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A CONTENT-BASED SUGGESTED SYLLABUS FOR AN ADVANCED LEVEL

ENGLISH COURSE AT TURKISH GENDARMERIE GENERAL COMMAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATO STANAG 6001

LEVEL 3 PERSPECTIVE

Major Ekrem SOLAK

Turkish Gendarmerie General Command

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TURKISH GENDARMERIE GENERAL COMMAND (GGC)

Turkish Gendarmerie performs general security and public order duties by merging military with law enforcement agency characteristics.

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Turkish Gendarmerie performs the following duties;

• Protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals,

• Ensuring the public order and security,• Taking preventive precautions towards

criminality and struggle against crime, • Combating terrorism and organized crime

groups, • Prevention of illegal migration and human

trafficking, • Struggle against cyber crimes,• Border security, • Handling crimes and surrendering suspects to

judicial

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International relations of Turkish Gendarmerie

A member of the Association of the European and Mediterranean Gendarmerie and Police Forces with Military Status (FIEP)

The observer status of European Gendarmerie Force was earned in 2009.

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International relations of Turkish Gendarmerie

Guest military personnel from Albania, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, the Gambia, Georgia, France, Tunisia, Kyrgyzstan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ukraine and China are trained at the training facilities of the Gendarmerie General Command.

participate in Operations of Reinforcement and Protection for Peace in Georgia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Sudan.

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Scientific bases for Syllabus Design

A syllabus

“a summary of the content to which learners will be exposed.” Yalden (1987, 87)

“the specification of the content and the ordering of what is to be taught.” Richards (2002,69)

‘can be described as a statement of what is to be learnt.’ Hutchinson and Waters (2006, 80)

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Syllabus Design Components

• needs analysis

• determining the goals and objectives

• conceptualizing content

• selecting and developing materials and activities

• organization of content and activities

• evaluation

• consideration of resources and constraints

Graves (1996)

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Syllabus Design Components

• Structural

• Situational

• Topical

• Functional

• Notional

• Skills-based

• Task-based

(Brown,1994)

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Comparison Chart of STANAG 6001 Levels with the Other International Exams

Scales Tests

STANAG 6001

Standardized agreement 6001 (1976)

NATO: & BILC

CEF

Common European Framework

COE: Council of Europe

ALTE Scale

ALTE: Association of Language Testers in Europe

IELTS

Minimum professional level Level 3

B2+ Vantage+ Independent User

3

Independent User

Upper Intermediate

5

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GUIDELINES FOR THE SUGGESTED PROGRAM

• Duration of the course

• Age and composition of the learners

• Entry Level

• Academic experience

• Assessment

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Unit Title Objectives/subkills Vocabulary Task

1 Terroism

and

Counter-

terrorism

•Understanding and participating effectively most formal and informal conversations on terrorism and counter-terrorism

•Reading with almost complete comprehension a variety of authentic written material on relevant topic

•Using written language for analysis, argumentation, explanation, narration and description.

İnsurgency,

counter-insurgency

Operations

cooperation

Draw and describe

the organizational

chart of your unit

2 Public order

and security

•Understanding language used at interactive meetings, briefings and other form of extended discourse

•Demonstrating language competence when conducting meetings

•Conveying abstract concepts in discussion of relevant topics

•Using written language for extensive explanation, narration and description.

Security

Public order

Law

Crimes

criminals

Write instructions to prepare for an important

exercise

THE SUGGESTED SYLLABUS FOR NATO STANAG LEVEL 3

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Unit Title Objectives/subkills Vocabulary Task

3 Career in the

military

•Understanding both explicit and implicit information in a spoken text

•Producing extended discourse and conveying meaning correctly and effectively

•Supporting opinion, argumentation, clarification, narration and description.

Military service

Military life

Ranks,

insignia, recruitment,

personel issues

Write a paragraph describing your career in

the military

4 Communication

and

language

•Following the essentials of conversations

•Making telephone calls

•Supporting opinion

•Interpreting material correctly

•Relating ideas

•Writing corresponce

e-mails

interpreters

communication

public relations

Describe the facilities

on your base

THE SUGGESTED SYLLABUS FOR NATO STANAG LEVEL 3

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Unit Title Objectives/subkills Vocabulary Task

5 Multinational peace support operations

•Demonstrating understanding of abstract concepts in discussion of complex topics as well as professional field

•Using the language for answering objection, clarifying points, supporting opinion

•Demonstrating understanding of abstract concepts in texts on complex topics such as culture, science and technology

•Writing extensive explanation, narration, description

Ally, take action, intelligence, insurgency, insignia, forces, peacekeeping, fighter,

territory, troop, battalion,

deploy, battle,

emergency,

Match the words with the

definitions

6 Military

briefings •Understanding interactive meetings, briefings

•Supporting opinion, argumentation, objection, clarifying points, delivering briefings

