Defence School of Languages, UK BILC NATO Conference Prague 2012

by Mr Jeremy Nowers Defence School of Languages, UK by Mr Jeremy Nowers Defence School of Languages, UK When in Rome An Enquiry into the Standardisation of Foreign Language Fonts An Enquiry into the Standardisation of Foreign Language Fonts ( anised ) not ^ ^

Invitation For those Nations who may be interested in the issue of non-Romanised font standardisation, let us form an e-working group to establish and disseminate an agreed list of recommended fonts, for all non-Romanised languages of interest, for lower level language learning Invitation For those Nations who may be interested in the issue of non-Romanised font standardisation, let us form an e-working group to establish and disseminate an agreed list of recommended fonts, for all non-Romanised languages of interest, for lower level language learning

Reading ~ Level 1 – Survival Can read very simple connected written material, such as unambiguous texts that are directly related to everyday survival or workplace situations. Texts may include short notes; announcements; highly predictable descriptions of people, places, or things; brief explanations of geography, government, and currency systems simplified for non-natives; short sets of instructions and directions (application forms, maps, menus, directories, brochures, and simple schedules). Understands the basic meaning of simple texts containing high frequency structural patterns and vocabulary, including shared international terms and cognates (when applicable). Can find some specific details through careful or selective reading. Can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from simple context. May be able to identify major topics in some higher level texts. However, may misunderstand even some simple texts. Reading ~ Level 1 – Survival Can read very simple connected written material, such as unambiguous texts that are directly related to everyday survival or workplace situations. Texts may include short notes; announcements; highly predictable descriptions of people, places, or things; brief explanations of geography, government, and currency systems simplified for non-natives; short sets of instructions and directions (application forms, maps, menus, directories, brochures, and simple schedules). Understands the basic meaning of simple texts containing high frequency structural patterns and vocabulary, including shared international terms and cognates (when applicable). Can find some specific details through careful or selective reading. Can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from simple context. May be able to identify major topics in some higher level texts. However, may misunderstand even some simple texts. NATO STANAG Edn #4

Non Romanised Fonts e.g. Arabic Non Romanised Fonts e.g. Arabic مدرسة اللغات البريطانية العسكرية

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Bislama, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Georgian, Hebrew, Thai, Tigrinya, Azeri, Dari, Estonian, Farsi, Hungarian, Kazakh, Kirgiz, Lao, Mongolian, Pashto, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Albanian, Armenian, Belorussian, Chichewa, Chinyanja, Czech, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurmanji, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Siswati, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Ukrainian, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Nepali, Serbian, Shona, Sinhalese, Slovene, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Hausa, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Maltese, Sesotho, Tagalog, Tamil, Zulu. Bislama, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Georgian, Hebrew, Thai, Tigrinya, Azeri, Dari, Estonian, Farsi, Hungarian, Kazakh, Kirgiz, Lao, Mongolian, Pashto, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Albanian, Armenian, Belorussian, Chichewa, Chinyanja, Czech, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurmanji, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Siswati, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Ukrainian, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Nepali, Serbian, Shona, Sinhalese, Slovene, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Hausa, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Maltese, Sesotho, Tagalog, Tamil, Zulu. Non-Romanised / Special Character Fonts

FONTS TABLE A Word Document for Nations to complete NationPoint of Contact LanguageFont/SizeLanguageFont/Size

Find out what font the tutor is using in class Make a recommendation, where necessary Check that the font is loaded onto the PC’s folder If upgrading to a new operating system, make sure the fonts you use are included in the package Check that the exam publishers are using the same font Find out what font the tutor is using in class Make a recommendation, where necessary Check that the font is loaded onto the PC’s folder If upgrading to a new operating system, make sure the fonts you use are included in the package Check that the exam publishers are using the same font Recommendations for Lower Level Classes Recommendations for Lower Level Classes

Know Your Fonts, otherwise………..!

Questions?

For more information about this request, please contact: When ^ in Rome( anised ) not Jeremy Nowers UK BILC Secretary & OC LAPS, Defence School of Languages, BEACONSFIELD, UK Jeremy Nowers UK BILC Secretary & OC LAPS, Defence School of Languages, BEACONSFIELD, UK Office Office tel/fax: Office Office tel/fax: 0044 (0) (0)