Laboratory Information:
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
597 Lawton Road
Suite 17
Munzer Hall
Monterey, CA 93944-5006
Website: http://www.dliflc.edu/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense
Region: Far West
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Dr. John Lett
Phone: (831) 393-1506
Fax: 831-242-5767
Email: john.lett@us.army.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Defense Language Institute Foreign
Language Center (DLIFLC) is regarded as one of the finest schools
for foreign language instruction in the world. Resident instruction is provided at the Presidio of Monterey
in
some 23 languages plus several dialects and is administered through 31 language departments and the
Operation Enduring Freedom Task Force, which expands or contracts in response to the needs of the
sponsoring agencies. The present facilities at the Presidio of Monterey can accommodate approximately
3,500
students. Instruction is also routinely provided under DLIFLC-supervised contractual arrangements in
Washington, D.C., in over 84 languages and dialects. The DLIFLC also provides extensive nonresident
instructional support in a variety of languages and dialects. The DLIFLC has established itself as a
national
pacesetter in foreign language education, resident and nonresident, using cutting-edge educational technology
such as computers, interactive video, and video tele-training to train and support military linguists.
In the years
ahead, the Institute will continue to provide top-quality language instruction to support critical national
requirements.
Mission of the Laboratory:
DLIFLC provides culturally based foreign
language education, training, evaluation, and sustainment for DoD
personnel in order to ensure the success of the Defense Language Program and enhance the security of
the
Nation. The acknowledged leader in all aspects of culturally based foreign language education, DLIFLC
is an
innovative and continuously adapting organization, operating on the cutting edge of language instruction
and
technology.
