1. BILC and Workshop Overview
Peggy Garza
BILC Secretary

3. 2015 BILC Conference Madrid, Spain 3-7 May
Theme: NATO requirements versus national policies: Bridging the divide at the language school
Study Groups Topics:
Common Challenges Faced by Language Training Managers
Assessing NATO Operational Language Performance
Bridging the Divide with Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)
Beyond the BILC Website: Marketing BILC Events and Courses
Forecasting Requirements: From Needs Analysis to Long-term Planning

4. 2015 BILC Professional Seminar
Helsinki, Finland, 4-9 October
Theme: Increasing proficiency levels: What works and what doesn't
Topics
Aptitude vs. Attitude in Language Learning
Immersion Programmes as Proficiency Enhancers
Blended Learning
Applying STANAG to Languages Other than English
Best Practices in Classroom Based Assessment

5. BILC Steering Committee
Chair
Keith Wert
GRB ( )
DEU ( )
USA ( )
CAN ( )
PLTCE/USA ( )
BGR ( )
Senior Advisor
Dr. R. Clifford
Secretary
Peggy Garza
Julie J. Dubeau
Associate Secretaries
Jana Vasilj-Begovic

8. Testing Seminars
Hosted by the Partner Language Training Center Europe (PLTCE) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Language Testing Seminar
2 weeks
Twice a year
Advanced Language Testing Seminar
3 weeks
Once a year
Language Standards & Assessment Seminar

9. Testing Seminars New Dates in 2016
Language Testing Seminar
8-19 February
18-29 July
Advanced Language Testing Seminar
29 February-18 March
Language Standards & Assessment Seminar
19-28 April
29 November-8 December

10. Why Have Annual Testing Workshops?
Need for periodic renorming/standardization
Chance to update approaches and knowledge of proficiency testing
Forum for exchanging ideas/lessons learned

11. STANAG 6001 Testing Workshops Zagreb, 2009 Sarajevo, 2010
Focus on standardization, moderation and validation
Sarajevo, 2010
Focus on testing speaking
Stockholm, 2011
Focus on testing writing
Copenhagen, 2012
Focus on testing listening
SHAPE Mons, 2013
Focus on Integrating test development stages
Reichenau, 2014
Focus on item development practices

12. Background on 2015 Workshop
Theme: Challenges in STANAG 6001 testing
Topics suggested by participants at the Workshop in Reichenau
Text editing
Authenticity in testing
Level 4

13. Workshop Format Plenary sessions Workshop activities Presentations
Panels
Workshop activities

14. 20 Nations Represented Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Georgia
Germany
Hungary
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Ukraine
United States of America

15. Facilitators Mary Jo DiBiase Peggy Garza Nancy Powers Gerard Seinhorst
Ulle Turk
Jana Vasilj-Begovic
Maria Veenema

16. Testing Workshop in 2016 Is there interest? Theme?
Any offers to host it?