Introduction to the American Language Course (ALC) and Course Components

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STUDENT TEXT merican anguage k. ourse Defense Language Institute English Language Center Preface The American Language Course (ALC) ig a comprehensive, multílevel language program fbr Uíaching English for vocational and profeagional purposes, It ia designed primarily for Intensive English language training in a classroom setting, but can easily be adapted íbr slower-paced instruction. The ALC's curriculum has been developed by the Defenae Language Institute English Language Cenler (DLIELC), which is s ITS Dfpiírtment of Defenae achool underthn operational control of the US Air Forcé, The primury fo^ua of the ALC ia to provide a language curriculum for a diverse International military populatíon, To that endh the cnurse .¡u-i m les nnt only general English topics, but also military topics of a general naturo highlighünK tho typical language military personnef will encounter in their professfonal and vucuíiontil cárter fielda, The ALC has, however, also been very successfully used in non-military Icnrning environments and in US high schools with immigranl studenl populations. Course components The coordinated instfuctional packages forBooks 1-30 tünsiatof the following; >- Student te...