Developing autonomous foreign language learners

Developing autonomous foreign language learners

Since 2022, an Air Force mentorship initiative has been quietly revolutionizing how Airmen linguists transition from the foreign language classroom to fully operational linguists. By focusing on autonomous learning, the 517th Training Group at the Presidio of...
Monterey military institutions team up for exchange

Monterey military institutions team up for exchange

In a move to bolster inter-service collaboration and linguistic readiness, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center has officially reinstated a key partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School that had been dormant since before the COVID-19 pandemic....
DLI graduate translates French in West Africa

DLI graduate translates French in West Africa

By 1st Lt. Tucker Chase VICENZA, Italy – When Chanson Benjamin started law school at the University of Minnesota, he never expected to trade his textbooks for civil affairs operations in Côte d’Ivoire. For the last six months, this Twin Cities resident has stepped...
Translating success in Indonesia

Translating success in Indonesia

Original story by Pfc. Seu Chan BATURAJA, Indonesia — When a large-scale, multinational joint military exercise called Super Garuda Shield 25 kicked off August 25, one Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate helped ensure participants fully...