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Serving the military and civilian communities of theDefense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey

MAY 15, 2009

Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterPresidio of Monterey, California • www.DLIFLC.edu

Language Day2009

Explore and enjoy Language Day at the largestand best language institutein the world!

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Page 4Cultural diversity thrives

at DLIFLC

Page 5Stage Entertainment Schedule

Don’t miss your favorite act from lastyear or choose a new favorite this year!

Page 6-7What’s going on?

Classroom displays, programs for language educators, oral proficiency

interviews, they’re all listed right here.

Front CoverHave you ever wondered what it would

be like to be a student at DLIFLC? Talk to some of our students to find out

the details.

Global CuisineAnother great way to experience a foreign culture is to stop and eat at

the dining area! Many of the delicacieshave been prepared by the language

instructors themselves!

Enjoy international cuisine from Japan, India, Thailand, the Middle East, and more. Chose from more than 20 food vendors

and souvenir stalls, located near the central Events Area.

Cultural DisplaysLearn about new countries and their

cultures by visiting cultural displays inBuildings 611, 619, and 621.

Back CoverDon’t get lost and don’t

wander off post!Use our DLIFLC site map as a guide.

The GLOBE is an authorized publication under the provisions of AR 360-1 and the Associated Press Style Guide for members of the Department of Defense.Contents of the GLOBE are not necessarily official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, orDLIFLC. It is published quarterly by the Strategic Communications Office, DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944-5006, phone (831) 242-6015 or facsimile(831) 242-4630 (DSN 768). The GLOBE has a circulation of 3,000 and is printed by offset press. The Commandant, Editor-in-Chief and Editor reserve theright to edit materials as necessary to conform to GLOBE editorial policies. All photos, unless otherwise credited, are Department of Defense photos.

Publication Date: May 2009

EDITORIAL STAFFCommandant/Commander

Col. Sue Ann Sandusky

Installation Sergeant MajorCommand Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Clark

Editor-in-ChiefLt. Col. Steven Sabia

Senior EditorClare Bugary

EditorNatela A. Cutter

Staff WritersBryan Boehmke,

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matt Riggs

Design & ProductionBert Ihlenfeld Graphics

Photo CreditsNatela Cutter, Patricia Ryan,

For editorial comments or suggestions please write to Globe@conus.army.mil,

or natela.cutter@us.army.mil

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Welcome to Language DayBy Col. Sue Ann Sandusky

n behalf of all the students, faculty, and staff of the DefenseLanguage Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), I am delighted to welcome you all to Language Day 2009,

our annual open house! Language Day is our opportunity to share with you the secret we

have all discovered: knowing a foreign language opens windows tothe world. Language Day is filled with cultural displays and colorfulstage shows designed to give you a glimpse of that world and of countries where some of the 24 languages we teach are spoken. It willgive you the chance to hear languages you may have never knownabout before and to participate in teaching demonstrations that bringnew techniques and technology into the language learning process.

Organized and presented by our students, who come from every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces –Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force – and our teachers, who come from every corner of the earth,Language Day promises to be an exciting chance to enjoy sights, sounds – and tastes – from around theglobe and to discover some of the terrific things going on here at DLIFLC. You will also see why we arepassionate about sharing our secret!

One of the most demanding schools in the United States Armed Forces, DLIFLC is also the premierlanguage learning institutions in the world. The courses of instruction are intense. Students are in classfive days a week, six hours a day, learning one of the 24 languages currently taught here at the Presidio.Our basic courses vary from six months in length (for French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian) to 18months (for Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese). At the end of that time, our graduates get to ahigher level of language proficiency than most college language majors attain in four years. In addition,our students earn 45 semester hours of college credit and can obtain an Associate of Arts degree in theirforeign language upon completion of all requirements. Accredited by the Western Association of Schoolsand Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and authorized as a federaldegree-granting institution by the U.S. Congress, DLIFLC has awarded more than 4,000 AA degreessince 2002.

I know you will enjoy Language Day 2009 and I urge you to talk with our students and faculty. Theyare eager to meet you and share with you their experiences, insights – and their passion for learninglanguages. This is one secret we want to pass on!

