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(U//FOUO) Filling 'Critically Needed Language' Gaps
FROM: Jilleen V. Aspatore
Language Enhancement Program Manager (S2)
Run Date: 07/19/2004
FROM: Jilleen V. Aspatore
Language Enhancement Program Manager (S2)
(U//FOUO) Please note that although the connection of the
facility with NSA and its employees is U//FOUO, it is
highly sensitive information. All are asked to assist in keeping this
a low-profile facility with no overt connection to NSA.
(U//FOUO) What's one way NSA is "building the bench" of
tomorrow's cryptologic language analysts? - via the Language
Enhancement Program (LEP), launched in January 04 by the
National Cryptologic School (NCS), the Senior Language Authority
(SLA), and Human Resources (HR). The LEP is an intensive global
language training program which takes new hires with level 2/2
skills in commonly taught languages (such as French) and crosstrains them to a level 3/3 into a critically needed, less-commonlytaught language (like Arabic.) It is loosely modeled on the
successful Russian 15A program of the 1980s.
(U//FOUO) The LEP also enables personnel who already have some
knowledge of a critically needed language to enhance their skills to
a level 3/3 . Participants will be required to meet specified level 2
and level 3 milestones. Depending on the language and the skill
level of the participant, the program could take up to three years
to complete.
SERIES:
(U) Linguistic
1. Now You're Speaking
My Language: NSA's
Linguistic Resources
(Part I)
2. Now You're Speaking
My Language: NSA's
Linguistic Resources
(Part II)
3. Now You're Speaking
My Language: NSA's
Linguistic Resources
(Part III and Final)
4. Filling 'Critically
Needed Language'
Gaps
(U//FOUO) The NCS and SID are co-sponsoring the refit of three
floors of
to house both this effort and other
training programs related to the DIRNSA-required 3/3 language
level . This totally unclassified facility will house two state-of-theart language learning laboratories, as well as a 21st century
multimedia language resource center. All classrooms will be fitted
with smart boards and lap top computers.
(U//FOUO) The NCS is staffing the effort with teachers from the
Defense Language Institute and from the local area. The overall
goal of the FY05 program is 60 LEP participants, with at least an
additional 60 students every year thereafter. Classes in early
October will begin cross-training participants into Arabic, Chinese,
and Persian. There will also be enhancement classes in these
languages. The LEP will eventually train participants in Korean,
Turkish, Dari, Urdu, and Pashto as well. To meet the FY05 goal, the
SLA, the NCS, HR, and Security launched an intensive recruiting
and hiring effort in February 2004.
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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