04704nam 2200661Ia 450 991045217200332120200520144314.01-60876-597-0(CKB)2550000001041168(EBL)3018145(SSID)ssj0000835027(PQKBManifestationID)11432663(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835027(PQKBWorkID)10982367(PQKB)10394138(MiAaPQ)EBC3018145(Au-PeEL)EBL3018145(CaPaEBR)ebr10659067(OCoLC)923657273(EXLCZ)99255000000104116820090408d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBuilding language skills and cultural competencies in the military[electronic resource] /Edgar D. Swain, editorNew York Nova Sciencec20091 online resource (233 p.)Languages and linguistics seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60741-126-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military: DOD's Challenge in Today's Educational Environment""; ""HASC Oversight and Investigations Members""; ""SC Oversight and Investigations Staff""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Introduction""; ""Key Questions""; ""Background""; ""Language Skills, Regional Expertise, and Cultural Awareness for the Few""""The Roadmap Vision for Transformation: What is the Department Trying to Accomplish, What is the Military Requirement, and how is the Department Trying to Accomplish its Goal""""The Services' Efforts""; ""Screening for Foreign Language Capability""; ""Cost and Risk Tradeoffs""; ""General Recommendations""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A: Glossary of Acronyms""; ""Appendix B: Hearings, Briefings, Interviews""; ""Appendix C: Supporting Documents""; ""Appendix D: Defense Language Transformation Roadmap""""Appendix E: U.S. Navy's Language Skills, Regional Expertise, and Cultural Awareness Strategy""""Appendix F: NSLI Funding, by Agency""; ""Endnotes""; ""Statement of Dr. Robert O. Slater before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on September 23rd, 2008""; ""Introduction and Background""; ""What Is the Language Flagship?""; ""New Curricular Approaches""; ""K-12 Articulation""; ""Articulated Overseas Immersion""; ""Diffusion of Innovation""; ""Peer Review and Quality Assurance""; ""Engagement of the Business Sector""""A Closer Look at Flagship Centers""""Statement of Mrs. Gail H. McGinn before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on September 23rd, 2008""; ""Introduction""; ""Supporting a National Agenda""; ""Conclusion""; ""Presentation to the Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, United States House of Representatives, Language and Culture Transformation Efforts on September 10, 2008""; ""Introduction""; ""Air Force Culture and Language Transformation Efforts""""The End State: Airmen with Key Joint-Warfighting Capabilities/Airmen-Statesmen""""Trade-Offs""; ""Conclusion""; ""Statement by BG Richard C. Longo before the House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Second Session, 110th Congress, on September 10, 2008""; ""Statement of BG Gary S. Patton before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee on Foreign Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation on 10 September 2008""; ""Guidance""; ""Joint Professional Military Education (JPME)""""Foreign Area Officer Program (FAO)""Languages and LinguisticsMilitary educationUnited StatesSoldiersUnited StatesLanguageLanguage and languagesStudy and teachingUnited StatesCultural competenceElectronic books.Military educationSoldiersLanguage.Language and languagesStudy and teachingCultural competence.355.5Swain Edgar D912644MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452172003321Building language skills and cultural competencies in the military2043961UNINA