Familiarization Modules

Cultural Orientation

Cultural Orientation Links

Country in Perspective

Country in Perspective Links

Language Survival Kits (LSK)

CIP & CO Videos

CIP & CO Videos Links

Legends & Folktales

Legends & Folktales Link

HeadStart2

HeadStart2 Links

Cultural Awareness Assessment

Cultural Awareness Assessment Link

Country in Perspective Videos

A - C: Afghanistan in Perspective Video

H - I: Indonesia in Perspective Video; Iran in Perspective Video

J - P: Libya in Perspective Video; Pakistan in Perspective Video

Cultural Orientation Videos

D - G: Dari Cultural Orientation Video

J - P: Javanese Cultural Orientation Video; Koean (North) Cultural Orientation Video; Libyan Cultural Orientation Video; Pashto Cultural Orientation Video; Persian-Farsi Cultural Orientation Video

R - S: Russian Orientation Video

T - Z: Urdu Cultural Orientation Video; Uzbek Cultural Orientation Video

HeadStart2

A - C: Cebuano HeadStart2

D - G: Dari Headstart2; French Headstart2

H - I: Iraqi HeadStart2

J - P: Korean Headstart2; Kurmanji HeadStart2; Mandarin (China) Headstart2; Pashto HeadStart2; Persian-Farsi Headstart2; Brazilian Portuguese HeadStart2

R - S: Russian Headstart2; Spanish HeadStart2; Swahili HeadStart2

T - Z: Urdu HeadStart2; Uzbek Headstart2

Cultural Orientation

A - C: Albanian Cultural Orientation; Algerian Cultural Orientation; Amharic Cultural Orientation; Azeri Cultural Orientation; Baluchi Cultural Orientation; Bengali Cultural Orientation; Bosnian Cultural Orientation; Burmese Cultural Orienttation; Cantonese Cultural Orientation; Cebuano Cultural Orientation; Chavacano Cultural Orientation; Croatian Cultural Orientation

D - G: Dari Cultural Orientation; Egyptian Cultural Orientation; Emirati Cultural Orientation; Gan Cultural Orientation; Georgian Cultural Orientation; Gujarati Cultural Orientation

H - I: Hausa Cultural Orientation; Hebrew Cultural Orientation; Hindi Cultural Orientation; Igbo Cultural Orientation; Ilocano Cultural Orientation; Bahasa Cultural Orientation; Iraqi Cultural Orientation

J - P: Japanese Cultural Orientation; Javanese Cultural Orientation; Kashmiri Cultural Orientation; Kazakh Cultural Orientation; Khmer Cultural Orientation; Korean (North) Cultural Orientation; Kurmanji Cultural Orientation; Libyan Cultural Orientation; Lingala Cultural Orientation; Malay Cultural Orientation; Mandarin Cultural Orientation; Mongolian Cultural Orientation; Moroccan Cultural Orientation; Nepali Cultural Orientation; Pashto Cultural Orientation; Pashto Cultural Orientation; Persian-Farsi Cultural Orientation; Polish Cultural Orientation; Portuguese (Angola) Cultural Orientation; Portuguese Cultural Orientation; Punjabi Cultural Orientation

R - S: Russian Cultural Orientation; Saudi Cultural Orientation; Serbian Cultural Orientation; Sindhi Cultural Orientation; Somali Cultural Orientation; Sorani Cultural Orientation; Spanish (Colombia) Cultural Orientation; Sudanese Cultural Orientation; Swahili Cultural Orientation; Syrian Cultural Orientation

T - Z: Tagalog Cultural Orientation; Tamashek Cultural Orientation; Tamil Cultural Orientation; Tausug Cultural Orientation; Telugu Cultural Orientation; Thai Cultural Orientation; Tigrinya Cultural Orientation; Tunisian Cultural Orientation; Turkish Cultural Orientation; Turkmen Cultural Orientation; Uighur Cultural Orientation; Urdu Cultural Orientation; Uzbek Cultural Orientation; Vietnamese Cultural Orientation; Wu Cultural Orientation; Yakan Cultural Orientation; Yemeni Cultural Orientation; Yoruba Cultural Orientation

Country in Perspective

A - C: Afghanistan in Perspective; Albania In Perspective; Algeria In Perspective; Angola In Perspective; Azerbaijan in Perspective; Bosnia In Perspective; Brazil In Perspective; Burma in Perspective; Cambodia in Perspective; China in Perspective; Colombia in Perspective; Congo In Perspective; Côte d'Ivoire in Perspective; Croatia In Perspective

D - G: Djibouti In Perspective; Egypt in Perspective; Eritrea in Perspective; Ethiopia in Perspective; Georgia In Perspective

H - I: India in Perspective; Indonesia in Perspective; Iran in Perspective; Iraq in Perspective; Israel in Perspective

J - P: Japan In Perspective; Jordan in Perspective; Kazakhstan in Perspective; Kenya in Perspective; North Korea in Perspective; Kuwait In Perspective; Liberia in Perspective; Libya in Perspective; Malaysia in Perspective; Mali in Perspective; Mauritania in Perspective; Mexico in Perspective; Mongolia in Perspective; Morocco in Perspective; Nepal in Perspective; Nigeria in Perspective; Pakistan in Perspective; Philippines in Perspective; Poland in Perspective

R - S: Qatar In Perspective; Russia in Perspective; Saudi Arabia in Perspective; Serbia in Perspective; Somalia in Perspective; Sudan in Perspective; Syria in Perspective

T - Z: Thailand in Perspective; Tunisia in Perspective; Turkey in Perspective; Turkmenistan in Perspective; United Arab Emirates in Perspective; Uzbekistan in Perspective; Vietnam in Perspective; Yemen in Perspective

CIP & CO Videos

CIP & CO Videos

Country in Perspective and Cultural Orientation videos are designed as a streamlined companion to materials on DLIFLC's Field Support site.

Legends & Folktales

Legends & Folktales

Legends and folktales embedded in a specific culture provide an opportunity to explore and teach rich and fascinating social lessons.

Cultural Awareness Assessment

Cultural Awareness Assessment

Topics include geoographical facts, major religions, social customs and basic survival phrases of the dominant language of the region.

In the News:

2/7/2012

Sanctions Impacting Daily Life in Iran

Due to international sanctions against the Islamic Republic, its currency’s value has dropped. This creates a demand for dollars so people can safeguard their savings. There are reports of businessmen carrying cash laden suitcases to pay creditors. Iranians are also foregoing travel during the upcoming Persian New Year (Nowruz). This unease has reverberated within the government, exposing tensions among the political elite. Some have criticized Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for baiting the West.

Learn more about Iran:

Iran in Perspective Farsi Cultural Orientation

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Headstart2

HeadStart2 is an interactive, introductory-level, self-study course. The program provides theme-based activities and drills based on real-life military scenarios. Features include avatars and scenarios, sound recorders, a glossary, and more.

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