – Survival

Can read very simple connected written material, such as unambiguous texts that are directly related to everyday survival or workplace situations.

Texts may include short notes; announcements; highly predictable descriptions of people, places, or things; brief explanations of geography, government, and currency systems simplified for non-natives; short sets of instructions and directions (application forms, maps, menus, directories, brochures, and simple schedules).

Understands the basic meaning of simple texts containing high frequency structural patterns and vocabulary, including shared international terms and cognates (when applicable). Can find some specific details through careful or selective reading. Can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from simple context. May be able to identify major topics in some higher level texts. However, may misunderstand even some simple texts.

Reading ~ Level 1 – Survival

Can read very simple connected written material, such as unambiguous texts that are directly related to everyday survival or workplace situations.

Texts may include short notes; announcements; highly predictable descriptions of people, places, or things; brief explanations of geography, government, and currency systems simplified for non-natives; short sets of instructions and directions (application forms, maps, menus, directories, brochures, and simple schedules).

Understands the basic meaning of simple texts containing high frequency structural patterns and vocabulary, including shared international terms and cognates (when applicable). Can find some specific details through careful or selective reading. Can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from simple context. May be able to identify major topics in some higher level texts. However, may misunderstand even some simple texts.

NATO STANAG 6001 - Edn #4

Non Romanised Fonts e.g.

Arabic

Non Romanised Fonts e.g.

Arabic

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العسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسة

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العسكريةالعسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسة

العسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسة

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علي مطعمبابا

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Bislama, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish,Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin,

Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Georgian, Hebrew, Thai, Tigrinya, Azeri, Dari, Estonian, Farsi, Hungarian, Kazakh,

Kirgiz, Lao, Mongolian, Pashto, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Albanian, Armenian, Belorussian,

Chichewa, Chinyanja, Czech, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurmanji, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Siswati, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Ukrainian, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Nepali, Serbian, Shona, Sinhalese, Slovene, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Hausa, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Maltese, Sesotho, Tagalog, Tamil, Zulu.

Bislama, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish,Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin,

Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Georgian, Hebrew, Thai, Tigrinya, Azeri, Dari, Estonian, Farsi, Hungarian, Kazakh,

Kirgiz, Lao, Mongolian, Pashto, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Albanian, Armenian, Belorussian,

Chichewa, Chinyanja, Czech, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurmanji, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Siswati, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Ukrainian, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Nepali, Serbian, Shona, Sinhalese, Slovene, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Hausa, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Maltese, Sesotho, Tagalog, Tamil, Zulu.

Non-Romanised / Special Character Fonts

Non-Romanised / Special Character Fonts

FONTS TABLEA Word Document for Nations to complete

Nation Point of Contact Email

Language Font/Size Language Font/Size

•Find out what font the tutor is using in class

•Make a recommendation, where necessary

•Check that the font is loaded onto the PC’s folder

•If upgrading to a new operating system, make sure the fonts you use are included in the package

•Check that the exam publishers are using the same font

•Find out what font the tutor is using in class

•Make a recommendation, where necessary

•Check that the font is loaded onto the PC’s folder

•If upgrading to a new operating system, make sure the fonts you use are included in the package

•Check that the exam publishers are using the same font

Recommendations for Lower Level Classes

Recommendations for Lower Level Classes

Know Your Fonts, otherwise………..!Know Your Fonts, otherwise………..!

Questions?Questions?

For more information about this request, please

contact:

For more information about this request, please

contact:

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Jeremy NowersUK BILC Secretary & OC LAPS, Defence School of Languages,

BEACONSFIELD, UK

Jeremy NowersUK BILC Secretary & OC LAPS, Defence School of Languages,

BEACONSFIELD, UK

Office Email:

Office tel/fax:

Office Email:

Office tel/fax:

DEFAC-DSL-LAPS-LA1@mod.uk

0044 (0) 1494 683362

DEFAC-DSL-LAPS-LA1@mod.uk

0044 (0) 1494 683362