Goodby-ee, Goodby-ee, Wipe a Little Tear from Your Ey-ee...
On Tuesday evening - 10 March - I
spoke at a farewell reception hosted by my Defence Attaché for James
Sutherland-Smith. James has been
working here for some six and a half years, supported by the British Council, to
develop English language teaching for the Serbian armed forces. English has become the international
language of military cooperation.
When I was working for NATO, in the early years of the Partnership for
Peace (PfP) scheme, I saw how important it was for officers and non-commissioned
soldiers in a multi-national force to be able to communicate effectively. Serbia is now a PfP member, and it will be
important for Serbian soldiers to have a good command of English, if
Serbia is to get the full benefit of
its membership. James has worked
with the Serbian Ministry of Defence, training teachers, developing curricula,
and training a highly effective testing team. Much of the work has been with
garrisons, developing Self-Access Centres for computer-based training. Now the scheme is up and running, and
James is moving on. But the
contribution he has made will continue to serve
Serbia
well for many years. Any Comments? - in Serbian or in
English?
Posted at 14:01 12 March 2009 by Stephen Wordsworth | Comments[1]
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Posted by Mihajlo Gligoric on March 25, 2009 at 11:47 PM CET #