Seminar Themes

NATO-BILC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

PfP Seminars/Professional Seminars/Professional Development Seminars
No.YearLocationTheme/ Topics
11994Hürth, Germany 
21995Bucharest, Romania 
31996Budapest, HungaryCo-operation in Language Training with Emphasis on Testing and Proficiency Testing
41997Warsaw, PolandDesigning and Instructing Military Language Materials for Special Purposes
51998Vienna, AustriaLanguage Training for Multinational Peace Support Operations and Testing Issues
61999Brno, Czech RepublicManagement of Language Programs
72000Ljubljana, SloveniaTask-Based Approaches in Language for Operational Purposes (LOP) and Performance Based Testing
82001Stockholm, SwedenLanguages: The Key to Interoperability
92002Bratislava, SlovakiaOn the Threshold of a Decade of PfP: Lessons Learned in Language Training
102003Helsinki, FinlandAssessing Military Language Training Needs: Creating Language Programmes and Courses.
112004Riga, LatviaTeaching and Testing to Level 3
122005Sofia, BulgariaImproving Language Programmes: in the Classroom, in Testing and in Syllabus Design
132006Tallin, EstoniaSustainability and continuity in modern language education
142007Vienna, AustriaDeveloping and delivering linguistic and cultural competencies
152008Bucharest, RomaniaAssessment: From Programmes to Profiles: Exchanging Best Practices
162009Copenhagen, Denmark“The 21st Century Classroom – Keeping up with the Times!
172010Varna, BulgariaAligning Training and Testing in Support of Interoperability
182011Monterey, CaliforniaFurthering our Training Goals Through Research
192012Bled, SloveniaBack to Basics: Recipes for Instructional Success
202013Stockholm, SwedenDiligent Design: Building Blocks to Maximize Learning
212014Ellwangen, GermanyCatering to Diversity: Tailored Approaches to Language Training
222015Helsinki, FinlandIncreasing Proficiency Levels: What Works and What Doesn’t
232016Budapest, HungaryAuthenticity in training and testing: Making it real
242017Tbilisi, GeorgiaPaving the Road to the Standardization of Training and Testing : Lessons Learned
252018Zagreb, CroatiaLanguage Learning and the Adult Mind: Enhancing Motivation and Efficacy in the Military Context
262019Copenhagen, DenmarkSetting and Achieving Proficiency Targets: the “Whats” and “Hows” of Effective Teaching and Training
272020Portugal (online)Language Training in the Times of Crises: Challenges and Opportunities
282021Vilnius, LithuaniaFlexible Training Models: Shaping the Future Learning Journeys 
292022Provo, Utah, the USAApplied Research and Practical Experience in Teaching and Learning Languages
302023Baku, AzerbaijanLanguage Teaching Theory and the Teaching Practice:Are They Always in Synch?
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