Al Lugah Educational Center (LEC)

Military English

Aims of the Course

In these turbulent times, there is an increased demand for effective military communications in English, particularly between members of international forces involved in peacekeeping operations. The precise and timely transmission of information and its accurate recording are of paramount importance when lives are at stake. This course is designed to prepare military and security personnel, civil servants and diplomats to take up roles where they need to use English on a daily.

Typical Course Content

The trainee will take part in a needs analysis process and the receive training in areas that will enable him or her to function effectively in a variety of target situations.

The training is delivered within a framework derived from the NATO STANAG 6001 language proficiency guidelines, and certain elements are in the form of specific purpose training based directly on an assessment of each trainee's specialist needs.

The core areas of trainee development are:

Basic functional language for everyday military and security situations.
Study skills and strategies ( use of materials, dictionaries, integrated skills work, discourse analysis, ways of recording vocabulary and using supplementary resources such as libraries)
Practical reading skills – for reading notices, signs, instruction manuals, etc.
Practical writing skills – for writing clear messages, military briefs and reports plus other texts of various kinds.
Practical listening skills – for listening to direct orders, transmitted information, instructions and casual conversations.
Practical speaking skills – for giving orders, making presentations, delivering briefings, speaking about oneself, eliciting information from others, telephoning, negotiating, etc.