1. Tester Assessing and Training The Austrian Armed Forces Approach
STANAG 6001
Testing Workshop
04 Sep – 07 Sep 2017
Presentation on
Tester Assessing and Training
The Austrian Armed Forces Approach
06 Sep 2017

2. Mission of the AAF Language Institute
To make the Austrian Armed Forces interoperable through language proficiency

3. (Romance & other languages)
AUSTRIAN ARMED FORCES LANGUAGE INSTITUTE ORGANISATION AND TASKS
Department I: Planning, coordinating, supervising and supporting of language training and testing in the Armed Forces, Evaluation of language training, translation and interpretation, production, administration, and provision of training materials. Terminology work by a terminology data base, administration of external personnel, further and advanced training of the language personnel (internal and external) and handling of administration and equipment
Departments II to IV: Language training and testing, translation and interpretation, selection and evaluation of instructors, interpreters and teaching material, didactic and methodological research, development of curricula, teaching and testing material, terminology research
Department I
(Central services)
3 Sections
Department II
(Germanic languages)
4 Sections
Department III
(Romance & other languages)
Department IV
(Slavonic languages)
Head

4. (Romance & other languages) (Testing, QM, Controlling)
Department I
(Central services)
3 Sections
Department II
(Germanic languages)
4 Sections
Department III
(Romance & other languages)
Department IV
(Slavonic languages)
Head
Section 3
(Testing, QM, Controlling)
4 Persons
Co-ordination
Monitoring
Testing/Rating
Administration
Test production
Evaluation
Germanic
Languages
Slavonic & Balkan
Romance & other
Testing / Rating
Test items
Testing / Rating
Test items
Testing / Rating
Test items

5. Standardization Agreement 6001 (concerning language testing)
Levels
no proficiency
survival
functional
professional
expert
highly-articulate native
plus levels exist on 0+, 1+, 2+, 3+, 4+
AAFLngInst testing system:
placement and proficiency tests
tests for specific purposes

6. Lifelong Cycle of Testers/Raters Briefings on Testing/Rating
All language-related personnel of the AAFLngInst have to train, to test/ rate, to translate/interpret and to do terminology work
Testing/Rating
Calibration
Briefings on Testing/Rating
Initial selection
Certification
Initial training 6

7. Procedure starts after application
Initial selection of personnel
Procedure starts after application
for a job as a language teacher at the AAFLngInst:
Written application
Presentation to the head/LI and the other superiors
3. Teaching a demo lesson
Assessment by a board
4. Free-lance contract or temporary employment
Assessment
5. Employment 7

8. Tester Training and Certification
the Head,
Testing Section
Theoretical information
starting after temporary
employment
Monitoring of tests
Discussion and Reflection
Feedback and
Calibration
3. Member of a board
4. Certification as a tester by the Head, Language Department 8

9. Testing and Calibration Criteria
Writing:
Correctness
(Spelling, Grammar,
Vocabulary)
Appropriateness
(Versatility,
Idiomatic use – only level 4)
Structuring
Content
Reasoning
Communicativeness
(only level 4)
Speaking:
Correctness
(Spelling, Grammar,
Vocabulary)
Appropriateness
(Versatility)
Structuring
Content
Reasoning
Communicativeness 9

10. Testing – Calibration - Briefings
Testing as a single tester
Assessment
Testing
within a board
Writing
of test items
Feedback
Briefings
Testing during
full test procedures
Supervision
Calibration
Certification as head
of board of examiners 10

11. Do you have any questions?
Thank you for your attention!
Do you have any questions? 11