Special Operations Forces Language And Culture Needs Assessment: Leader Perspectives On Language Resources

Abstract

This study is one component of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Language and Culture Needs Assessment Project. The larger study consisted of 23 focus groups conducted across the SOF community and an issue-oriented web-based survey. This report examined SOF leaders perceptions of whether or not they have enough language training resources available for their operators to develop and maintain language proficiency. Additionally, this study described the resources SOF leaders reported needing that are not currently available at their units. Survey results indicated that 57% of SOF leaders do not have enough resources available for their operators to develop and maintain language proficiency. SOF leaders reported the most frequently needed resources include language training time, immersion training, instructors, and funding. Detailed findings and recommendations are available in the report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 2010
Accession Number
ADA634193

Entities

People

  • Amber Harris
  • Eric A. Surface
  • Kartik Bhavsar
  • Kathryn Nelson
  • Reanna Poncheri Harman
  • Stephen J. Ward

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attrition
  • Communities
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Deployment
  • Dwell Time
  • Foreign Languages
  • Instructors
  • Language
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Special Forces
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design