MLI of the
Quarter Award
Petty Officer 1 Eli Redstone
(left), a Korean linguist in Asian
School I, received the Military
Language Instructor of the
Quarter Award on June 8, for
his outstanding performance
and leadership.
Each quarter, the Office of
the Provost Sergeant Major at
the Defense Language Institute
Foreign Language Center grants
this award to outstanding MLIs.
Among other
achievements, Redstone
delivered 67 hours of
Korean language instruction
to 125 multi-service personnel
across eight teaching teams
and coordinated six Joint
Language Training Exercises
at the DLIFLC immersion
facility. MLIs not only
participate in the immersion
exercises, but also spend
one to two nights at the
facility, making sure
that students stay on
task and speak only
the target language
during their
immersion.
DLIFLC holds
successful Language Day event
By Natela Cutter, Strategic Communications
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY,
Calif. - The Defense Language
Institute Foreign Language
Center hosted more than 3,000
students, primarily from northern
California high schools, during
its annual Language Day open
house May 14.
Thirty-five cultural
performances were presented by
students and faculty, representing
the 24 languages taught at the
Institute.
Cultural displays were set
up in classrooms by faculty and
DLIFLC students who welcomed
visitors and explained the
significance of learning foreign
language and culture.
“This was a great opportunity
for DLI students to interact
with high
school students and explain
to them what we do and why
learning a foreign language and
culture is so important. A lot of
young people are not accustomed
to such a variety of culture,” said
Seaman Kenneth Wilkerson, who
is studying Arabic.
“The cultural displays from
different countries were really
interesting.
It made me want to learn
more about other countries,” said
Kaitlyn Marrone, a Monterey
High School freshman.
More than 50 food and
merchandise vendors participated
in the event.
Students were able
to experience authentic
international cuisines. “The food
was really, really good,” added
Marrone, with a smile.
Next year’s Language
Day is planned for
May 13, 2011.
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