Teaching Uniformed Personnel

Teaching Uniformed Personnel: A Handbook For English Teachers

Teaching uniformed personnel is a specialised field in English for Specific Purposes teaching. It includes teaching military (army, navy and air force) personnel, police officers and border guards.

This comprehensive and up-to-date handbook for teachers covers all the main areas of teaching uniformed personnel: syllabi design; teaching grammar and vocabulary; teaching speaking, reading, listening and writing skills; using maps, photographs and other images for teaching; using technology; developing integrated skills; and carrying out assessment.

About the Author

Robert Buckmaster is a highly experienced teacher and trainer in the field of teaching uniformed personnel. The book is based on his experiences with the Peacekeeping English Project, managing the Justice and Home Affairs project in Estonia (2001-2006); training military teachers and testers in Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Ukraine and Belarus (2013 - 2021); training army personnel in Namibia (2016/18); and writing his military English course: Military English Tactical and Peacekeeping Operations.