Module 1 Peacekeeping

This Module helps students to develop comprehensive understanding of the myriad challenges that peacekeeping presents and deeper knowledge of professional English terminology and concepts related to peacekeeping. It has been developed after consultations with military specialists with peacekeeping experience from Rakovski National Defence College and Bulgarian Armed Forces who have added enormous value to the Module with their input on content, design, and delivery methods and also by contributing useful guidance, feedback, case studies, photographs and other materials, which have been incorporated into the Module content.

Course instructors from partner institutions provided feedback and support during various stages of the Module design. In addition, a survey conducted with more than 100 Bulgarian peacekeepers by Assoc. Prof. Valentina Georgieva has outlined some general trends and common troubles with the English language knowledge and skills for Bulgarian peacekeepers. A list of the most widely used military terms that should be learnt with priority when preparing for a peacekeeping operation has been compiled. Also, topics for a set of language use situations, in which specialised English is used for communication in order to solve a particular communicative task during peace support operation has been identified as a result of this survey.

The Module’s content is organised in five Units of thematic topics, each subdivided into two methodological blocks: one of teacher assisted class work on terminology acquisition and practice, and developing reading, listening, speaking and writing skills, and one of self-study practice on vocabulary, grammar, and integrating language competences and skills.

The five Unit topics are as follows:

1. UN PEACEKEEPING
2. HISTORY OF PEACEKEEPING
3. TYPES OF PEACE OPERATIONS
4. CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION IN PEACE OPERATIONS
5. TACTICAL COMMUNICATION IN PEACE OPERATIONS

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