Military English Courses

Delaso offers a wide range of first class, intensive Military English courses:

• NATO STANAG 2222

• NATO STANAG 3333

• NATO & UN Mission English

• Military Science

• Military English (Closed Courses)

Course Materials
We always use the most up-to-date specialised printed, audio and DVD Military English training materials, both for use in class and for self-study purposes. All training materials are designed to your specific needs and aim to maximise your progress in the shortest period of time.

Study Support
For individual language practice we have designed a wealth of Military English Support materials (online, printed and audio) to offer listening, reading, writing and grammar practice.

Why should you study Military English with Delaso?
Quite simply Delaso’s trainers are among the most experienced and highly qualified Military English trainers in the world. Our trainers have been teaching Military English at all levels for many years and have unparalleled training and consulting experience in the field. Several have successfully headed large Military English training schools in Europe and the Middle East and have also acted as consultants to NATO, Ministries of Defence in the UK, Hungary, and Norway, the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the Defence School of Languages, and the British Council.

Our trainers have:

• taught Military English at all levels

• designed NATO STANAG tests from levels 1 – 4

• written many specialised Military English courses

• experience of teaching all ranks and service

• taught military personnel worldwide

• trained Military English teachers from over 30 countries

• presented at major international Military English conferences

• trained NATO STANAG Military English testers worldwide

• carried out many Military English international consultancies

• over 100 years combined experience in Military English teaching

When it comes to first class Military English training, with Delaso, you’re in expert hands.

 

Military English UK Courses

The Military English Courses we currently offer are:

MEC1 NATO STANAG 6001SLP 2222 English

This is an upper-intermediate course for officers who require certification of their proficiency in Military English. Students can join the course at any point, but we recommend a period of 10 weeks’ study to take students from intermediate level to NATO STANAG 6001 SLP 2222.

This skills-based course is intensive, dynamic, and practical. It will give students the confidence to use English immediately and effectively in an international military environment.

We always tailor the language and skills content of the course to meet the precise needs of each group and ensure that any specific problem areas are targeted and practised.

Whilst students are aiming to sit and pass the NATO STANAG 6001 SLP 2222 test, the course does not focus solely on exam preparation, but seeks to activate officers’ English to the extent that they can interoperate successfully and confidently with international counterparts.

The table below gives an overview of typical course content areas.

NATO STANAG 6001 SLP 2222 English
Speaking & Listening	Professional           Social	Briefings Telephoning Radio communications TV/Radio News Forms of address & register   Small-talk Making introductions Reporting instructions and requests Giving personal details Giving instructions and messages
Reading	Professional	Military-related newspaper/magazine articles Abbreviations and acronyms Routine workplace correspondence
Writing	Professional	Introduction to defence writing and related conventions: brief formats, loose minutes, emails, letters. Routine workplace correspondence: notes, brief reports, emails, letters.
Grammar	Professional context	Full tense review Reported speech Phrasal verbs Modal verbs
Vocabulary	Professional	Military/Battlefield Operations Search and Rescue Peace Support Operations Survival Personal equipment Terrain features Prowords International HQ, Operation orders Map symbology
Assessment	Professional	Weekly progress tests

During the course, officers will learn how to...

• communicate with confidence in a professional environment.

• develop listening and note-taking strategies for briefings.

• use English over the phone and in radio communication.

• structure military correspondence (briefs, loose minutes, and formal letters).

• adopt appropriate spoken and written register/style.

• approach and understand different types of military text by developing effective reading strategies and techniques.

• give and respond to orders, ask for and give advice/opinions, talk about their daily routine

• talk about military map symbols, terrain, positions and movement.

For more detailed information on the the format of the NATO STANAG 6001 SLP 2222 English test , please click here.

Entry Requirements:    Low Intermediate level proficiency in English.

Course Length:           4 - 14 weeks

Tuition Fees:                £395 per week

Places Available:        10

 

 

MED1 NATO STANAG 6001 SLP 3333 English

This is an advanced course for officers who require certification of their proficiency in Military English. Students can join the course at any point, but we recommend a period of 10 weeks’ study to take students from upper-intermediate level to NATO STANAG SLP 3333.

The methodology adopted will be communicative and will aim at activating officers’ passive knowledge of English and at developing professional interoperational fluency. Activities will include individual, pair and group work with regular feedback and individual tutorial sessions.

A feature of the course is the ongoing active recycling and consolidation of language and vocabulary in a military context.

Officers will find themselves well-equipped to sit the NATO STANAG 6001 SLP 3333 English test, as practice is integrated into the course from day one. However, it should be noted that trainers will not ‘teach to the test’, but will focus on all round language improvement and on enhancing each student’s level of communicative fluency to that expected of staff officers in an international environment.

The table below gives an overview of typical course content areas.

NATO STANAG 6001SLP 3333 English
Speaking & Listening	Professional                   Social	Giving and listening to briefings Phone & radio communications TV/Radio News Register Making presentations Participating in and chairing meetings Conference participation Diplomatic language Praising and reprimanding   Language for receptions/functions Making toasts and short speeches Small-talk Military etiquette
Reading	Professional	Military-related newspaper/magazine articles. Military Field Manuals/Doctrine Professional Reports Specialist Technical Journals Military Science Publications
Writing	Professional           Social	Service writing (Loose minutes, briefs, minutes etc) Report Writing Academic writing Adopting a persona Style, tone and register   Accepting and declining invitations Letters of thanks and appreciation
Grammar	Professional context	Military collocations and idioms Phrasal and delexical verbs Complete tense review Reported questions/instructions Relative  & subordinate clauses
Vocabulary	Professional	British Military Defence/Security Policy Mission Analysis British Military Doctrine Technical/Field manuals Equipment specifications Military History LOAC, Weapon systems Military Ceremonial and Traditions
Assessment	Professional	Weekly progress tests

During the course, officers will learn how to...

