FORGING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONAL SUCCESS

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FORGING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO OPTIMIZE
OPERATIONAL SUCCESS

• Partnerships in Language Training, Terminology,
  Translation and Interpretation
• at the
• Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute (AAF
  LngInst)
• Josef ERNST, AAF LngInst/NDA

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The National Defence Academy (Stiftskaserne) in
the Centre of Vienna
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PARTNERSHIPS
Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute
WHY?
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
QUALITY
FEASIBILITY
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Partner-ships
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Areas
Language Training
Interpretation
Translation
Terminology
Development/ Events
Testing
ContinuationTraining
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Where?
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Legal basis

• Memoranda of Understanding with foreign MoDs
  and/or Armed Forces
• Contracts with Companies, Institutions,
  Individuals
• Cooperation agreements with other Ministries and
  Institutions (Universities, Colleges)

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Development/Events

• Symposia
• 250 years of LngTrg in the AAF
• Terminology in the Light of EU Enlargement
• More Security through Multilingualism?
• Participation/Contribution
• Symposia, Conferences, Seminars, Meetings,
  Workshops
• (BILC 1998 2007, Pre-Conf. WS 2007, TestWS
  2014)
• EU Day of Languages, Lng Trg/ICC Projects
• Presentations of Lng Books, MA or PhD theses

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Language Training 1 international
(Exchange of) TEACHERS STUDENTS
with DEU, ITA, SVK, CZE, HUN, FRA, USA,
SRB, CRO, ALG, JOR, SEN, GBR Cross-border
support by teachers via Skype or virtual
classroom
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The Officers Cadet School The Theresan
Military Academy
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International partnerships
JORDAN
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International partnerships
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Language Training 2 national
Police Academy (based on an inter-ministerial
agreement) - Lng activities either at the AAF
LngInst or at the Police Academy - conducted
either by our teachers or by their
teachers - advantage lng courses/seminars can
be conducted more cost-effectively (or at
all) - disadvantage teaching the respective
terminology gt internal differentiation
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Language Training 3 national

• Civilian institutions/individuals
• Language schools, companies, institutes,
• Individuals (free-lancers)
• Reasons
• - to make language training more lively,
  attractive and effective through variation
• - native speakers (quality assurance)

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TERMINOLOGY
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Terminology Products Language Survival Booklets
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Products
Militär- Wörter- bücher
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Translation/ Interpretation
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International partnerships
SLOVENIA
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TESTING
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Continuation Training 1
Linguistically - Higher Education (MA, PhD,
Postgraduate) - Lecturer at the University -
Training in Methods Didactics - Use of ICT in
Lng Trg - University Summer School - Terminology
Summer School
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Continuation Training 2
Militarily - Career Courses/Seminars for
professional and reserve officers - Mil. Term.
Trg Courses (CHE, HUN, TKR) - NATO-PfP Courses
at NTS in Oberammergau - Career Courses abroad
(CZE, FRA, SRB) - PSOs (SYR, LEB, ISR, CYP, BHI,
TCD) - Participation in CPXs (UKR, RUS, SWE) -
Verification tasks (RUS, UKR)
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Questions ?