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Free On-Line Foreign Language Training Materials Now Available

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS080703-06
Release Date: 7/3/2008 4:00:00 PM

From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Personnel announced free on-line foreign language training materials are available for active duty Sailors, Reservists and Navy civilians in NAVADMIN 178/08, June 27.

"This is an amazing opportunity. Many of these programs cost over $100 a piece to civilians" said Master Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Rich Robinson. "I strongly encourage all Sailors to take maximum advantage for their professional and personal development."

The beginning and advanced language skills software, called Critical Language-150 (CL-150) by Transparent Language, Inc., has been purchased by the Navy and is available for download via Navy Knowledge On-line (NKO).

Sailors and Navy civilians may download the learning materials to their personal computers and MP3 players through NKO. The courses are compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers. The courses are not currently NMCI-compatible, but may be in the future.

To access free training materials, the user must log in to NKO and click on the "Transparent Language" link located in the "Personal Development" section on the opening page. This will redirect the user to the software download center at Transparent Language Inc.'s Web site.

Languages offered include Spanish, modern standard Arabic, Iraqi Arabic, Pashto, Persian Farsi, Dari, Chinese-Mandarin and many others. The software supports both individual and team learning and contains cultural overviews as well.

Transparent Language has helped more than one million people worldwide learn new languages. Transparent Language's products are also used in more than 12,000 civilian and government educational institutions, including major universities and government facilities, such as the Defense Language Institute and Foreign Service Institute.

For more information, contact the Center for Information Dominance (CID) Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Directorate (CLREC) by e-mail clrec@navy.mil or (850)452-6736/dsn 922.

For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnp/.