🇺🇸 United States Military Linguists are known for being among the fastest language learners in the world. But speed is certainly not the only goal. From gathering critical intelligence to supporting troops on the frontlines, a lot rests on the language skills of linguists in the U.S. Armed Forces.
So how do linguists in the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy learn the language skills they need to do their jobs? That is precisely what I wanted to find out, so I reached out to two graduates of the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey, California: Elle and Jack.
This video details the incredibly intense programmes these service members complete, including interesting techniques like “iso-immersion” and “scream & scribble”. While only a select few can attend DLI, there are some powerful principles in this video that ALL language learners can apply. Hooah!
📖 LEARN A LANGUAGE THROUGH THE POWER OF STORY
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DLI trains 3,500 students per year, not 350,000 as stated in the video!
In the language chart, it should read "Hindi", NOT "Hindu". Our apologies for the typo.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro 00:55 - US Defense 02:47 - The School 04:49 - The Test 07:17 - The Language 10:03 - The Instructor 11:50 - The Class 13:30 - The First Lesson 18:32 - The DLI Method 21:14 - What’s the Goal? 24:54 - Immersion 26:41 - Simulations 27:27 - Going Deeper 29:12 - The Schedule 31:06 - Language Day
