Ministry of DefenceArmy of Republic of Macedonia

Training CommandForeign Language Training Center

Intercultural Awareness in the Macedonian FLTC

CPT Zlatko Stojanovski, director

CONTENT

MISSION

STRUCTURE

SCOPE

ELT CONSULTANTS

INTERCULTULAR AWARENESS

FLTC MISSION

• Conduct high quality language training for MoD-ARM.

• Achieve NATO Partnership Goal / PG-0355: Language training & proficiency– English (French, German, Italian, Turkish, Greek)

• Enable efficient interoperability with NATO

• Enhance communication and access to knowledge within our military work environment

STANAG tests produced and administered by FLTC.

FLTC STRUCTURE (current)

Training Command

General Staff of the Army

FLTC

CHIEF OF THE FLTC

ADMINISTRATOR INFORMATICS

ELT Section

Stip

4 ELT Sections Skopje-

G.Delcev Ilinden

Mil. Hosp. MoD/GS

ELT Section

Kumanovo

ELT Section Kicevo

ELT Section Tetovo

ELT Section Veles

ELT Section Ohrid

ELT Section Petrovec

TYPES OF ELT COURSESCURRENT AND PLANNED

• Intensive: 4-6 hrs per day• Semi-intensive: 2-3 hrs per day• Courses for declared units mainly• One-to-one for senior leaders• Military terminology course for senior

leaders/key personnel• Teacher training courses/seminars

SCOPE OF ELT

ELT in current year 2007:• 11 training sites• 20 teachers + 3 instructors

• 380 students; 32 courses

- Elementary through Advanced

- Soldier to State advisor

SKOPJE:

-8 intensive

-6 semi-intensiveTETOVO:

-2 intensiveSTIP:

-3 intensive + 2 semi-intensive

KICEVO:

-2 semi-intensive

current sitescurrent sites

and coursesand courses

SKOPJE:

-8 intensive

-6 semi-intensive

OHRID:

-2 semi-intensive

VELES:

-2 semi-intensive

PETROVEC:

-1 intensive

KUMANOVO:

-4 semi-intensive

ELT CONSULTANTS

Britain / PEP - Peacekeeping English Project

USA / DLIELC & BAH- Defense Language Institute

English Language Center- Booz Allen Hamilton (contractor)

INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS

Are we aware?

Macedonians, Albanians, Turks, Serbs und viele mehr!!??

Orthodox, Catholics, Muslims…

Don’t learn/teach = practice

Use the resources (people) daily

INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS

• Macedonians – FYROM

• Albanians – Shquiptare

• Greeks – Macedonians

• Serbs & Croatians - language

INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS

• Don‘t:– cross your legs– point your finger/foot– lough loudly/be too quiet– drink up your drink/do– wave your hands– refuse your host– ask a woman her age

• Result: robot without personality– host will see through you

QUESTIONS ???