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Col. Sue Ann Sandusky DLIFLC & POM Commander

Sue Ann SanduskyColonel, U.S. ArmyCommandant

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Arabic instructor Ahmad Caracalla teaches his studentstraditional Arabic dances to perform on Language Day.Don’t miss this fantastic show at 10:45 a.m.

Nikolina Kulidzan and Sahie Kang participate in a potluck cooking event at DLIFLC’s Munakata Hall.

Cultural diversity thrives at DLIFLCBy Bryon BoehmkeStrategic Communications

With more than 1,700 faculty and staff, 98 percent ofwhom are native speakers of the languages they teach, cultural diversity is one of the most valuable treasures. Atthe Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center,learning culture is just as important as learning language.

“You can’t separate culture from language,” expressedMarni Geist, assistant professor of French at the Europeanand Latin American School.

At the Presidio of Monterey, language learning istaught much differently than you may see at a typical highschool or college campus learning environment.

“Student-centered learning, where students listen,speak, read, and then write, is a huge difference fromAmerican high schools and colleges. Language instructiontakes place almost entirely in the target language, every-thing is taught using authentic materials. Everything isrelated to a meaningful task, employing real-life situa-tions. It is the global method of teaching – learn by doing,”explained Gist.

“Training is conducted in cutting-edge technologyclassrooms, which is energizing for both instructors andstudents,” added French Assistant Professor DominiqueFontana.

“Proficiency is using the language in real life situations.As students switch from achievement to proficiency,instructors notice that the students are required to do somecritical thinking,” Geist stated.

“There’s only so far a foreign language teacher can gobefore that language comes alive,” explains Maria Cubau,a native of Argentina and Spanish assistant professor.

To produce proficient linguists, to the level required by DoD, teaching culture is fundamental. “Without it,

language teaching is dead,” said Cubau, adding thatknowledge of a second language is essential in today’senvironment, especially Spanish and Chinese.

“Many of our students are too young to have experi-enced a foreign country,” Cubau said. “The experience oflearning both language and culture empowers students.”

DLIFLC’s method of instruction involves using authenticmaterials in the classroom to teach language in order tobring the country’s culture to life. Teachers have immediateaccess to the Internet via the use of interactive whiteboards,called SmartBoards.TM The SmartBoards, not only allowaccess to Internet news, video clips, and movies, but canalso run DLIFLC text books, embedded audio clips, andsave teacher notes to the computer, which can then begiven to students for download.

“One of the keys to our success here is that we use allauthentic materials, written by Spanish instructors andfocus on the culture and history of an individual country,”explained Natalia Fitch, assistant professor of Spanish.

“You can be fluent in a language, but if you don’t knowthe culture, you’re not accepted,” said Geist. “French is thefirst language of some 42 countries around the world. It isthe language of diplomacy including the Olympics. InFrance, students begin learning a foreign language in the6th grade. The second language is generally English.”

Mi-Hyang Yang, assistant immersion coordinator ofAsian School III, uses similar teaching methodologies tobring the Korean culture into her classroom. “One of thefirst things we do is give our students a Korean name andteach them how to bow to the teacher,” which is a sign ofrespect and authority, Yang explained.

“The Korean language and culture has a Chinese background, so the names we provide the students have aspecific meaning,” said Yang, explaining that “verb endingschange in Korean by gender, age, and hierarchy, so it isreally important to learn the culture.” ◆

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Stage Entertainment (see map on back cover)

Entertainment throughout the day includes a variety of stage performances at the amphitheaterstage. Don’t miss your favorite act from last year or choose a new favorite this year!

