Military Issues in English

Das Seminar erstreckt sich über 1 Trimester.

Inhalte und Qualifikationsziele:

Military forces across the world are co-operating and working together more closely than ever before. English is the international language of military and the operational language of several missions, especially when militaries are co-operating with the United Nations and other international agencies.

This particular course focuses on current military issues and is fully supported by authentic discussion and task-based activities.

It includes activities to master all language skills:

• Practical speaking skills – speaking about oneself (background, home country and role, etc.), eliciting information from others, making presentations, delivering briefings, etc.
• Practical reading skills – reading a variety of military-related topics.
• Practical listening skills – listening to transmitted information, instructions and casual conversations.
• Practical writing skills – writing reports plus other texts of various kinds.

Supportive error correction and constructive feedback are some of the key aspects provided for developing target language fluency and increasing student confidence.

Occasional lectures will be given by serving personnel.