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Linguistics

2008

Language and languages

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Impact Of Language Immersion Programs On Foreign Language, Jean-Paul Chaussé Mar 2008

Impact Of Language Immersion Programs On Foreign Language, Jean-Paul Chaussé

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Communicating with other nations in their native language is an important and necessary aspect of a successful United States’ foreign policy. Critical to this success is the ability of military personnel to communicate clearly when in contact with foreign nationals, whether in peace-time or war. The Air Force has made great strides in the past 10 years to improve its foreign language capability, particularly through its application of the Language and Area Studies Immersion (LASI) program. The LASI program has significantly improved the foreign language capability of the Air Force, specifically those with previous language scores in the mid-tier range. …