MOBILE TESTERS AND TEACHER TRAINERS A NEW CHALLENGE
‘MOBILE’ TESTERS AND TEACHER TRAINERS - A NEW CHALLENGE Melita Djurić School of Foreign Languages Slovenia BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 1
Purpose Enhanced cooperation between countries dilemmas to resolve An organizer and a ‘mobile’ tester BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 2
Content Invitations - unplanned activities – challenges! Teacher training course in Sweden; Testing STANAG 6001 in Montenegro; Lessons learned – suggestions BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 3
Organization of two events Dates? How many testers and teacher trainers available / needed? Are they flexible and indepedent enough? Workload planned/extra? Course director & Testing cooordinator in charge Responsibility for communication and realization BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 4
Preparation TESTING in Podgorica, February 07: Administration details; 2 big rooms, cassette players? , electric stove, no photocopy machine, no computer TEACHER TRAINING in Stockholm, March 07: basic aim/needs, shortening from 2 wks to 1 wk; teachers’ background and experiences, a typical Swedish teacher of English? ; course content BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 5
Added value SLOVENIA Work in a new environment with new people under different conditions Professional and personal growth Mutual trust MONTENEGRO, SWEDEN Introducing testing standards and practices Tailoring/adapting an existing course to customers’ needs BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 6
After … Certificates (Podgorica and Stockholm) Analysis and written reports Evaluation and suggestions Work-wise: Experience: System-wise: changes needed! BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 7
Dilemmas in the system Are ‘mobile’ testers and teacher trainers motivated enough for similar experiences? YES/NO? Teacher trainers - 3 different statuses within a course (PEP, international network, SLO) SLO: hrs to compensate/a day off due to weekend travel; poor opportunities for reward or bonus; “investment in building renovation”; Pf. P LTC offers international courses for free. BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 8
Next Steps Marketing international courses: concrete actions on introducing fees, charges for administration and accommodation Promoting mobile teams’ contribution at national level (Mo. D, SAF) Rewards/bonuses Restore and keep motivation BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 9
THANK YOU Q and A BILC Conference, San Antonio, May 2007 10
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