Developing a Survey to Assess the Impact of Sociolinguistic Factors on the Morale of Airmen Stationed in Non-English Speaking Countries

Abstract

Impact of sociolinguistic factors on morale has yet to be investigated by any of the military services. Because at any one time there are more than 400,000 U.S. troops stationed overseas, this study is necessary first step in assessing to what extent sociolinguistic factors figure into the overall morale picture. The survey resulting from this study is developed to illustrate the widespread nature of problem areas, if any, across the board or in specific host countries, to point to particular sociolinguistic areas of concern to airmen, and to indicate possible deficiencies in the overseas transition process, as well as point to possible improvement areas which if acted upon could increase voluntary overseas tour extensions. Keywords: Government(Foreign) , Air Force personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 11, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218171

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Brooks

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Basic Training
  • Commerce
  • English Language
  • Families (Human)
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies