1. LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK
NEW PERSPECTIVE ON
LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS
IAW
COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK
IN ROMANIAN MoD
BILC Conference 2007

2. LTC Viorel JURETCU LTC Cristiana VADUVA

3. OUTLINE
LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW CEF
PERFORMANCE TESTS IAW CEF

4. LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IAW CEF

6. BACKGROUND (1) AT LEAST 2 BILC EVENTS STARTING WITH 2004
SURVEY ON INTENSIVE COURSES
NEEDS ANALYSIS ON DEPLOYABLE FORCES

7. BACKGROUND (2) MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS PART OF THE
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

8. PURPOSE CONTINUITY IN LANGUAGE TRAINING FG 0356 STANDARDIZED TRAINING
CERTIFICATES

9. ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER 2005 SEMINAR WG REGARDING COURSE CURRICULA
WG WITH MEdR
PILOTING COURSE CURRICULA

10. ACHIEVEMENTS COURSE OBJECTIVES COURSE CURRICULA QUESTIONNAIRE
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM
EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO

11. Intensive training - beginner level - intermediate level
advanced level
proficiency
refreshment courses
- specialised terminology

12. Training forms Course type duration (weeks) target level
military terminology
beginners
18-25
A 2.2
10-30%
intermediate
18-22
B 1.2
20%
advanced
B 2.2
40%
proficiency
8-12 C1
50%

14. Performance tests IAW CEF, a new challenge for RoTS
Lt.col. Cristiana Vaduva

15. Objectives
Elaborate unique performance tests on 4 skills to be administered by aprox. 200 teachers at the end of couses:
- 19 language centres
- English – A.2.2, B1.2, B2.2
- German, Greek, Russian, Arabic,
Turkish – A2.2, B1.2
Train teachers to develop valid and reliable tests
Implement Standardized Testing Procedures

16. Background Teachers: - heterogenous previous testing experience
- different teaching background
RoTS:
- very busy program (develop and administer English and French STANAG tests)
- work with groups of various sizes, teachers with no good experience
- no knowledge of most of the languages

17. Planning Establish working groups RoTS draft - timelines
- testing documents
- identify item + test formats
RoTS working procedures with each group:
- meet each group at least 3 times (familiarize teachers with standardized testing, agree on general issues; review and revise on items; work on testing procedures)
- coordination, advice on items by as agreed in the timelines

18. PAST
March 06 – RoTS started work on B1.2 tests with 13 English teachers → more experienced (3 teachers had attended RO-UK/US STANAG testing training programs)
April 06 - English group split in 2 to work on A2.2 and B2.2, acc. to knowledge in testing, courses taught
RoTS and LTO supported teachers in test recording
Tests A2.2, B1.2 ready for trialling in Feb 07 (tests, tapes, qustionnaires)

19. PAST
Nov 06 – RoTS started work with French (5), German (2), Greek (1), Russian (2), Arabic (1)
Principle: used the already agreed upon testing documents (specs, item/test/questionnaire formats) from the English group, adapt them acc. to languages’ characteristics
Advantage with French (2 teachers attended RO-French STANAG testing training program)
For the other languages: summoned to review and revise

20. Present Most of the tests have already been trialled
May 07 – 2 workshops:
- train teachers on rating productive skills
- elaborate rating scales out of RoTS initial drafts
- develop and agree on Standardized Testing Procedures

21. Future Aug 07 - RoTS will validate the tests statistically
Sept 07 – Annual Teachers Conference: RoTS will instruct 1 teacher/language/center
Oct 07 on:
- the best teachers will take over the coordination of the working groups for test development
- RoTS will – support/advice nominated teachers
- validate tests

22. Future Aug 07 - RoTS will validate the tests statistically
Sept 07 – Annual Teachers Conference: RoTS will instruct 1 teachers/language/center on the
Oct 07 on:
- the best teachers will take over the coordination of the working groups for test development
- RoTS will – support/advice those specific teachers
- validate tests

23. CONCLUSIONS

24. Common European Framework
CEF – STANAG 6001
Common European Framework
STANAG 6001  1
Basic User
A1: Breakthrough
Elementary  2
A2: Waystage 3
A2 +: Waystage +
Limited Working 4
Independent user
B1: Threshold 5
B1 +: Threshold + 6
B2 : Vantage
Minimum Profesional 7
B2  +: Vantage + 8
Proficient User
C1 : Effective Operational Proficiency
Full Professional 9
C2 : Mastery
Bilingual 10