• develop spoken fluency and improve on pronunciation.

• distinguish between formal and informal (spoken/written) military language.

• extend their knowledge of military English vocabulary, idiom and grammar.

• write for a military audience with due care and appropriacy.

• give effective briefings and respond to questions.

• develop effective reading strategies for high level professional/technical texts.

• chair meetings in English and deal with questions from the floor.

• enhance social communication skills for formal receptions/engagements.

For more detailed information on the NATO STANAG 6001SLP 3333 English Test, please click here.

Entry Requirements:  Intermediate level proficiency in English.

Course Length:           4 - 14 weeks

Tuition Fees:                £395 per week

Places Available:        10

                                     

 

MEP1 NATO & UN Mission English

This course is aimed at junior Staff Officers and NCOs about to be posted overseas on OOTW, MFO and other NATO/UN international missions. It combines a Military English language course with cultural awareness training.

Course emphasis is firmly on practical communication skills such as listening and speaking.

Daily group tutorials on topics of immediate relevance and situational role plays are used to activate and improve spoken communication, and include:

• The Strategic Corporal

• Embedded Media

• Military Observers

• Role of Interpreters

• Law of Armed Conflict

• Soldiers and Civilians/NGOs

• 4th Generation Warfare

• Issues in Regional Conflict

Students will learn how to ask clear questions and give easily-understood replies, as well as how to reformulate and simplify their language for optimal communication. Typical scenario practice will include communicating with international colleagues of different ranks in a variety of everyday situations on and off base, interacting with civilians (local population, journalists, contractors) whilst on duty, on patrol, at checkpoints, and in emergency situations.

Students will develop the functional language skills necessary to communicate with tact and appropriacy, and will learn how to deal with situations involving linguistic misinterpretation. They will practise the language of negotiation and diplomacy in scenarios involving dealing with the local population, NGO representatives, and international civilian personnel.

Also, the importance of cultural awareness to the success of an international mission cannot be underestimated. Although training in the area is often regarded as touchy-feely, an appreciation and understanding of another culture is a powerful asset where regular interaction with the inhabitants of a foreign country is required. To this end, students will consider the following:

• Cultural stereotyping

• Communicating across cultures

• Direct & indirect communication

• Non-verbal communication

• Limiting linguistic/cultural misinterpretation

• Building common ground

• Culture shock

Students will emerge with a critical appreciation of the different behaviour, attitudes and values of people from a different culture. They will also be in a position to evaluate how their own culture impacts on other cultures; how they see themselves; how they see others and how others see them.

We can also tailor the content of this course to a particular country, thereby allowing group members to focus on a single culture around which course materials would be centred.

As an illustration of the importance of cultural awareness in international military operations, click here to read articles on the topic from NATO Review and Soldier Magazine.
 

Entry Requirements:  Intermediate proficiency in English e.g., NATO STANAG 2222, IELTS Level 4 or equivalent.

Course Length:           4 weeks

Tuition Fees:                £395 per week

Places Available:        10

 

 

MES1 English for Military Science

Our English for Military Science courses are designed to prepare officers for the most rigorous of professional courses at institutions such as:

• Royal College of Defence Studies

• Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

• Royal Military College of Science

Course components include:

• Academic writing skills

• Graduate research skills (preparing and writing MA/MSc dissertations)

• Critical analysis and logical argument

• Library search skills and the use of e-resources

The course itself is both lively and demanding and introduces officers to the British academic tradition. During their stay in the UK, course participants will engage in debate, learn how to make effective presentations, and develop advanced writing, reading and study skills. They will also considerably expand and activate their vocabulary in the areas of international relations, and defence and security policy through exposure to lectures and DVD recordings on a wide range of contemporary world issues.

Entry Requirements:  Early advanced level of English, IELTS 6.0

Course Length:           4 weeks

Tuition Fees:                £485 per week

Places Available:        8

 

 

MEC2 Military English (Closed Courses)

Each Military English Closed Course is tailored to client specifications and student needs to achieve maximum impact. Courses (from beginners to advanced levels) can be delivered to a wide range of classes including mixed rank and service, service or branch specific, on an intensive or semi-intensive basis over a client-specified period.

All of our closed courses can be offered either on a highly individualised 1 – 1, or group basis.

The courses below are examples of the specialised Military English programmes we can offer. We are ready to design courses for any military specialisation upon request.

• Peace Support Operations

• The Language of Intelligence, Logistics, Signals

• Air Operational English

• Command and Staff English

• JSO (Junior Staff Officer) Preparation

• NCO English for International Missions

• Tactical Field Care

We never adopt a one-course-fits-all approach, but start by conducting a pre-training individual or group Needs Analysis which can be done online or over the phone. It comprises a detailed questionnaire about previous learning, short and long-term objectives, your desired study period and language focus, and the specialist topic content and vocabulary you require. It allows us to design an initial language course that we hope will not only meet your precise requirements, but exceed your expectations.

We also conduct a full Language Audit to assess each participant’s current knowledge. This takes the form of a pre-training written and oral assessment to ensure that your training with us starts the minute you walk into the training room.

At Delaso, we speak your language. Talk to us and find out: Tel: +44 (0)1700 500 020
 

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