2008 Athens, Greece: General Proficiency and Specialized Needs:The Philosophical Implications of Education vs. Training

Conference presentations

• Opening Remarks by Ray T. Clifford
• Benchmark Advisory Test (BAT) Update

Austria

• LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR OPERATIONAL READINESS

Bulgaria

• Implications of Assessing Military Writing Skills Within the Framework of STANAG 6001

Canada

• Training & Testing for Specific PurposesMilitary Interpretation

Czech Republic

• Military Language & Culture

Denmark

• An attempt to achieve qualifications via a competence based approach

Germany

• The Implementation of the Bologna Process at the Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces and its Consequences for Language Training as Part of Military Career Development

Great Britain

• THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT
• English Language Training – Strategic Direction in Iraq
• Proficiency v Context Sensitivity

Greece

• NATO Terminology via Distance Learning
• Training Interpreters for NATO Correspondence
• Teaching Foreign Languages in the Greek Military Environment
• “The Philosophical Implications of Education vs Training”

Estonia

• Military Terminology in the Estonian Language

Hungary

• New operations, News Operations Technology, and News Operation Web. In military acronym-speak.

Italy

• Language Programs for Operational Readiness

Norway

• Language adviser – Section for Language

Slovenia

• SOLDIER LINGUISTS – CONTRIBUTORS TO LANGUAGE TEACHING CURRICULUM

USA

• INTERCULTURAL PROFICIENCY GUIDELINES
• Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

Handover

• BILC WebSite
• BILC Conference 2009 in Italy
• THE NATO/PFP 2008 BILC PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR