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Renewal of SLP Certificates
BILC ConferenceIstanbul
26 May 2010
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• Loose ends
• Background
• Principles
• Aims and Objectives
• Concept
• Implementation
Presentation
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Now available!
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English language training is part of
career training for Officer candidates – SLP 3332 Army NCOs („Feldwebel“) – SLP 2121 civil defense administration personnel
– SLP 3332/2221
Loose ends
The setting (Oct 2009)
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English language training is part of
career training for Officer candidates – SLP 3332 NCOs („Feldwebel“) – SLP 2221 civil defense administration personnel
– SLP 3332/2221
The setting (Apr 2010)
Loose ends
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Grundsätze für die Fremdsprachenausbildung in den Streitkräften – GenInsp – 22 Apr 2010
(Principles of Language Training in the German Armed Forces – CHOD – 22 Apr 2010)
The setting (Apr 2010)
Loose ends
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• Bundeswehr missions are generally embedded in multinational structures of NATO, the EU and the UN
• Language skills are a prerequisite for the ability to fulfil tasks in a multinational environment and, increasingly, also in national settings
Background
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• Language teaching takes time
• SLP-language examinations take time
• After the completion of career training, there is often no further systematic testing of language skills
• Language skills often need to be proven, i.e. certified, at short notice
Background
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SLP language examinations
• are based on the STANAG 6001 Definitions of Proficiency Levels
• examine communicative competence; they do not test achievement based on course content
• can certify language skills only for a limited period of time
• test each skill separately
Principles
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The development of a testing method
• to facilitate a permanently up-to-date proof of language skills
• to reduce testing time and effort for examiners and candidates without reducing face value
• which does justice to the limited period of validity of the SLP certification
Aims and Objectives
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Separate tests for
each of the 4 skills
• several appointments• personnel-intensive• travel-intensive
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SLP Examinations
L: 1 hr 1 superv.
S: 15 mins. 1 superv., + 15 mins. 3 examiners
R: max. 1 hr 1 superv.
W: 1 hr 1 superv.,2
correctors
Complete SLP exam
• Facultative (2x/year)
• Obligatory on-demand
• End-of-course exams
Pre-test 200 point pre-test Pre-test : 2 hrs 1 superv.
Examination System
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Separate tests for
each of the 4 skills
• several appointments• personnel-intensive• travel-intensive
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SLP Examinations
L: 1 hr 1 superv.
S: 15 mins. 1 superv., + 15 mins. 3 examiners
R: max. 1 hr 1 superv.
W: 1 hr 1 superv.,2
correctors
Complete SLP exam
• Facultative (2x/year)
• Obligatory on demand
• End-of-course exams
Pre-test 200 point pre-test Pre-test : 2 hrs 1 superv.
Concept
SLP renewal (Recertification
examination)
3 separate tests
one appointment one appointment one placeone place
L: 30 mins. R: 30 mins.
MC C: 40 mins.
1 super- visor
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Recertific. exam
c. 1 hr (online)without supervision
max. 2 hrs supervised
Voluntary preliminary test
Complete SLP exam
(End of course, Obligatory on-demand,
Facultative 2x/year)
valid
for
3 y
ears
3332 +
3-year-old SLP
3332
Recertified SLP
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Renewal of SLP Certificates (Recertification)
Concept
valid for 3 years
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Recertific.exam
c. 1 hr (online)without supervision
max. 2 hrs supervised
Voluntary preliminary test
Complete SLP exam
(End of course, Obligatory on demand,
Facultative 2x/year)
valid
for
3 y
ears
3332 +
3 year old SLP
3332
Recertified SLP
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Renewal of SLP Certificates (Recertification)
Concept
Self study program “Brush up your English”
too weak?
valid for 3 years
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1.-15.:Online preliminary test
I.I. III.III.II.II.
Self study program“Brush up your English"
Self study program“Brush up your English"
last week:Recertification examination
January February March April May June
Examination Cycles
last week:Recertification examination
1.-15.:Online preliminary test
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Service area
teletutors
ext. sources,
Internet
exercise generator
auto-matic
glossaries
definitions
grammar
structure
help,program
R – Reading Comprehension
L – Listening Comprehension
O – Oral Production
W– Written Production
G – Grammar
V – Vocabulary
Exercise area
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Project “Brush up your English”
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• All processes are technology assisted
- Administration (Registration, Admission, Certification)
- Production processes of the examinations
- Evaluation/Assessment
Concept
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Intranet / Internet
Database
Laptop
Concept
Examination Procedures:
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Laptop
Intranet / Internet
Scanner
3332
Recertified SLP
Database
Concept
Evaluation/Assessment:
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• Can-Do Statements = Self assessment based on questions/statements taken from the
definitions of SLP-Proficiency Levels
measures both objectively and exactly
has become one of the most widely used language test procedures in Germany
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• C-Test = usually 4 texts with 20 gaps each; the second half of nearly every
other word needs to be completed (free text)
Voluntary Preliminary Self Assessment:
One attempt after registration –only possible online
Concept
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Elements of the Recertification Examination:
• MC C-Test (40 mins.)
MC C-Test = 4 authentic texts with 20 gaps each and 4 options per gap
MC-Test = Multiple Choice (3 options per task/question)
• MC-Test Listening Comprehension (30 mins.)
• MC-Test Reading Comprehension (30 mins.)
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Concept
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Beispiel C-Test-Item
Ergänzen Sie bitte die fehlenden 20 Wortteile.Ergänzen Sie bitte die fehlenden 20 Wortteile.
U. K.: One-fifth of infantry not fit for fighting
RAF MILDENHALL, England - One-fifth of the British army’s infantry soldiers are unfit to fight on the front lines, according to Ministry of Defence figures released Tuesday.
Some a_re___1) not deplo_______2) due t_______3) physical o_______4) mental inju_______5), lack o_______6) fitness o_______7) other nonme_______8) reasons, acco_______9) to a BBC report.
Wi_______10) roughly 9,500 tro_______11) deployed, mo_______12) to sout_______13) Afghanistan, Bri_______14) is t_______15) second-largest contr_______16) to NA_______17)’s Intern_______18) Security Assis_______19) Force th_______20)
Ministry of Defence spokesman Alastair McCrea-Steele called the statistics "misleading" in an e-mail Tuesday, saying that all units deploy at the required strength to fulfill their missions.
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U. K.: One-fifth of infantry not fit for fighting
RAF MILDENHALL, England - One-fifth of the British army’s infantry soldiers are
unfit to fight on the front lines, according to Ministry of Defence figures released
Tuesday.
Some a_______ 1) not deplo_______ 2) due t_______ 3) physical o_______ 4) mental
inju_______ 5), lack o_______ 6) fitness o_______ 7) other nonme_______ 8)
reasons, acco_______ 9) to a BBC report.
Wi_______ 10) roughly 9,500 tro_______ 11) deployed, mo_______ 12) to
sout_______ 13) Afghanistan, Bri_______ 14) is t_______ 15) second-largest
contr_______ 16) to NA_______ 17)’s Intern_______ 18) Security Assis_______ 19)
Force th_______ 20)
Ministry of Defence spokesman Alastair McCrea-Steele called the statistics
"misleading" in an e-mail Tuesday, saying that all units deploy at the required
strength to fulfill their missions.
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Sample C-Test Item
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Sample MC-C-Test Item
A are A deployable a a ab b b b bc c C to c cd d d D or D injuries
a a A nonmedical a ab b b B according bC of c c c C withd D or d d d
a a a a aB troops b b b bc C most C southern c cd d d D Britain D the
a a a a ab b B international B assistance bC contributor c c c C thered D NATO d d d
20.16. 17. 18. 19.
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11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
6. 7. 8. 9.
U. K.: One-fifth of infantry not fit for fighting
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Sample MC C-Test (Solution)
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Current Status / Plan:
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• Examination items have been producedMC C-Test-Items: validated on 1,500 candidates
• Limited implementation from mid 2010
• C-Test online from mid 2011
• Technology assisted implementation from mid 2011
Concept
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The recertification process
• is economical and efficient
• retains a high level of validity as a certification of language skillsin a system of alternating between complete SLP and recertification exams
• facilitates a permanently up-to-date proof of language skills
Conclusion
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