Enhancing Motivation in Teaching and Learning in the

Enhancing Motivation in Teaching and Learning in the Military Context An Approach from the Perspective of School Leadership Francesco Conidi Head of Section Federal Office of Languages Hürth, Germany Zagreb, 15 October 2018 1

Enhancing Motivation: An Approach from the Perspective of School Leadership: A “story” based on a personal experience 2

Federal Office of Languages -Bundessprachenamt- Mission I) Language Training and Testing → Division S II) Lingustic Services → Division SMD 3

Federal Office of Languages Division S: Language Training: For Federal Defence Forces of Germany (up to 48 Languages) - For Federal Institutions - - Instruction in German as foreign language 4

Teaching in Military Context Refering to the Federal Defence Forces of Germany (Bundeswehr): • Army • Navy • Air Force • Joint Support Service • Joint Medical Service • Cyber and Information Domain Service

Diversity of Locations • Language Training (Division S): 32 training locations • Linguistic Services (Division SMD): 48 Locations Ellwangen 6

Federal Office of Languages Division S: 16 Sections 7

Federal Office of Languages Division S S 1 S 2 Section 3 English + Romance Languages S 4 S 5 ………. .

Federal Office of Languages Division S Head of Section 3 S 3. 1 English Wing Hürth by Cologne S 3. 2 Romance Languages Wing Hürth by Cologne S 3 On -Site On Site Language Training Service at 8 Military Locations across Germany

Language Training in Section 3 - Language training according to STANAG - Pre-Deployment Courses (Military) - Tailored Courses for Specific Purposes, permanent and on demand for Military Personal and for civil servants of federal agencies - 10

Good School management and the Role of a Manager - The importance of Management Skills “Manager is a role with a set of responsibilities” 11

Enhancing Motivation and the Role of a Leader The key distinctions between Manager and Leader 12

The importance of good leadership Leader is a not a role or position: it is a “quality, a way of being. ” 13

FRENCH COURSE for Medical Doctors of Joint Medical Service (Bundeswehr) Tailored Course for Specific Purposes for the military on demand 14

Conclusion LEADE R STAFF MEMBERS 15

You can only give what you have; What you get is what you give ! 16

Thank you! 17