ֳǹ Language Training Center (LTC)

 

2024-25 Course Schedule (Link to Application Instructions)

Note: 2025-26 Update

Dear ֳǹ LTC Partners,

We thank you for your continued support and patience!  
 
Because the DOD has no fiscal year 2025 LTC grant funds through September 30, ֳǹ  must regrettably postpone all of its 2025 summer intensive courses until summer of 2026.  We are, however, still accepting applications for the Fall 2025 HLM courses.  We should know in late summer whether there are FY2026 DOD LTC grant funds for the fall and spring HLM courses.  We will reach out to those HLM students as soon as we hear about funding.  
 

Please download the latest ֳǹ LTC one-page information sheet1.

 

Course DatesLanguageTraining TypeILR RangeSeats Available2
25 Aug - 12 Dec 2025ArabicMentor1 to 3+ 1
25 Aug - 12 Dec 2025Russian Mentor1 to 3+4
25 Aug - 12 Dec 2025ChineseMentor 1 to 3+ Standby
25 Aug - 12 Dec 2025French Mentor 1 to 3+ Standby
25 Aug - 12 Dec 2025Spanish Mentor 1 to 3+ 1
25 Aug - 12 Dec 2025Persian Farsi Mentor 1 to 3+ 3

Notes: 

  1. The fall HLM courses above are planned and contingent on potential FY 2026 funding. These dates may change depending on the timing of DOD LTC grant funds.
  2. “Closed” means the LTC is not admitting students or applications for the course. “Standby” relates to Hybrid Language Mentor (HLM, Mentor) sustainment courses (only) and means that five students (max capacity) have filled the quota for the course. We encourage prospective linguists to fill out an application despite the "Standby" status.  If the applicant is not admitted into the upcoming course, the prospective student is tentatively placed into the next HLM course iteration.  
     

 

The Language Training Center (LTC) Program was piloted in 2011 and provides language and culture training for Department of Defense (DoD) personnel.  This program leverages existing university language faculty to provide instruction for DoD civilian and military linguists.  The ֳǹ LTC program has evolved into online classrooms and hosts five intensive 80-hour and ten 16-week one-on-one Hybrid Language Mentor (HLM, Mentor) courses, five in the fall semester and five in the spring semester. These courses are offered in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and Persian Farsi (HLM only).  The Language Training Center Program is an initiative sponsored by the Defense Language National Security Education Office and administered by the Institute of International Education.  All course instruction and materials are free to military and DoD civilian linguists.