R 111334Z MAY 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN CANCELLATION 050/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ CANCELLATION OF MARADMIN 661/08//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/211834Z/NOV08//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 661/08, RELEASE OF THE ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE//
POC/A. C. SAMSEL/MAJ/ CAOCL/PLANS AND POLICY/EMAIL: AARON.SAMSEL(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: COMM (703) 432-5548/J. D. SINICROPE/LTCOL/CAOCL/ PLANS AND POLICY/JOSEPH.SINICROPE@USMC.MIL/TEL: COMM (703) 432-1752//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  REF A IS HEREBY CANCELLED.  THE ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE CONTRACT WILL EXPIRE ON 19 JULY 2011.  ON 20 JULY 2011 ACCESS TO ROSETTA STONE WILL CEASE, ALL CURRENTLY ENROLLED MARINENET STUDENTS WILL BE DISENROLLED, AND THE COURSES WILL BE DISABLED TO PREVENT FUTURE ENROLLMENTS.
2.  THE MARINE CORPS PROVIDED ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE AS AN INITIAL RESPONSE TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL PURPOSE FORCE (GPF).  SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS IN THE AVAILABILITY AND TACTICAL LANGUAGE FOCUS OF GOVERNMENT DEVELOPED LANGUAGE SOFTWARE, COMBINED WITH PROJECTED FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, HAVE PROMPTED A SHIFT TO ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE.  A COMPREHENSIVE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED ASSESSING MULTIPLE FACTORS, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRANSITIONING TO THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE'S (DLI) PRODUCT LINE IN SUPPORT OF GPF TACTICAL LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS WOULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS WHILE STILL PROVIDING EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO THE LANGUAGE FAMILIARIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GPF. 
3.  TECOM, TO INCLUDE THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED OPERATIONAL  CULTURE LEARNING (CAOCL) AND THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET), ARE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH DLI, THE US ARMY G3/5/7, AND OTHERS TO ENSURE AS SEAMLESS A TRANSITION AS POSSIBLE.  IN THE SHORT-TERM, IN  ORDER TO ENSURE THERE IS NO GAP IN TACTICAL LANGUAGE SOFTWARE COVERAGE, A DIRECT LINK TO DLI HEADSTART 2 COURSES AND DLI RAPPORT COURSES IN THE "PORTALS" SECTION (LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER) OF THE MARINENET HOMEPAGE HAS BEEN CREATED.  THIS WILL ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE TO LINK DIRECTLY TO DLI AND COMMENCE TRAINING IN THEIR TARGET LANGUAGE EITHER ONLINE OR VIA A DOWNLOADABLE VERSION.  IN THE MID- TO LONG-TERM, THE PRIMARY PLAN INVOLVES INCORPORATING DLI'S HEADSTART 2 AND RAPPORT PRODUCTS AS STANDARD MARINENET COURSES VIA THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS).  THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TACTICAL LANGUAGE TRAINING VIA THIS SOFTWARE TO BE EFFICIENTLY TRACKED BY THE MARINE CORPS, INCLUDING ENROLLMENTS, COMPLETIONS, ETC.  AS STATED, THE INITIAL FOCUS FOR THE LMS OPTION WILL BE ON INTEGRATING HEADSTART 2 PRODUCTS FOR PASHTO, DARI, AND URDU, AS WELL AS RAPPORT PRODUCTS FOR PASHTO, DARI, AND ARABIC.  ADDITIONAL HEADSTART 2 LANGUAGES WILL BE ADDED AS MARINENET LMS COURSES AFTER THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED PRIORITIES.  A BROAD LIST OF AVAILABLE LANGUAGE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS IS LISTED BELOW.
3.A.  LINKS FROM MARINENET:
3.A.1.  DLI - HEADSTART2 AND RAPPORT ARE CURRENTLY LINKED VIA THE PORTAL SECTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MARINENET HOME PAGE.  RAPPORT OFFERS CULTURAL ORIENTATION AND BASIC LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR AFGHANISTAN - PASHTO AND DARI, AND IRAQI - ARABIC.  HEADSTART2 CURRENTLY OFFERS AN OPERATIONALLY FOCUSED INTRODUCTION TO 750 KEY WORDS AND PHRASES IN PASHTO, DARI, URDU, IRAQI, CHINESE (MANDARIN), PORTUGUESE, FRENCH, GERMAN, KOREAN, FARSI, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, AND UZBEK.  A HOST OF OTHER STRATEGIC LANGUAGES ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE DURING FY'11 AND BEYOND.
3.A.2.  CL-150 TECHNOLOGY MATRIX FOR CRITICAL LANGUAGES IS ALSO LINKED VIA THE PORTAL SECTION AND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF LANGUAGES TAILORED TO THE LEVEL OR NEED OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO INCLUDE RAPID ROTE, TACTICAL LANGUAGE KITS, PROFICIENCY TESTS, AND CULTURAL OVERVIEWS.  TACTICAL LANGUAGE LIBRARY CURRENTLY INCLUDES CHECHEN, CHINESE MANDARIN, DARI, FARSI, FRENCH, HINDI, INDONESIAN, IRAQI, KOREAN, PASHTO, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, TAGALOG, URDU, AMHARIC, BAMBARA, GEORGIAN, MONGOLIAN, PORTUGUESE, ROMANIAN, SWAHILI, THAI, AND WOLOF.
3.A.3.  UNDER THE MARINENET LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TAB OF THE COURSE CATALOG:  VIRTUAL CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINER FOR THE HORN OF AFRICA (VCAT HOA) IS AVAILABLE.  THE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TRAINING SYSTEM (OLCTS) IS AVAILABLE IN ARABIC, PASHTO, DARI, INDONESIAN, AND SAHEL FRENCH.
3.B.  DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE CAN BE ACCESSED AT HTTP:BACKSLASHBACKSLASHWWW.DLIFLC.EDU.  DLI HAS AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF RESOURCES TO INCLUDE HEADSTART2, RAPPORT, FIELD SUPPORT MODULES, THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE ONLINE SUPPORT SYSTEM (GLOSS), COUNTRY AND REGIONAL INFORMATION, AND DOWNLOADABLE PDF AND AUDIO RESOURCES.  LANGUAGE SURVIVAL KITS ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED IN 65 LANGUAGES.
3.C.  JOINT LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY AT HTTP:BACKSLASHBACKSLASHJLU.WBTRAIN.COM IS AN OPEN LANGUAGE  TRAINING PORTAL SERVING PUBLIC, PRIVATE, ACADEMIC, AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES. CREATING AN ACCOUNT PROVIDES ACCESS TO AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF AREA AND CULTURE TRAINING, LANGUAGE TRAINING, AND WEB BASED ASSESSMENTS.  LIMITED ACCESS IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN RAYMOND. C. FOX, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//