California Military Center Teaches Language, Cultural Skills

[Francis Hult]

Voice of America

 

California Military Center Teaches Language, Cultural Skills

 

One of the world's leading language schools is located in the California city of Monterey. Since 1941, the Defense Language Institute has taught linguistic skills to members of the U.S. military. 

This army base, the Presidio of Monterey, is a crossroads of world cultures. More than 3,000 students from all military branches struggle to master one of two dozen languages. 

They use the latest technology, from interactive computers to iPods, but instructors say there are no short cuts. Language learners are in the classroom seven hours a day, with lots of added homework, says one former student of Arabic and Pashto.

 

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