Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin - Federation of American ...

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Use the National Virtual Translation Center Language
Technology and Resource Nexus (LANTERN).
DLI refresher and immersion training to improve
linguist proficiency in the target language to meet
the 2/2 requirement and, in some cases (as for the
National Security Agency), a 3/3 requirement.
Expand Language Training Detachments (LTDs) to
more locations making them easily accessible to military
linguists.
Increase development of tactical language products
such as the USAIC&FH Language MOS Enhancement
Program and the DLI Language Familiarization
training; translation diagnostic aids from private companies
such as MITRE, as well as other training developed
at the Regional SIGINT Operations Centers
(RSOC), and the I Corps Foreign Language Training
Center (FLTC) at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Add colloquial (informal) language training to the DLI
basic course.
Wider use of diagnostic assessments and Individual
Language Training Plans (ILTP).
Education system in support of military and DOD language
requirements
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Think globally; act locally. Tailor efforts to respond to
local communities and local foreign language support
opportunities.
Ensure that all language learners receive strictly defined
high quality instruction based on current foreign
language instructional methodology.
Rethink the teaching and learning paradigm of “one
teacher serving one group of learners.”
Expand the use of technology and share technology
resources across the language education
community.
Provide context for language learning. Show relevance
beyond college admissions (career paths).
Broaden support base beyond DOD for making language
and cultural competence a national priority.
Non-linguist devices such as the Phraselator
� Provide links to the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation
Command (ATEC) and the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA) on the DLI and Foreign
Language Resource Center (FLRC) websites to
access the results of evaluations of devices.
� Concerted effort on the part of the Army Civilian
Training Education and Development System (ACT-
EDS), Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
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(ACTD) and DOD labs such as the Army Research
Lab (ARL), the Army Research Institute (ARI) and
DARPA to collect user feedback and evaluations on
automated language translation and interpretation
aids such as the Phraselator and post them for government
personnel.
Acquaint military personnel early, as in initial training,
that this technology is available.
Recommendations on National Language
Priorities for DOD and Intelligence
Community Planning
Executive Branch
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Presidential emphasis needed.
Create a special advisor to the President for language
and cultural awareness.
Establish a national language policy:
� Implement strategy for language education in the
U.S. school system, K–12.
� Provide scholarships for immersion and experiences
at university level.
� Synchronize DOD language priorities to the U.S.
university system.
� Identify and involve second generation foreign
language speakers (the Heritage community);
provide incentives such as citizenship.
Legislative Branch
Support the Executive Branch.
Provide funding and authority.
Recruit and sponsor foreign language teachers, provide
incentives such as accelerated visas and citizenships.
Provide grants to education; develop and implement
programs based on a foreign language assistance
program model to fund kindergarten through high
school language education.
Pass a new “Lodge Act” to recruit non-U.S citizens
with critical language skills into the U.S. Army. 1
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� Develop national testing standards for students and
certification requirements for language teachers.
State and Local Governments
� Establish language learning centers in Heritage
enclaves and in language pioneering school districts.
� Research current successful grades K–12 language
programs—replicate success.
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Implement funding, grants, and incentives.
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