LANGUAGE TRAINING FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

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• Publication Date: November 1, 1956
• Content Type: REGULATION

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LANGUAGE TRNING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
6$ OL SI N This regulation pRescrIbes the policies,
responsi iltiei and proced?rs which govern the
m ainistra on of Agency Foreign Language Develop-
ment Awards to members of the (MA Career Z fg.
CON BENTS
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DEMMOKS
Foi ign Language ave1opz rent Awards
(1)
Foreign Language Development Awards are monotxxy nefiR ,
granted in rac ognition of effort to achieve and to ? i na..n
foreign language proftciency at awardable lev is . The amounts
of awards will vary in accord mice with: the difficult of z e
language; the type of effort (i.e., to achieve or to y. ai.h
of oie cy); and, the level of aroficienc achieved o malam
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(2) Foreign Language Development Awards, are of two types as defined
below:
(a) Achievement Awards are those granted for achieving an
awardable level of proficiency in a foreign language fog the
first time, or for ?n easkikg the level of proficiency to the
next higher awardable level. An achievement award -P-ay be
earned only once for each awardable level of proficiency at-
tained in the same foreign language.
(b) Maintenance Awards are those granted for maintaining
awardable level proficiency in a foreign language on a
continuing basis. Maintenance awards may. a ,naed . an-
nually on a recurring basis a
Awardable Levels of Proficiency in Foreign Languages
Mare are three awardable levels of proficiency which govern the amount
of Achievement and Maintenance Awards;
`1) High Proficiency (Co ehensive) : Ability to read, speak, write
and understand at a high level of perfoxa an e a ility to f con
freely to the language in non-tech cal matters in dealings with
educated native speakers of the language, handling Inte ,aediate
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materials with nearly the some degree of accuracy and speed
expected of a native speaker and difficult, though non-technical
materials in a reasonably comprehensible manner at moderate
speed.
a. Foreign Language Development Awards are authorized for members of
Specialized Proficiency: Ability either to read, or to speak in
the language at the level of skill described for High Proficiency
(Comprehensive).
No mention
made of pol-
icy concerti-
ing acquisition
of a language
through command
assignment or
study on indivi-
dual initiative.
(Par 6, a (1) of
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(2) Intermediate Proficiency (Comprehensive) : Ability to read,
speak write and understand at a moderate rate of speed with a high
degree of accuracy. This includes basic familiarity with the struc-
ture of the language, ability to use the language easily in routine
business and normal social-travel situations, and ability to read
newspapers with the aid of a dictionary.
the Career Staff who achieve or maintain an awardable level of profi-
ciency in a designated foreign language.
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b.
Awards should
not be limited
to Career Staff
but after one
year"s proba-
tionary Status
to encoura o
study of lan.-
guage.
(Par 6, a (2) of c.
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Staff personnel who are not members of the Career Staff may take language
training to develop language proficiency. Such personnel may receive a
development award. , however, only by' adequate performance in an Agency
foreign language proficiency teat following acceptance into the Career
Staff.
Eligibility for awards will be determined by performance in Agency foreign
language proficiency tests.
Foreign Language Development Awards will be granted as an incentive for
effort made to achieve, to increase and to maintain awardable levels of
Proficiency in designated foreign languages. Awards will not be granted
merely as a bonus for possession of foreign language proficiency.
Accordingly:
(1) Achievement Awards will not be made for foreign language profi-
ciency possessed by the individual as of the date of this regula-
tion, or at a subsequent date of entrance on duty, _2Kcept that a
retroactive award can be made when anemptoyeecan prove that
past studs undertaken on individual initiative to enhance his
value on his Ac en y assis nanenL
(2) Maintenance awards will not be made:
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(a) For High Pro .ciency (Comprehensive), acquired by the
individual prior to employment prima y by virtue or residence
aid or family association, that may be maintained without
appreciable effort.
(b) For proficiency in a language of languages representing a ma-
Jo r basis of the indi .dual'a, employment and Position assign-
ment in. the Agency, that may be maintained largely as a
consequence of the duties of the assigned position.
e Eligible is thviduls may qualify for AaWevement and maintenance Awards
in more than one designated foreign language.
Those excluded from Awards by the provisions of paragraph 2. d. CO
above may:
(a) Qualify for Achievement Awards increasing the level of
proficiency to a high awardable level, or by achieving an
awardable level of proficiency in another designated foreign
language;
(b) Qualify for Maintenance Aids in those foreign languages in
which they are now proficient, except as restricted by a-
g aph 2. d. (2).
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(2) Those excluded from Maintenance Awards by the provisions of
paragraph 2. d. (2) above, may qualify for Achievement and Main-
tenance Awards in other designated foreign languages, or, where
proficiency is less than High Proficiency (Comprehensive), by
increasing the level of proficiency to a higher awardable level
f. The established foreign language training programs of the Agency are
available to staff personnel who wish to acquire foreign language pro-
who have been recommended key supervisors andZ2E career management
pAnels for foreign langua skudt
ficiency Wand who are accepted for enrollment by the Director of Train-
ing. The maintenance of proficiency, however, is regarded as a respon--
Negative in sibility of the individual and not an obligation of the Agency. )$6
concept of total
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with CS idea to
encourage spare #&X1 Y1W 'Ai -`
time study to
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maintain skills.