Event TimeColor Guard/National Anthem 10:00 a.m.Opening Remarks 10:05 a.m. Chinese Dragon Dance 10:10 a.m. Korean Fan Dance 10:20 a.m.Pashtu Dance 10:30 a.m.Chinese Tai Chi Sword Dance 10:40 a.m.Arabic Dance 10:45 a.m.Russian Choir 11:05 a.m.Middle East Belly Dance 11:17 a.m.Chinese Ribbon Dance 11:22 a.m.Japanese Folk Dance 11:30 a.m.German Dance and Songs 11:45 a.m.Hindi Songs 11:55 a.m. Serbian/Croatian Songs 12:05 p.m.Arabic Fashion Show 12:12 p.m.Spanish Dance 12:22 p.m.Urdu Dance and Songs 12:40 p.m.Korean Fan Dance 12:55 p.m.Israeli Dance and Songs 1:05 p.m.Indonesian Dance 1:12 p.m.Sudanese Wedding 1:15 p.m.Italian Songs 1:35 p.m.Persian-Farsi Dance and Songs 1:45 p.m.Thai Red Ant Egg Dance 2:05 p.m.Turkish Dance and Songs 2:15 p.m. Chinese Ethnic Dance 2:30 p.m.Dari Dance 2:35 p.m.Phillippine Songs 2:40 p.m.Japanese Martial Arts 2:45 p.m.Tibetan Dance 3:00 p.m.Closing Remarks

Language Lab Computerized Language Learning

Building 624, 10:00 - 3:00 p.m.Language Lab C (Ground Floor)

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Cultural Displays(see map on back cover)

Take a look into a foreign countryas students and instructors displayarts, crafts and other items uniqueto their language and culture.

Open from 10:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Classroom Demonstrations(see map on back cover)

1st Session 10:00 -10:30 a.m.2nd Session 10:30 -11:00 a.m.3rd Session 11:00 -11:30 a.m.4th Session 11:30 -12:00 p.m.5th Session 12:00 -12:30 p.m.6th Session 12:30 -1:00 p.m.7th Session 1:00 -1:30 p.m.8th Session 1:30 -2:00 p.m.9th Session 2:00 -2:30 p.m.10th Session 2:30 -3:00 p.m.

Building 610 –Munakata HallLanguage RoomChinese 125, 127Tagalog 146Thai 155Japanese 117Korean 102-104Uzbek 150Urdu 149Hindi 147Indonesian (Bahasa) 148

Building 620 –Nisei HallLanguage RoomArabic 132-133, 142-143Dari 105Pashto 106Turkish 114Serbian-Croatian, French 107German, Portuguese 104Spanish, Italian 108Russian 109Persian Farsi Freedom Hall A&B

Building 611 – Collins HallLanguage & Culture Room Hindi 100Kurdish 101Indonesian 102Uzbek 104Urdu 105Korean 112Chinese 114Thai 116Tagalog 117

Building 619 – YankeeSamuari Exhibit HallJapanese Cultural Display in the Auditorium

Building 621 – Nakamura HallLanguage & Culture RoomFrench 141-142Turkish 236Dari/Pashto 232-234Persian Farsi 242-243Iraqi 319Egyptian 322Sudanese 321-323Levantine 312-313North African Countries 329Arabic Names and

Calligraphy 331Hebrew 336Spanish 339Italian 341Russian 342-343

ClassroomTechnologies & Mock OPIHow well do you speak a foreign language? Take theOral Proficiency Interview! From 11:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Building 624 – Pomerene Hall

Mock OPILanguage Room Arabic 105Hindi 107Korean 109Russian 111Chinese 113Spanish 123, 125French 127, 129German 131Italian 133

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Talk to Arabic language stu-dents, have your face painted,or join the crowd on stage fora dance. When you get tired,take a rest at the Berlin Wall,but watch out! It’s not a fake.These are real pieces of theactual Berlin Wall that dividedEast from West for more than28 years.

Programs forEducators

Building 610 – Munakata Hall

Introduction to the OralProficiency Interview:“What would you like to knowabout the OPI?”

Auditorium 11:00-12:00 p.m.12:00-1:00 p.m.

Building 617 –Aiso Library

Teaching Ideas for Educators10:15 a.m. Using authentic materials toteach culture

11:15 a.m. Making group work effective! Ideas for how to do it right!

12:15 p.m. Activities to get students up and moving

Building 611 – Room 140

Teaching Ideas for Educators10:15 a.m. Blackboard online tasks to develop listening skills

11:15 a.m. Application of blogging in foreign language teaching

12:15 p.m. Using SmartBoardTM Toolkit 1 to teach vocabulary and grammar

1:15 p.m. Scaffolding content: Ideas anddesigns for scope and sequencetemplates

DLIFLC Site Plan

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