DLIFLC Reviews

Great experience! I attended DLI first from Oct '68 to Apr '69 for Basic German then again Jan-Mar '76 for German Refresher before heading to 42d MP Group (Customs), Mannheim, Germany. Was further assigned to Field Ofc Schinnen (The Netherlands), Border Operations Det with Group to work on the Dutch/German & Belgian/German borders with border officials from 3 countries. Wonderful learning experience that prepared me to deal with those officials!

2007 graduate, enjoyed my time here. This is a language center for the military and is a fast paced type of environment. The instructors were great , the facilities are not too bad compared to other military installations I ve been too. If your a service member being stationed here to learn a language, this is pretty close to college living. I recommend studying and keeping up if you want to stay in the course or you can be let go! Good luck and keep your grades up.

Excellent Chinese Department. Great teachers. Great people.

Obtaining transcripts from this place is awful, a huge hassle.

DLI is an amazing place and their instructors are the best in the world.

I attend DLI-FLC for 32 weeks of Basic German from Sept. 84 - June 85 before being assigned to the Marinewaffenschule (Naval Weapons
School) in Kappeln, West Germany as an Instructor and German Company Commander. The instruction at DLI was extremely intense and fast-paced, making it one of the hardest courses I'd ever taken. The Instructors we're tough but got the job done. Never thought I'd learn a second language but I'm still using it once and a while even today. Very fond memory indeed.

Good memories there in the Korean Basic course...'88-'89. I see the eagle at Sloat Monument still hasn't flown away.

Native Korean school professors care that you graduate. They love this country as much as anyone else does.

As a workplace it's horrible. Atmosphrre of fear, as no long term contracts are offered

It is a very good place) The best people work there.

Love and my last stomping grounds of my culinary career ..and retirement

This is where the military Teaches Marines army navy and Air Force how to speak languages from all over the world

I don't actually know how it is now, because civilians can't get on base due to the pandemic. Just thought I'd share that info.

THE FARSI/Persian F DEPARTMENT,

Beware of the ignorant former cab driver instructor cadre that have gained easy employment here. %80 of the cadre do not have a degree in the language they are teaching, this is including the six or so chairpersons presiding over the departments. I was an instructor here my first year and was discriminated against by the Farsi/Persian chair person B side. After wrongfully resigning, I personally made a formal complaint against B side, stating that she had violated the federal personal prohibited practices act; this is through the office of special counsel and US Merit protection board. Both of which failed due to a high volume case load existing at these agencies and my mistake of resigning. I also made a written complaint to then congressional representative Sam Farr. Burnside decided to built a termination packet against me from day one, under the monitoring of then Dean Z Shen. I know this information because I requested my termination packet from the US Merit Protection Board. I had tried to change my chair the first day on the job, but my supervisor, team lead, and peers presuaded me from doing so. After my departure, these very peers and senior supervisors requested to be immediately transferred to another department. Funny how B side herself doesn't have a degree in the target language and is unqualified to even teach the language, little be critiquing others about their know how of the target language. Little did this FOB know that I had maxed out the FLPT in the Farsi/Persian five times prior and that I had served some eight years in the armed forces, including a deployment to Iraq. Later I deployed as a Dari linguist to Afghanistan for a year.
If you feel that you have been wronged by any means by chair person Burnside or her lower staff members then you should change your department immediately and make a formal complaint to your chain of command.

I am a 1958 graduate of the Russian Department. Despite my very young age of just 18, my experience there was nothing less than excellent in every respect. All six of my daily instructors were proficient, dedicated, supportive, and caring.
On the 50th anniversay of my graduation, i was cordially invited for a personally guided tour of the Russian Department by the Department Chair himself. I was astounded and very impressed by the many changes in the teaching approach which, to my great surprise, included live feed Russian television on theater-size screens in some classrooms.
I cannot express the impact and difference my experience at the DLI (then called the U.S. Army Language School) made in my life. I wish I could mentor any young people even remotely considering application to the DLI.

Good times . Did my Language studies here back in 98 met some of my favorite people. Had some amazing food around the area.

Polish Class 0492. Total immersion with (when I attended) 3 classrooms of 10 students maximum. Students tested and grouped by extensive testing for personal learning styles (global, visual/auditory, or gestalt).
6 Native born and educated instructors and one U.S. Military Learning Instructor (MLI).
Degrees awarded after course completion. And it is NOT easy! An overall average grade of B- or ANY failed test or quiz resulted in mandatory counseling, remedial instructuon, and academic probation. If no improvement noted after 30 days student was removed from class!
After course completion an additional 6 weeks of intense instruction prepares students to take U.N. International Language Rating Exam. (Minimum score of 2, 2, 2 reading, listening, speaking on UN 0-5 rating scale is goal. Advanced class goal is 3, 3, 3)
Without a doubt the most complete and intense language school in country and Top 5 in world.