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DLIFLC Mission & Vision
DLIFLC provides culturally-based foreign language education, training, evaluation, research, and sustainment for DoD personnel in order to ensure the success of the Defense Language Program and enhance the security of the nation.
Delivering the world’s best culturally-based foreignlanguage training and education—at the point of need.
Mission
Vision
• Title 10 Department of the Army civilian faculty• 95% native speakers: 15% Ph.D., 53% M.A.
Faculty Profile
Superior Staff Providing Superior Service
• DLI-Washington: Contract faculty
provide flexibility and surge capacity
• Robust Faculty Development Division
• Professional development opportunities: MIIS, CSUMB, Argosy, Brandman, University of San Francisco, etc.
DLIFLC Languages
Category IVModern Standard ArabicArabic - LevantineArabic - IraqiChinese MandarinKoreanJapanesePashto
Category IIIDariPersian FarsiRussianHindiUrduHebrewThaiSerbian CroatianTagalogTurkishPunjabi
Category IIGermanIndonesian
Category ISpanishFrenchItalianPortuguese
93% of Students taking CAT III & IV Languages Course LengthsCAT I – 26 WeeksCAT II – 35 WeeksCAT III – 48 WeeksCAT IV – 64 Weeks
Resident Student Profile
• ~3,500- 4,000 multi-Service • 66% - under age 25• 99% - high school graduates• 17% - college graduates• 5% - officers • 8,000+ AA degrees awarded since 2002
Keys to Language Education
• Access to foreign language websites• Authentic video sources
Exposure to Authentic
Language Content
• 900+ foreign national instructors• Immersion programs
Exposure to Native Speakers
• Mobile computing• Private cloud resourcesTime on task
• 2005-2008 - iPod Classic and Tablet PC• 2008-2012 - iPod Touch and Windows Tablet
PC’s• 2012-2013 – Implementation and operation of
the academic network• 2014 – Completed the Georgia Remote Site
Pilot
Recent History of Technology
• Every student issued laptop with touch screen capability
• Every student issued iPod Classic (05-08) or iPod Touch (08-11)
• Classrooms outfitted Interactive Smartboard• 2013 – Present Every student issued iPad and
MacBook• Future – Plan to develop more “cloud” tools and
move to single device
Technology Program 2005-2015
Language Training Detachments (LTD)
2013 - Resident and Remote locations developed a Gap in capabilities
• Remote locations needed to be compatible with DLIFLC • Mobile tools were available but could not be reached from MIL
networks• The concept of the Pilot developed
2014 • May - idea developed• June - meetings held to define requirements and procure HW• August - visits conducted
• One classroom Proof of Concept done• September - equipment installed • October - site goes live• Nov – Jan additional visits and training.
Lessons Learned
• Pilot was successful. – Classes are being taught – Testing is being completed at the new site.
• Online training materials available and possible due to the EDU and more robust infrastructure and bandwidth
• Systems are maintained
Issues:• Training of support staff• Implementing process and procedures at the distant site.
(Operation and Cybersecurity)• Connectivity – Uplink speeds needed to be changed to
accommodate audio testing• Scaling to multiple sites will require increases in support staff at
DLIFLC