1. FLO Enhancement Program (FEP)

2. FEP
Program Goal: Minimizing the mission readiness gap between the DLI graduate and the linguist in the field

3. Future Challenges Understanding the Job
Instantly recognize and accurately translate imperfect written and oral passages
Often little or no reference material, native help, or the speaker/writer present for clarification
Utilize analytical and deductive reasoning skills to predict/explain happenings or fill-in missing information
Deal quickly and effectively with random, disjointed, widely varied topics, accents, culture specific references, and slang
Often including profanity and “improper” speech
Perform at this level with no margin for error

4. Future Challenges (cont.)
Perform in hostile environments (uncooperative natives), interpret intent
Perform in different contexts (refugee camp vs. embassy)
Perform different tasks (unfamiliar, not canned situations)
Solve problems, find motives, persuade
Take notes, summarize, make recommendation based on an overheard conversation

5. Addressing Future Challenges
FEP/Enhanced FLO Activities (EFAs) meet the challenge:
Methodologically sound language learning strategies (teaching vs. testing)
Power packed high-level audio selections:
Tangentially job related
Imperfect quality
Multiple speakers
Colloquial speech
Student-centered activities utilizing multiple active skills
Grammar and structure
Geography/map usage
Target language research/Social Media
Reporting

6. Performance and Proficiency FLOs and DLPT
Symbiotic relationship through text analysis:
- Authentic materials
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Developing strategies
- Processing extended discourse
- Cultural knowledge
- Contextualization
- Exposure to pragmatics…

7. Program Accomplishments: Gen 1 EFAs
Generation 1 EFAs
Training: hands on training in schools weekly
Development: up to 800 EFAs in 18 languages and dialects by DLI faculty
Implementation: ongoing
Challenges: transfer from ScribeZone to WorkFLO

8. Program Accomplishments: Gen 2 EFAs
Generation 2 EFAs
Training: 3 orientation sessions by FEP for NFLC; training DLI faculty
Development: 1,495 EFAs (voice and graphic), in 23 languages and dialects developed through December 2013 by NFLC (minimum 65 per language)
Implementation: pending TL review and modification
Challenges: shortage of faculty members in certain languages to review and modify EFAs

9. Program Accomplishments: Gen 3 EFAs
Generation 3 EFAs
Training: 2 orientation sessions by FEP for NFLC; training DLI faculty
Development: 1,300 EFAs (voice and graphic), in 22 languages and dialects will be developed through June 2014 by NFLC; up to 450 already delivered and undergoing review
Implementation: pending upon the receipt and review of all Gen 3 EFAs
Challenges: processing materials with limited resources

10. Demo
Voice EFA
Graphic EFA

11. FEP
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