Forging Effective Partnerships to Optimize Operational Success
2014 Conference - Bruges, Belgium

National Reports

Presentations

Monday, 5 May 2014

• Opening Briefing - Chairman


• Standards and Tests in the Military Domain: The Arbitrary, the Absolute, and the Achievables - Fulcher (UK)


• The Importance of a Common Language in the European Exchange Programme for Young Military Officers (AKA Military ERASMUS) - Dubois (Belgium)


• Sharing the Burden: Pitfalls and Opportunities of Bilateral Collaboration - Seinhorst/van den Heede (Netherlands/Belgium)

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

• ACTFL Testing Partnership: Making a Difference - Swender (ACTFL)
  
  
• The Jointly Developed English BAT as a Multi-Stage, Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) - Clifford (ACTFL)


• Partnerships and Collaboration in Language Training at the Swedish National Defence College - Henly (Sweden)


• Cooperation between PAFA and Eurocontrol as an Example of a Partnership in Language Teaching/Testing - Burda (Poland)


• A Critical Look at Interdisciplinary Partnerships in Danish Army Language Training - Wood Hansen (Denmark)


• Captivate and Connect: Forging Effective Partnerships through Military English - Curtis (Australia)


• Towards a Common Goal-a Collaborative Effort to Compile a Mobile Dictionary of Military Terms - Sirkel (Estonia)

Wednesday, 7 May 2014

• Partnering for Faculty Development - Garza/Zupanec (BILC/Slovenia)


• Collaborative Arrangements between Military and Civilian Institutions - Abdoullah (Mauritania)


• Capability Building through Global Partnerships - Moore (USA)


• Language Training and Testing Structures in the French Armed Forcess - Trigodet/Mourey (France)
  


• English training in the French Air Force - Mourey (France)
  


• Professional Development Courses at the FL Research Center Under the Wing of PDP - Pogorelska/Zhuravel (Ukraine)


• Initial Fumblings of the NORDEFCO Joint Venture English Language Testing - Worm Marshall/Skilleäs (Denmark)


• Coordinating and Conducting Military Terminology Courses - Vapenik (Czech Republic)

Thursday, 8 May 2014

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Contracting Language Training/Testing Services - Parreira (Portugal)


• Collaborative Efforts in Language Training and Testing - Pânzaru (Moldova)


• UK Language Training, the New Look - Adamson (UK)


• Partnerships in Language Training, Terminology, Translation and Interpretation - Ernst (Austria)


• Study Group Presentations


• Study Group #1
• Study Group #2
• Study Group #3
• Study Group #4


• STANAG Testing Workshop 2014 - Reichenau, Austria - Ernst (Austria)


• Work Shop: Translation and Interpretation


• Closing Remarks - Chairman


• Presentation from future hosts:
  
  
  • BILC Professional Seminar 2014 - Ellwangen, Germany
  
  
  • BILC Conference 2015 - Madrid, Spain