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Culture and Language Training at a Distance in Culture and Language Training at a Distance in

the U.S. Navy the U.S. Navy

CDR Keith BurgessNavy Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture

(CLREC)(850) 452-6736

Keith.burgess@navy.mil

Presented to thePresented to theDLCC Conference on Culture and Language at a DistanceDLCC Conference on Culture and Language at a Distance

Monterey, CaliforniaMonterey, CaliforniaMarch 2007March 2007

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Programs and Initiatives Programs and Initiatives

Undergraduate• USNA International Programs Office, Center for Middle East & Islamic

Studies, increased immersion overseas, summer foreign exchanges

• NROTC (mandatory course – World Affairs and Cultures)

Navy Professional Military Education (NPME)• Naval War College – Regional content in residence courses, distributed

learning for non-resident students (officer and enlisted)

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) • Primary center for Navy Foreign Area Officer education

• Regional Security Education Program (RSEP)

Navy Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Cultural • Operational Cultural Awareness Training and Country/Area Studies

• Clearinghouse for focused culture training (e.g., MTT, pre-deployment)

• Collaborative with USMC CAOCL and Ft. Huachuca Culture Center

Intercultural Relations Workshops Overseas

Operationally focused, effects-based

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Pre-DeploymentPre-Deployment

Navy Center of Excellence for Language and Cultural Training• Established Feb 06 to facilitate/coordinate culture training

• Enables pre-deployment culture training for deploying Navy forces

Cultural Awareness Training Working Group – March 06• Proposed 3 tiers of cultural awareness competence below level 1

• Tier 1 – Basic cultural sensitivity

• Tier 2 – Regionally-focused competence with survival language skills

• Tier 3 – Mission-focused competence with survival language skills

• Institutionalizing cultural awareness training within Navy

Approved POM-08 Initiatives• Center of Excellence Funded/Staffed

• Fully fund NPS RSEP

• Programmed 20 DLI MTTs per year

• Procure commercial distributed learning language tool for all hands

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Training coordinated to date:• JLTC Ogden

• Trained 10 Key personnel in 1 month Iraqi dialect and culture course

• 60% finished at 0+ for Listening DLPT5

• MTT

• Trained over 300 personnel from RIVRONONE (in Little Creek) and MSD73 (in Guam) in Intro to Iraqi culture course

• Iraqi operational communication

• Provided DLI Language Survival Kits

• Professional Linguist Enhancement and Sustainment

• Cryptologic Technician

• On-site classes

• Travel to JLC sites

• Foreign Area Officers

• New program – developing requirements

Planned support and training

Operational Training

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Developing Subject/Country Studies (0+/Tier 2):• To deploy via:

• Navy e-Learning COIs (ILE)• Facilitated Presentations (.PPT)• Fly-away Read Files (.PDF)

• Initial Efforts:• Culture 101 (0+/Tier 1)• Country Study Priorities:

• GWOT• Navy Deployments (SOUTHCOM AOR and N. Africa)• Navy OCONUS PCS Sites

Leveraging• Defense Language Institute’s Countries in Perspective Materials & MTTs• University of Military Intelligence TRADOC Culture Center’s Materials• USMC Center for Advanced Operational Cultural Learning’s Materials• Contract Training• Academic/Industry Concepts for Cultural Characterization

Cultural & Regional Expertise Efforts

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Officer PMEOfficer PME

Content integrated by Naval War College (NWC) in:• Primary (CWO, O1-O3), via Navy Knowledge On-line (70-80 hours)• Intermediate (O4-O5), in-residence; non-residence programmed• Senior (O5-O6), in residence

Meets CJCSI 1800.1C OPMEP Criteria

5 World Regions: • Asia-Pacific, West Hemisphere, Africa, Greater Middle East, Eurasia• Additional Qualification Designator (AQD) established for each region

Approved POM-08 Initiatives• Double NWC In-Residence Capacity for Regional Content • Establish NWC Non-resident Intermediate-level • Additional NWC Non-resident Primary PME

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Enlisted PMEEnlisted PME

Content integrated by NWC in:• Navy Officer Primary which includes E7 - E8

• Curriculum development continues for Senior Enlisted Academy

• Select E9s attending Officer Intermediate and Senior level PME

• Planning for Non-resident PME for E1-E4

Proposed POM-10 Initiative• Establish NWC Non-resident PME for E5 – E6

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Way AheadWay Ahead

Align Navy’s Training and Education elements vis-à-vis cultural content

Institutionalization via Navy Mission Essential Task

Identify requirements, capture lessons learned

Sustain the program through the PPBE process

Questions?