NATO-BILC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
PfP Seminars/Professional Seminars/Professional Development Seminars
No.
|
Year
|
Location
|
Theme/ Topics
|
1
|
1994
|
Hürth, Germany
|
|
2
|
1995
|
Bucharest, Romania
|
|
3
|
1996
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Co-operation in Language Training with Emphasis on Testing and Proficiency Testing
|
4
|
1997
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
Designing and Instructing Military Language Materials for Special Purposes
|
5
|
1998
|
Vienna, Austria
|
Language Training for Multinational Peace Support Operations and Testing Issues
|
6
|
1999
|
Brno, Czech Republic
|
Management of Language Programs
|
7
|
2000
|
Ljubljana, Slovenia
|
Task-Based Approaches in Language for Operational Purposes (LOP) and Performance Based Testing
|
8
|
2001
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
Languages: The Key to Interoperability
|
9
|
2002
|
Bratislava, Slovakia
|
On the Threshold of a Decade of PfP: Lessons Learned in Language Training
|
10
|
2003
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
Assessing Military Language Training Needs: Creating Language Programmes and Courses.
|
11
|
2004
|
Riga, Latvia
|
Teaching and Testing to Level 3
|
12
|
2005
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Improving Language Programmes: in the Classroom, in Testing and in Syllabus Design
|
13
|
2006
|
Tallin, Estonia
|
Sustainability and continuity in modern language education
|
14
|
2007
|
Vienna, Austria
|
Developing and delivering linguistic and cultural competencies
|
15
|
2008
|
Bucharest, Romania
|
Assessment: From Programmes to Profiles: Exchanging Best Practices
|
16
|
2009
|
Copenhagen, Denmark
|
"The 21st Century Classroom - Keeping up with the Times!
|
17
|
2010
|
Varna, Bulgaria
|
Aligning Training and Testing in Support of Interoperability
|
18
|
2011
|
Monterey, California
|
Furthering our Training Goals Through Research
|
19
|
2012
|
Bled, Slovenia
|
Back to Basics: Recipes for Instructional Success
|
20
|
2013
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
Diligent Design: Building Blocks to Maximize Learning
|
21
|
2014
|
Ellwangen, Germany
|
Catering to Diversity: Tailored Approaches to Language Training
|
22
|
2015
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
Increasing Proficiency Levels: What Works and What Doesn’t
|
23
|
2016
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Authenticity in training and testing: Making it real
|
24
|
2017
|
Tbilisi, Georgia
|
Paving the Road to the Standardization of Training and Testing : Lessons Learned
|
25
|
2018
|
Zagreb, Croatia
|
Language Learning and the Adult Mind: Enhancing Motivation and Efficacy in the Military Context
|
26
|
2019
|
Copenhagen, Denmark
|
Setting and Achieving Proficiency Targets: the “Whats” and “Hows” of Effective Teaching and Training
|
27
|
2020
|
Portugal (online)
|
Language Training in the Times of Crises: Challenges and Opportunities
|
28
|
2021
|
Vilnius, Lithuania
|
Flexible Training Models: Shaping the Future Learning Journeys
|
29
|
2022
|
Provo, Utah, the USA
|
Applied Research and Practical Experience in Teaching and Learning Languages
|
30
|
2023
|
Baku, Azerbaijan
|
Language Teaching Theory and the Teaching Practice:
Are They Always in Synch?
|
|