C3 personnel
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should have
free access to
laboratory. OTR
should expand
class and lab
for after hours
study. O?ar.
6.a(4) of memo)
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3. RESPONSIBILITIES
a. The Deputy Director (Support) will designate the languages and estab-
lish the amounts of foreign language development awards, Ai/1AMU
b. The Director of Training will:
in consultation with aypropriate Deputy Directors,
(1) Recommend /those foreign languages for which Development Awards
are authorized and the amounts of awards in each case for approval
of the Deputy Director (Support) .
(2) Conduct Agency foreign language proficiency tests for candidates
for Development Awards; determine the eligibility of the candi-
date- for an award and the type and amount of award for which the
candidate is eligible; and, provide official certification of eligi-
bility of each candidate to the Director of Personnel for inclusion
in the official personnel folder, and to the candidate.
(3) Provide annually for the funds required to ni et the costs of Foreign
Language Development Awards in the Office of Training budget, and
approve the necessary documents to effect payment of awards.
The Director of Personnel will record the language achievements of
Agency personnel as certified by the Director of Training In the Foreign
Language Register and in the individual's official personnel folder.
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o yt f 1ox~a e 1, to aut on ed
a:Mounts of Virlyd.s I each case t o e y su ng that
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t~toNira ,etc gorard.
Y#; e a C and date for V a L a Development Award
adsh
j . ; staff er8o e1 who to bc come s u& ?1ec. for a Foreign
1r119:ave1opmet Award in way designated foreign language
w .: cake application, at any time, 7 to the Director of ^a ng
A g Form No. 1005, "A Ali tion of Ca ndidate; Fare{gn
ox, rage Development Aid.
e hoa at the date of application:
. co: -- (a) Are proficient in one or more of the designated f ei n languages
_ . ~ VIA establish the level and type of proficiency they osses, by
ng the f.. eicn language proficiency tests a oh eduled
he JWrect r of Td wknin .
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(b Possess no appreciable profialenoy in the foreign language
in w chi they wish to quaUfy for award, will o da wri en
certification to this effect to the Dfre or of 'fra& ing on
Agenoy Form No. 10054
To ;corm Qualified for a Foreign Language Dev p wet A xd
C : O Members of the C Y, wee' Staff who, at the date of application
a s ho l
not be r qu.';re:d
of Memo)
candidates fora Foreign Lang age lop ment A ,7rd:
(a) Possess an avmwdaab a level of proficiency a language, as
termined by the 30-4r :or of TmInIng on the basis of RIM&-
al-ency test results, will be registered as can c) s to re-
calve an initial Maintenance Award after six
demonstration in a second proficiency test
has been maintained her after, candidates may qualify
fir additional mairntenanc awards after twelve ,ion s by
successful completion of proficiency Masts.
Possess less than an awardable level of Doff ney In the
knguage may qualify for an Ac aievemment d at such. tie
ey are able successfc ly to complete t ho proficiency test,
and anniml y theroafte.T., for f1afnten ,n Awards, by success-
completion of annual proff ency tests.
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a r ~ lea; a not yet members of the Career Staff who, at the
&te of application as candidates for Foreign Language Develop-
n.,
ent Awards;
(a) Possess art awardable level of a? 1 eno in a lan u.age, as
determined the D zect r of Training, an the basis of pw-
fi ency tests results, will registered as didates to
reeelve an initial Maintenance A urard f the profi len
level possessed, to be effective upon satisfactory comple'dIon
of a second proficiency test taken after acceptance into the
Staff bu no sooner :. an six nths from t' e date of
application as a candidate for award.
Possess less than an awardable level of profL nc In the
e, but who become other wwise qualife f r a s 'a ? poor
to entry into he ear Staff, will be regl
e ive an Achieve ent Award to effective upon sat13L
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completion Of a proficiency test
into the Career Staff.
Agency personnel at
P,eld Stations wlhc A
(a) Acqu-tre an awardable level of proficiency :.n s f
language ding a tour duty away fro n H.eadqua
y e stab
li h eligibility for awards upon their return t leadquarters
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(b) Are, inem ors of the. weer WI, and who, i ' depa t e
fro a Headqua tern, demonstrated possession of an awardable
level of proficiency in a designated foreign language by sic
ce Safe completion of foreign lane ms cie r tests, may
be g-reated n a ntena a awards for each twelve months a iod
fo o inn the date of the oiginal demonstration of proficiency,
irkled that maintenance of proficiency is demons traced to
he Director of Training u port return to Headquarters.
(4) The rector of i t Will notify 7 each candidate of his p r-
3anoe in feign language proficiency testing. Those .
aW d8 will be in-formed of the amount, and the, date upon wi
the award will become effe ire,
Payment of A. ards
(1) The Dirextor of G `aing will approve awards to individuals . as soon
he dat mine that they are eligible .and qualif'ied.
(2) All , ? e& dz wi , paid to the Individual in a lamp suxa and will be
dl a .wed from vouchered or co identi:l funds in accord n e with
Ulm mane in which the recipient is nomnaHy reimbursed for MMi
services
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8chc du1e f Away&&
The oasis Achievement and Maintenanom Awards for designated
f ei ian age and proficiency levels will be set fo t in Agency
notices to ?sued periodically.
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