Welcome letter and instructions
1. Welcome letter
WELCOME LETTER
Dear course participant,
The course you are going to participate in has been developed in the frames of the Grant Agreement No. 2019/301/TRU concluded between the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), State Border Guard College of the Republic of Latvia and the State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.
The course aims at improving Border Guard officers' communicative skills with the emphasis on extending the knowledge of specific English vocabulary related to Border Guard officers professional activities and participation in Frontex joint operations in particular, to facilitate efficient communication with both Border Guard officers from other EU member states and persons travelling to the Schengen area, thus enhancing Border Guard officers interoperability during joint activities.
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to use English vocabulary related to:
- professional
presentation
- BG
organisation , tasks and equipment
- 1st and
2nd line interview
- to
refusing entry, imposing sanctions, return
- to
international protection procedures
- fundamental
rights
- participation
and communication with foreign border guards in Frontex joint operations.
The course
is divided into two learning phases: independent learning phase and contact
learning phase (three full training days in a BG training
institution).
The independent learning phase is based on an e-learning approach when learners and teachers use electronic technologies to access educational curriculum outside of a traditional classroom, with constant support provided on the side of teachers.
During the independent learning phase you are expected to revise general English vocabulary and grammar structures (optional), the English vocabulary related to their professional presentation, BG institution structure, tasks and equipment, 1st and 2nd line border checks, as well as to learn new vocabulary related to participation in Frontex joint operations.
On completion of the independent learning phase you will have to do a progress test, which is a pass to the contact learning phase.
During the contact learning phase in a BG training institution you will be able to reinforce the knowledge of the vocabulary acquired during the independent learning phase while accomplishing various kinds of communicative activities – giving presentations, role plays, case-studies, simulation both in classroom and in a BG simulated environment - border crossing point and border surveillance unit simulators.
In case you face any difficulties or have questions regarding the tasks, feel free to contact the teachers of the course:
in Latvia:
- Mārtiņš Spridzāns (e-mail: martins.spridzans@rs.gov.lv)
- Marina Žukova (e-mail: marina.zukova@rs.gov.lv)
in Lithuania:
- Ivona Sivinska (e-mail: Sivinska.Ivona@vsat.vrm.lt)
- Julija Iljina (e-mail: Julija.Iljina@vsat.vrm.lt)
Good luck and enjoy the course!