Dr. Mahir J. Ibrahimov
Senior CFL Advisor
4 AUG 2011
United States Army Combined Arms Center
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Army Culture and Foreign Language Strategy
End-state: Build and sustain an Army with the right blend of
language and cultural skills to facilitate Full-Spectrum
Operations in the 21st Century.
Individual and Unit Development are Linked
Individual
Development
Stage 1
Recruit – IMT
Career Development Path
Stage 2
Junior
>IMT-7 years
Stage 3
Mid-level
8-16 years
Stage 4
Senior
17+ years
Pre-deployment Path
Unit
Development
Train/Ready
Available
Reset
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Career Development
Cross-Cultural and Regional Competencies
•Develop C&L standardized CORE lesson plans
•Provide Core by cohort to IMT/Cadet Cmd/USMA/CoE/CGSC/AWC/SMA for integration into
DLI/FLC
applicable POI
•CoEs/Schools refine resource/curriculum requirements based on specific MOS integration
•CFLMO provides QA/QC for integrated plans to ensure standardization/synchronization
TCC
Lesson Plans
CoE
Coverage
LDE
Stage 1
(Recruit – End IMT)
Officer
WO
NCO
Civilian
BOLC
A basic
awareness of
culture and language
Impact
on to
attributes:
sufficient
operate
in a JIIM
environment
Character
and at a level of
competence
AIT
Presence
necessary to serve at
the platoon level
Intellect
Coverage
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
End of IMT -7th Year
8th Year – 16th Year
17th Year and Beyond
CCC of
SSC
An understanding
Sophisticated
Advanced ILE
cross-cultural
understanding and
understanding
of
Impact
on attributes:
on attributes:
Impact on attributes:
competence,
regional Impact
the ability to apply
culture, language
WOBC
WOACand
knowledge
and some
Character
Character
Character
culture,
language
possession of regional
language proficiency
and
regional
expertise
and
the
to effectively operate
WLC
SLC
SMA
Presence ALC
Presence
Presence
expertise
across JIIM
ability
to apply it in a
in a JIIM environment
environments
at the
JIIM
environment
as
with a level of
Intellect
Intellect
Intellect
strategic level
TBD
staff officers
competence
necessary to serve at
the company level
Civilian
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Cohort
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Pre-deployment Training
Country and Mission Specific Knowledge
TCC
DLI/FLC
Cultural
MTT/TTT
Language
0+0+
&
Cultural
Awareness
• PDT requirements clearly delineated by DA/COCOM through DA
EXORD and ALARACT
• Requirements all Soldiers complete “Rapport” Program (online)
•1 Leader per platoon 0+0+ in appropriate language (ex. dari)
• Language Options: DLI, LTD, HeadStart2 (online)
• Currently implemented through Language Training Detachments
(LTD)/Cultural Mobile Training Teams
• Facilitate/Conduct cultural and language lesson plans at distributed
locations
DLI/FLC LTD Locations
Provides:
CFL Relevant &
Ready Force
Pool
CFL Integrated Home Station Training
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BACKUPS
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Learning Objectives
Nested with ALDC/ALC 2015
CHARACTER: Demonstrate interaction and cross-cultural communication skills in
order to effectively engage and understand people and their environment.
Assessment
Army Culture & Foreign Language Strategy
Expertise
Army Culture
& Foreign
Advise
Experience
Training
Education
Army Leader Development
Understanding
Language
Strategy
Apply
Attributes:
Experience
FM 6-22 Leadership
FM 3.0 Operations
FM 5.0 The Operations Process
FM 7.0 Training for
FSO
Army Capstone Concept
Capstone Concept for Joint
Operations
INTELLECT: Demonstrate a
familiarization in a geographic
region of current operational
significance.
Character
Presence
Intellect
Education
Operational Factors:
• Full-spectrum Operations
• Adaptability
• Decentralization
• Mastering fundamentals
• Culture and Language
• Capitalizing on experience
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Awareness
Training
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Attributes:
Character
Presence
Intellect
PRESENCE: Demonstrate
communication, influence and
negotiation skills essential for
leaders to effectively operate in
a JIIM environment.
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Example of Captains Career Course (CCC)
Learning Objective 1 (Character)
• Assess cultural perspectives
and values different from one’s
own; compare differences and
sensitivities in order to modify
one’s behavior, practices and
language, and operate in a
multi-cultural environment
o Cross-cultural skills building
(4 hours) [P]
o Cultural influence and military
operations (5 hours) [P]
o ISD briefs “Know Your World”
(2 hours) [P]
• Apply cross-cultural
communication skills
o Army 360 Cultural Trainer
(2 hours – self-paced) [R]
Total: 70 hours
• Programmed [P] – 36 hours
• Reinforced / Integrated [R/I]
hours
– 34
36 hours programmed
Learning Objective 2 (Presence)
Learning Objective 3 (Intellect)
• Develop communication skills
that enable effective crosscultural persuasion, negotiation,
conflict resolution or influence
o Local University media
training (8 hours) [P]
o Cross-cultural negotiations
(4 hours) [P]
• Apply communications skills
during cross-cultural
negotiations
o Role-play exercises
(2 hours)[P]
o Key Leader Engagement
exercise (1 hour) [P]
• Develop confidence in learning
and applying language skills
o Introduction to a language
through Rosetta Stone
software (4 hours minimum –
self paced) [R]
o Additional language training
(optional) [PD]
• Apply culturally relevant terms,
factors, concepts and regional
information in the development
of mission plans and orders
o Insurgency overview and
theory (4 hours) [I]
o Pattern and social network
analysis and PE (8 hours) [I]
o COIN IPB and planning
(6 hours) [I]
• Assess and describe the effect
that culture has on military
operations specific to countries
or regions of operational
significance to the US
• Professional Development [PD] –
optional
o SWOT analysis country brief
(6 hours) [P]
o Writing requirement:
Analytical paper (3-5 pages)
(approximately 10 hours of
research) [R]
o Analytical paper presentation
/ discussion (2 hours per
section) [P]
o CoE CFLP Lecture Series (2
hours) [P]
o Professional reading program
(one book from recommended
reading list - optional) [PD]
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Resource Examples
Websites
Online Lesson Plans
Resource Centers
Training Packages
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