CHALLENGES AND LESSONS IN MULTINATIONAL TEACHING ENVIRONMENT Cpt. Andrius Kiesas Institute of Foreign Languages General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy.

CHALLENGES AND LESSONS IN MULTINATIONAL TEACHING ENVIRONMENT

Cpt. Andrius KiesasInstitute of Foreign LanguagesGeneral Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania

OVERVIEW

• Statistics• Student Profile• Clash of cultures• Conclusions / Open Questions?

o 21 January 2004 (4 months/twice a year)o 17 Classeso 166 students:• senior40• junior 118• non-commissioned4• civilian cadre 4o countries:Albania , Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

STATISTICS (LEVEL 2)

STATISTICS (LEVEL 2)

STATISTICS (LEVEL 2)

o 31 August 2009o 4 Classeso 9 students:• senior officers 2• junior officers 7o countries:Byelorussia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine

STATISTICS (LEVEL 3)

STATISTICS (LEVEL 3)

STUDENT PROFILE

Expected Real

Appropriate level of English?Disciplined?Motivated?Able to learn?Adaptable?

Different levels of Englishif necessary

before STANAG 6001“My father is General”

“I hate potatoes”

CLASH OF CULTURES

Axis of the worldWishlist and other menusPrevious experience abroadReconciliation

CONCLUSIONS /OPEN QUESTIONS?

Teachers are not only teachersStudents learn not only EnglishWhere is the axis of the world?

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