Defense Language Institute |
| Presidio Of Monterey |
| Monterey, CA 93944-5006 |
| General Phone: 831-242-5825 |
| Financial Aid Phone: 831-242-5825 |
| Sector: Public, 2-year |
| Website: www.dli.army.mil |
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Language handicap hurting America - The Seoul Times
Unfortunately it's a long-term process. The Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, which teaches languages to American civilian and military personnel, says that for an easy language such a Spanish, French, or German, it takes about a year of full-time study for a student to become fluent. Hard languages such as Arabic — which doesn't share a similarity with English — take three to four years.