BILC Professional Seminar Ellwangen Germany 12 17 October

BILC Professional Seminar Ellwangen, Germany 12 - 17 October 2014 Gesche Susanna Sutter Personnel Division Federal Ministry of Defence Bonn, Germany BILC Conference 2014, , Brugge, Belgium 08 May 2014

Federal Office of Languages (Hürth) and its branch Language Center South 2

Professional Seminar 2014 Venue BSpr. A Language Center South Reinhardt Kaserne

Language Center South at Ellwangen English training „Compact Course Training“ („Kompakt“): 10 -week courses 25 lessons per week (5 lessons per day) + homework 4

Language Center South at Ellwangen: „Combined Language Training“ („Kombi“): (aim: reduce time off post) • self-study phase at home / on post (several months, BSpr. A 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 3 rd contact phase: SLP Test, e. g. SLP 111 X 5

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 6

Professional Seminar 2014 Theme „Catering to Diversity: Tailored Approaches to Language Training“

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 8

Accommodation Haus Schönenberg 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 : Inter. City train station at Ellwangen from Frankfurt a. Main Airport: approx. 3 hours from 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

Point of contact: Gesche Susanna Sutter Assistant Branch Chief Personnel I 6 Federal Ministry of Defence Phone: + 49 228 99 24 9849 geschesutter@bmvg. bund. de