Hellenic Military School of Foreign Languages

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Hellenic Military School of Foreign Languages
Teaching Foreign Languages in the Greek Military
Environment
By Captain (Inf) George Lagoumidis
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Duration
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
OUTLINE

• History
• Mission
• Organization
• Taught Courses
• Entry Examinations
• Teaching Material
• Military NATO Terminology via Distance Learning
• Graduation
• Facilities
• Transportation

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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
History

• - The Hellenic Military School of Foreign
  Language was founded in 1952 to cover initially
  the need of training for the officer in the
  English language, later on in other languages
  (French, German, Turkish, Serbian, Bulgarian,
  Albanian etc.)
• From the day it was founded until the year
  1961 the school was accommodated at the hall of
  the Building that currently houses the
  Participial Army Fund. - From that year
  until now it is housed in buildings of
  ''FAKINOU'' camp in Papagou, except for a period
  of nine (9) months (September 82 - July 83), when
  it had moved in the Military Academy (old
  buildings at Areos Square).

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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
HISTORY
- By the year 1964 the English tuition took
place with the classic method, namely learning
vocabulary, grammar, development of literary
texts, writing reports, etc., whereas from this
year and until now new modern methods are applied
towards the new requirements.
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Mission of the Military School of Foreign
Languages
The Mission of the Hellenic Military School of
Foreign Languages is tailored to provide to the
trainees the necessary knowledge in foreign
languages in order to be able to meet the needs
of the Greek Army General Staff, namely

• Attend any education abroad.
• Man positions in various Greek Embassies all
  around the world
• Staffing Headquarters or Units in the UN, NATO
  and the
• European Security Agencies
• Participate in Peacekeeping Operations
• Take liaise.

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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
ORGANIZATION

• It is a General Education School, the equivalent
  of a complex, economically independent.
• It is an organic unit of the Greek Army General
  Staff under the authority of the Head of
  Education and Training
• (Major General)

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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
ORGANIZATION CHART
Commandant
Adjutant
Lieutenant Governor
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Personnel Department
Department of Studies
Department of Administration Providence
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Military Staff
HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Non-Military Staff
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
TAUGHT COURSES
Operational Departments (2007-2008)
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
TAUGHT COURSES
Operational Departments (2007-2008)
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
TAUGHT COURSES
Operational Departments (2007-2008)
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
TAUGHT COURSES
Operational Departments (2007-2008)
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• Evening language teachers are educated at the
  National Center of
• Public Administration Government.

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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
ENTRY EXAMINATIONS
COMPLY WITH STANAG 6001
French
German
Turkish 1
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Turkish 2
Evening classrooms
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
UPON STUDY COMPLETION
COMPLY WITH STANAG 6001
French
German
Turkish 1
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Turkish 2
Evening classrooms
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Teaching Material

• The teaching of French and German language, where
  the language learning of the executives is
  certified by their respective foreign
  institutes, is based on teaching methods approved
  by these Institutes.
• All the teaching material is updated on the
  beginning of each academic year in collaboration
  with the aforementioned Institutes.

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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Teaching Material

• The teaching of English and Turkish, is based
  on standardized training systems that have been
  issued by the DLI / USA (Defense Language
  Institute / USA), which comprise a number of
  books books on cassettes reinforced with
  certified commercial books.

• The foreign language for the English language is
  certified by
• an official body (Hellenic American Union and
  University of
• Cambridge).
• The Turkish Language is administered by
• Tomer University of Ankara, after the candidates
  successfully
• participate in the exams of three difficulty
  levels.

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Military NATO Terminology via Distance Learning
HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Organization Operation

• The school works with the use of individual
  computers in nationwide
• Scale, linking learners through the Internet on
  the special teaching
• platform (estia) of the school, (like the one
  that hosts the conference
• web-site) operated by the Hellenic Military
  School of Foreign Languages and technical support
  from a company in Information Technology .

Requirements for school attendance
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• The officers, who are of rank Major, are
  required to have knowledge of English FCE level
  and above. (SLP 3232,Stanag 6001)
• To have an intermediate knowledge of personal
  computer usage and Internet navigation.
• Possess all the necessary equipment.

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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
GRADUATION
There is an award of a degree for the trainees
that successfully graduate that complies with
Stanag 6001 Standards.
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Facilities
HELLENIC SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
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- The Hellenic Military School of Foreign
Languages is located at the B section camp of
Fakinou as is crossed by the Katehaki Avenue.
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Areas of training
The available areas for training are as follows
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• 5 classrooms laboratories, each
• of which is fitted with audio-visual
• equipment.

- 8 classrooms of 12 people
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HELLENIC MILITARY SCHOOL of FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Transportation
The school has for its needs, one administrative
vehicle NISSAN TERANO and one coach for the
transfer of the students.
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