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Defence School of Languages, UK BILC NATO Conference
Prague 2012
Defence School of Languages, UK BILC NATO Conference
Prague 2012
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by
Mr Jeremy Nowers
Defence School of Languages, UK
by
Mr Jeremy Nowers
Defence School of Languages, UK
When in RomeWhen in Rome
An Enquiry into the Standardisation of
Foreign Language Fonts
An Enquiry into the Standardisation of
Foreign Language Fonts
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Invitation
For those Nations who may be interested in the issue of non-Romanised font standardisation, let us form an e-working group to establish and disseminate an agreed list of recommended fonts, for all non-Romanised languages of interest, for lower level language learning
Invitation
For those Nations who may be interested in the issue of non-Romanised font standardisation, let us form an e-working group to establish and disseminate an agreed list of recommended fonts, for all non-Romanised languages of interest, for lower level language learning
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Reading ~ Level 1 – Survival
Can read very simple connected written material, such as unambiguous texts that are directly related to everyday survival or workplace situations.
Texts may include short notes; announcements; highly predictable descriptions of people, places, or things; brief explanations of geography, government, and currency systems simplified for non-natives; short sets of instructions and directions (application forms, maps, menus, directories, brochures, and simple schedules).
Understands the basic meaning of simple texts containing high frequency structural patterns and vocabulary, including shared international terms and cognates (when applicable). Can find some specific details through careful or selective reading. Can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from simple context. May be able to identify major topics in some higher level texts. However, may misunderstand even some simple texts.
Reading ~ Level 1 – Survival
Can read very simple connected written material, such as unambiguous texts that are directly related to everyday survival or workplace situations.
Texts may include short notes; announcements; highly predictable descriptions of people, places, or things; brief explanations of geography, government, and currency systems simplified for non-natives; short sets of instructions and directions (application forms, maps, menus, directories, brochures, and simple schedules).
Understands the basic meaning of simple texts containing high frequency structural patterns and vocabulary, including shared international terms and cognates (when applicable). Can find some specific details through careful or selective reading. Can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from simple context. May be able to identify major topics in some higher level texts. However, may misunderstand even some simple texts.
NATO STANAG 6001 - Edn #4
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Non Romanised Fonts e.g.
Arabic
Non Romanised Fonts e.g.
Arabic
العسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسةالبريطانية اللغات مدرسة
العسكريةالعسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسة
العسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسة
العسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسةالبريطانية اللغات مدرسة
العسكريةالعسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسة
العسكرية البريطانية اللغات مدرسة
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بابا علي بابا مطعم علي مطعم
علي مطعمبابا
علي مطعمبابا
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يـوتـيـوبيـوتـيـوب
يوتيوبيوتيوب
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Bislama, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish,Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin,
Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Georgian, Hebrew, Thai, Tigrinya, Azeri, Dari, Estonian, Farsi, Hungarian, Kazakh,
Kirgiz, Lao, Mongolian, Pashto, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Albanian, Armenian, Belorussian,
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Czech, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurmanji, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Siswati, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Ukrainian, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Nepali, Serbian, Shona, Sinhalese, Slovene, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Hausa, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Maltese, Sesotho, Tagalog, Tamil, Zulu.
Bislama, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish,Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin,
Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Georgian, Hebrew, Thai, Tigrinya, Azeri, Dari, Estonian, Farsi, Hungarian, Kazakh,
Kirgiz, Lao, Mongolian, Pashto, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Albanian, Armenian, Belorussian,
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Czech, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurmanji, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Siswati, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Ukrainian, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Nepali, Serbian, Shona, Sinhalese, Slovene, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Hausa, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Maltese, Sesotho, Tagalog, Tamil, Zulu.
Non-Romanised / Special Character Fonts
Non-Romanised / Special Character Fonts
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FONTS TABLEA Word Document for Nations to complete
Nation Point of Contact Email
Language Font/Size Language Font/Size
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•Find out what font the tutor is using in class
•Make a recommendation, where necessary
•Check that the font is loaded onto the PC’s folder
•If upgrading to a new operating system, make sure the fonts you use are included in the package
•Check that the exam publishers are using the same font
•Find out what font the tutor is using in class
•Make a recommendation, where necessary
•Check that the font is loaded onto the PC’s folder
•If upgrading to a new operating system, make sure the fonts you use are included in the package
•Check that the exam publishers are using the same font
Recommendations for Lower Level Classes
Recommendations for Lower Level Classes
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Know Your Fonts, otherwise………..!Know Your Fonts, otherwise………..!
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Questions?Questions?
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For more information about this request, please
contact:
For more information about this request, please
contact:
When^in Rome(anised)When^in Rome(anised)notnot
Jeremy NowersUK BILC Secretary & OC LAPS, Defence School of Languages,
BEACONSFIELD, UK
Jeremy NowersUK BILC Secretary & OC LAPS, Defence School of Languages,
BEACONSFIELD, UK
Office Email:
Office tel/fax:
Office Email:
Office tel/fax:
0044 (0) 1494 683362
0044 (0) 1494 683362