Doing more with less EUFOR TCHADRCA Visual Language

"Doing more with less…" EUFOR TCHAD/RCA Visual Language Survival Guide for AUCON / EUFOR TCHAD/RCA www. bundesheer. at

CHAD LIBYA NIGER SUDAN NIGERIA RCA CAMEROON www. bundesheer. at

CHAD size comparison CHAD 1, 284, 000 sq km www. bundesheer. at

Basic data: • Population 10. 3 m (1999) • Median age: 16. 5 (!!!) • North-South divide • Religions: • 50% Muslims (Sunnites) • 30% Christians • 20% African religions • ca. 200 ethnic groups www. bundesheer. at

Mission and goal of EUFOR TCHAD/RCA: “An EU military force is to deploy to Chad and the RCA, in close co-ordination with the UN, for a one-year period following the achievement of the IOC, to contribute to establishing a Safe And Secure Environment in the AOO, in order to contribute to” Protection of civilians in danger www. bundesheer. at Facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid Protection of UN and associated personnel Encouraging the return of IDP’s

Phases EUFOR TCHAD/RCA – EU timeline: Phase 2: IOC preparation OCT 07 Task for AAFLng. Inst Launching of the operation 28 JAN 08 Phase 3: Execution IOC FOC 15 MAR 08 MAR 09 mid-MAY 08 end of NOV 07 COMPLETION AAFLng. Inst Phase 1: Preconditions www. bundesheer. at 12 -month mission from mid-FEB 08: initial deployment AUCON from 30 JAN 08: advance party Phase 4: Relief by UN’s MINURCAT II

N`DJAMENA TASK for AAFLng. Inst: • Linguistic survival tool for AAF troops • French language training for special functions • Timeframe: 2 months www. bundesheer. at 4

Language situation • more than 120 languages and dialects • official languages Ø French 7 % Ø Arabic 26 % • Arabic in the Chadian/Sudanese versions • high degree of illiteracy www. bundesheer. at

…according to the mission: Language survival tool suitable for: • long-range surveillance unit • headquarters duty www. bundesheer. at

…linguistic tools for Headquarters AAF? www. bundesheer. at

Estimate: • military French terminology geared to the mission • standard Arabic • 120 languages impossible to cover & illiteracy www. bundesheer. at visual approach

Guideline of the AAF Language Institute: Imparting intercultural competence DOs DON'Ts & www. bundesheer. at

Solution: • combination of verbal and non-verbal Ø French written version Ø French phonetic version Ø Arabic phonetic version • including cultural advisory function Ø two businessmen born in N'DJAMENA • use of the language survival guide Ø part of pre-mission training water-proof paper www. bundesheer. at • special pre-mission training for interpreters

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FEEDBACK: • neutral up to positive • additional terminology led to 2 nd volume • "PSYOPS weapon" www. bundesheer. at

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