2026 Budapest, Hungary: The Human Link: Language Competence for NATO Interoperability and Strategic Communication

ONE LANGUAGE, SHARED MISSION
Celebrating 60 Years of BILC Cooperation

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Day 1

  1. BILC Update, BILC Chair Laura Murto
  2. STANAG 6001 Working Group, Julie DUBEAU, CAN
  3. BILC JTAC Working Group, Peggy GARZA, USA
  4. 2026 NATO BILC Military Terminology Conference, Agata JAGIELLO-TONDERA, POL
  5. Language Education in a Training Environment, Ray ClLIFFORD, USA
  6. English vs. Second Foreign Language: What Should We Focus On?, Vladan HOLCNER, CZE
  7. Language Education for Future Military Leaders, Cadet Warrant Officer Márk SZŐNYEGI, HUN
  8. The Precision Pedagogy: Architecting Individualized Success in Cadet Language Education, Gabriella Kiss, HUN

Day 2

  1. Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) Language Platform Activities in 2026, KOTZIAN, AUT and LTC KESIC, SVN
  2. Cultural Intelligence and Its Role in Multinational Operations, Adam MARKOWSKI, POL
  3. STANAG 6001 at 50, The Story of Standardising Language Proficiency in NATO, Gerard SEINHORST, NLD
  4. Words Spoken, Words Unspoken” Cross-cultural communication in multinational organizations, Stephen HAUGHEY, SWE
  5. Language Training Reform in the Slovak Armed Forces – A Pathway to Greater Operational Readiness, Lenka NAGYOVA, SVK

Day 3

  1. Integrating language requirements into force planning and readiness: Supporting Language Needs in Air-to-Surface Integration, Angela Ruth LOGUE, ITA
  2. From the global spread of English to the reconceptualization of language testing constructs: Exploring terminology and paradigms, Tamar SHAVLAKADZE, GEO
  3. Language Proficiency and Interoperability: What Exactly Are They?, Branka PETEK , NATO
  4. Training and Assessing the Human Link: Role Play as a Bridge to Operational Language Competence, Kristian KOLDING, DNK

Day 4

  1. Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast: Rethinking Tech in Language Teaching, Jolanta LESIAK, POL
  2. From Input to Impact: Adapting L2 Training for Evolving Learner Profiles and Operational Demands, Anat SHPITZER, UK
  3. Introduction, Argentina, Mario CRISTOBAL, ARG

Study Groups

  1. Study Group #1: Measuring and Certifying Language Proficiency i. a. w. NATO STANAG 6001 and the ICAO Language Proficiency Levels, Facilitator: Dugald Sturges
  2. Study Group #2: The use of AI in language training: managers’ perspectives, Facilitator: Christopher Loreck
  3. Study Group #4: Mini immersions for Foreign Language Learners, Facilitator: Anat Shpitzer
  4. Study Group #5 BILC’s Institutional Development, Facilitator: Irena Prpic Duric

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