•Using written language for narration and explanation

Meetings

Liason,

İntroduction,

Conclusion,

discussion

Listen to a briefing and take notes

THE SUGGESTED SYLLABUS FOR NATO STANAG LEVEL 3

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Unit Title Objectives/subkills Vocabulary Task

7 Sports and physical

training

•Understanding face to face speech delivered with normal speed

•Using the language to perform common professional task

•Understanding abstract concepts in texts on complex topics in Professional field

•Using the written language for explanation, narration and description

Exercises

Fitness

Combat effectiveness

Write instructions for dealing with

emergencies

8 Humanitarian assistance in joint

missions

•Understanding meetings, briefings clearly

•Using the language for answering objection, clarifying points, supporting opinion

•Interpreting the text correctly

•Using the written language for explanation, narration and description

•Making and responding to telephone calls/conversations

Civil-military cooperation

Natural disasters

Aid

Operational briefings

Food and drink

Non-government organizations

Read the situations and choose the best course of action

THE SUGGESTED SYLLABUS FOR NATO STANAG LEVEL 3

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Unit Title Objectives/subkills Vocabulary Task

9 Leaders and leader

ship

•Demonstrating understanding of abstract concepts in discussion of complex topics as well as Professional field

•Conveying meaning correctly and effectively

•Describing problems and suggesting possible solutions

•Getting the gist of higher level, sophisticated texts

•Using written language for analysis, hypothesis, explanation and description

Leadership qualities, tactical task

Military

history

Talk about a famous battle in the history of your country

10 Human psychology in military context

•Demonstrating through spoken interaction the ability to understand effectively face face speech delivered with normal speed

•Discussing particular interests and special fields of competence easily

•Recognizing humor, emotional overtones of speech

•Conveying abstract concepts when writing about complex topics as well as Professional field

Character types

Stress

Obligation

War

battle

Talk about a difficult problem or situation when you were in charge and say how you dealt with it

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Unit Title Objectives/subkills Vocabulary Task

11 Crime and punish

ment

•Following accurately the essentials of conversations among speakers, lectures on general subjects and special fields of competence

•Using the language for answering objections, clarifying points, justifying decisions, stating and defending policy

•Interpreting material correctly

•Writing formal correspondence and documents on Professional topics

Law

Crime

Law enforcement agency

criminal

Match the crew with the missions

12 Cultural differences in joint missions

•Distinguishing between different stylistic levels

•Recognizing humor, emotional overtones, subleties of speech

•Conveying abstract concepts in discussion of culture, science, technology and philosophy

•Demonstrating understanding of abstract concepts in texts on complex topics such as culture, science and technology.

Culture

Local

İnternational

Cultural

stereotypes

Talk about the priorities in your mission

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SAMPLE MODULE

SKILLS TOPIC:MULTINATIONAL PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS

LISTENING

•Demonstrating understanding of abstract concepts in discussion of complex topics as well as professional field

1. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks

2. Listen to the passage and take notesListen to the passage and summarize

READING

•Demonstrating understanding of abstract concepts in texts on complex topics such as profession, culture, science and technology

1. Match the words with the definitions

2. True and False exercise

3. Find out the synonym words in the passage

4. Put the sentences in the correct order

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SAMPLE MODULE SPEAKING

•Using the language for answering objection, clarifying points, supporting opinion

1. Discuss the relevant issues in pairs

2. Comment on the relevant picture

3. Discuss the meaning of the given words

4. Present a briefing and ask and answer questions about it.

5. Ask and answer questions about a given topic

6. Act out in a given situation

7. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of a situation

WRITING

•Writing extensive explanation, narration, description

1. Write suggestions to solve problems

2. Write a diary when on duty abroad

3. Write a meaningful paragraph by using the given words

4. Prepare a briefing

5. Fill in a report form

6. Write a report

7. Write a paragraph about a given topic

8. Write an essay about a given topic

9. Complete the rest of the briefing

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SAMPLE MODULE

GRAMMAR Reported speech

Cause and effect

VOCABULARY Ally, take action, intelligence, insurgency, insignia, senior officer, threaten, power, target, combat forces, peacekeeping, fighter, territory, trop, battalion, deploy, battle, emergency, engage, border, withdraw, security forces, explode, infrastructure, data processing, armistice, battlefield, on the verge of, halt, caution, trap, war zone, headquarters, rebel, civil war, no-fire zone, hostile act, disperse, commit, enforce, conflict, stabilize, reconciliation, supply, cooperation, restriction

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CONCLUSION

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REFERENCES

• Yalden, Janice (1987) The communicative syllabus: Evolution, design and implementation. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

• Richards and Rogers (2002) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press

Graves, Kathleen (1996) Teachers as course developers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

• Brown Douglas ( 1994) Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Longman

• Hutchinson Tom, Waters Alan (1987) English for Specific Purposes. Cambridge University Press.

• www.campaignmilitaryenglish.com

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