Defence International Training Centre DITC Captivate and Connect

Defence International Training Centre DITC Captivate and Connect Forging effective partnerships through military English BILC, Bruges, 04 -09 May, 2014 Lieutenant Colonel Fiona Curtis Commanding Officer, Defence International Training Centre AUSTRALIA

DITC Defence International Training Centre Interpretation “Forging effective partnerships to optimise operational success”

DITC Defence International Training Centre Why are we here? “Language is not primarily a means of communication but a means of communion” R. B Le Page

DITC Defence International Training Centre Objectives • To describe the role that DITC plays in forging effective partnerships in the region. • To describe the developmental pathway of some of our products (and what makes them different). • To describe what we’ve got and what we have to offer you. • To encourage resource and information sharing.

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DITC Mission DITC Defence International Training Centre To contribute to Australia’s international engagement objectives by providing training and support through the Defence Cooperation Program.

DITC Defence International Training Centre DITC Staff Australian Public Service (APS) Australian Defence Force (ADF) Foreign Seconded Officer (FSO

Defence International Training Centre DITC Students

Support Australian Language Advisors DITC Defence International Training Centre Indonesia (Jakarta) Thailand/Cambodia (Bangkok) Vietnam/Laos (Hanoi) Timor Leste (Dili) Foreign Seconded Officers Indonesia Thailand Tonga Vietnam Philippines Malaysia

DITC Defence International Training Centre Oz Talk Table of Contents Unit 1: Unit 2: Unit 3: Unit 4: Unit 5: Unit 6: Unit 7: Unit 8: Unit 9: Unit 10: Greetings…………. 3 Work and daily routine……. . . 11 Dramas in the workplace…… 17 Ways of making a crust……. . 21 Single life: Sharing a house… 25 Owning your own home……. 27 The bilingual family………. . . 31 Party fare………… 37 Favourite TV programs……. . 43 Holidays in Indonesia………. 49

Australian English Language Course DITC Defence International Training Centre General English in a Defence Setting Language Improvement Package Student Books, Teacher’s Books, CD sets, DVDs and ‘End-of-Unit’ Test Packages

DITC Defence International Training Centre Australian Defence Force English Language Profiling System (ADFELPS)

Defence International Training Centre DITC English for Specific Purposes

Defence International Training Centre DITC Material Trials & Evaluation

Defence International Training Centre DITC Virtual On-Line Learning System (VOLLS)

VOLLS Statistics DITC Defence International Training Centre 13% 22% 65% Writing Reading Listening

DITC Defence International Training Centre Pathways Women in Non-Traditional Roles_ Excerpt

DITC Defence International Training Centre BELLS Blended English Language Learning System Special Operations Engineer Regiment SOER Start Lesson Mozzies_Excerpt SOER_Excerpt

Defence International Training Centre DITC Captivate and Connect

DITC Defence International Training Centre Regional English Language Schools Seminar (RELS)

More Information DITC Defence International Training Centre LTCOL Fiona Curtis Commanding Officer Defence International Training Centre (DITC) RAAF Williams, Laverton, 3027 AUSTRALIA fiona. curtis@defence. gov. au 92562818 0417426132 • DITC Home Page • www. defence. gov. au/ditc • DITC VOLLS site • www. ditc. net. au • DITC Facebook Page • www. facebook. com/Defence. International. Training. Centre

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