LANGUAGE TRAINING FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: November 1, 1956
• Content Type: REGULATION

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1ANGUAGE TRAINING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
SWOPSM: This regulation prescribes the policies,
responsil sties and procedures which govern the
administration of Agency Foreign Language Develop-
ment Awards to members of the CIA. Career Staff.
DEFINITIONS
COP ` ENTS
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RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . .
PROCEDURES . . . . . . ? . . . . . .
DEFINITIONS
Foreign Language Development Awards
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(1) Foreign language Development Awards are monetary benefits,
granted In recognition of effort to achieve and to maintain
foreign language yraftlency at awardable levels. The amounts
of awards will vary in accordance wit : the difftculty of the
language; the type of offart (i.e., to achieve or to maintain
proficiency); and, the level of proficiency achieved or main-
tamped.
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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 for the
first time, or for Increasing the level of proficiency to the
next higher awardable level. An achievement award may be
earned only once for each awardable level of proficiency at-
tained In the same foreign language.
h~ Maintenance Awards are those granted for maintaining an
awardable level of proficiency in a foreign language on a
continuing basis. Maintenance awards may be earned . an-
nually on a recurring basis.
Awardable Levels of Proficiency in Foreign Languages
There are three awardable levels of proficiency which govern the amount
of Achievement and Maintenance Awards:
(1) High Proficiency (Comprehensive) : Ability to read, speak, write
and understand at a high level of performance; ability to function
freely in the language in non-technical matters in dealings with
educated native speakers of the language, handling Intermediate
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materials with nearly the same degree of accuracy and speed
expected of a native speaker and difficult, though non-technical
materials in a reasonably comprehensible manner at moderate
speed.
No mention a.
made of pol-
icy concern-
ing acquisition
of a language
through command
assignment or
study on indivi-
dual initiative.
(Par 6, a (1) of
memo)
(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.
(3) Specialized Proficiency: Ability either to read, or to speak in
the language at the level of skill described for High Proficiency
(Comprehensive).
POLICY
Foreign Language Development Awards are authorized for members of
the Career Staff who achieve or maintain an awardable level of proft:-
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-, n
study of It:,:r
gunge.
(Par 6, a (2) of c.
memo)
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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 test following acceptance into the Career
staff w
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, ex cent that a
retroactive award gap ~ee m ode when Sri e , o eq cAn c ve t#at
RaAt study j a L u -c! keno indirric u fit atlve tc3, enhance his
value on Lziq e_ y as#j, drat
(2) Maintenance awards will not be made:
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(a) For High Proficiency (Comprehensive), acquired by the
individual prior to employment primarily by virtue residence
abroad family association, that may be maintained without
appreciable effort.
(la) For proficiency in a language or languages representing a ma-
jor basis of the indllvidual"s 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 individuals may qualify for Achievement and maintenance Awards
in more than one designated foreign language.
(1) Those excluded from Awards by the provisions of paragraph 2. d. (1)
above may:
(a) Qualify for Achievement Awards by increasing the level of
proficiency to a higher awardable level, or by achieving an
awardable level of proficiency in another designated foreign
language;
(b) Qualify for Maintenance Awards in those foreign languages in
which they are now proficient, except as restricted by para-
graph 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.
The established foreign language training programs of the Agency are
available to staff personnel who wish to acquire foreign language gro-
whalaav been recommended by supervisors and/or career manggftment
Hells 19fore n la ua a stead
ficlency /and who are accepted for enrollment by the Director of Train-
ing. The maintenance of proficiency, however, is regarded as a respon-
Negative In sthility- of the individual and not an obligation of the Agency.
concept of total
program; disagrees ef; 11~~t'i-'
with CS idea to
encourage spare 4W sd '' jdWj( X% / ' /"W + ' `$. '
time study to
maintains skills.
C3 personnel
should have
free access to
laboratory. CTS
should expand
class and lab
for after hours
study. (Par.
6.a(4) of memo)
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RESI-CIONSIB
The Deputy
the a outs of foreign IInguage development awards.
zero= o< raining .Ii;
Recommend /those foreign languages for vwhici Deve uPmeft Awards
re u or zed and the amoa~urnts of awards in each case for approV'
of the Deputy Director (support)
Conduct Agency foreign language profiiciency tests ior candidates
or I volop meni Awards, determine the a gibility of the ndi-
date cr an award and the type and amount of award for which the
ng date is eligible; and, provide official certification of eligi-
~ )i-l .ty of each candidate to the Director of Personnel for inclusion
in the official personnel folder, and to the candidate.
provide annually for the funds required to et the costs da
linguae i)evelopmerit in the Ot
for (Support) will designate the languages and estab
jg budget,
ve the necessary documents to effect payment of awards.
e imec or f Personnel
ecord the language: achiev mennts of
Agency personnel as certified by the Director of Training in the Foreign
.,anc uage Register and in the individual's official personnel folder.
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M_._,Q2a Mit_ e @ Of 1 iz tu~r tea ec~ nm ~nd
a?s : f xcefun
ngmai s f rr Ah_Iqh_ ner tai Awards are to be authorized
ae 3nountS of awards in each case the abXiv;s a that
tl a A a s -PrOMM-Itq a 1150w tti a_ Eioa ai need.
st i n~'c a ~: Losgo a es,3AWn their oo a rents to insure
the q? er uct P-r%0_118 f plloat qn__s for awards -
PROCEDURES
a To Become a Candidate fora Foreign Lan, ge Development Award
(1) All staff personnel who wish to become qualified for a Foreign
language Development Award in any designated foreign language
...?o. hLeik
~ 411s ed Comm
e
will make applications, at any time, 7 to the Director of Training
on Agency Fin No. 1005, "APpiication of Candidate; Foreign
Language Development Award. "
(2) Those who, at the date of application:
(a) Are proficient in one or more of the designated foreign languages
will establish the level and type of proficiency they possess by
completing the foreign language proficiency tests as scheduled
by the Director of Training
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(1) Possess no appreciable proficiency in the foreign language
in which they wish to qualify for award, will provide written
certification to this effect to the Director of Training on
Agency Form No. 1005.
b. To Become Qualified for a Foreign Language Development Award
(1)
Members of the C Career Staff who, at the date of application
as candidates for a Foreign Language Development Award:
(a) Possess an awardable level of proficiency in a language, as
determined by the Director of Training on the basis of proLt-
ciency test results, will be registered as candidates to re-
ceive an initial Maintenance Award after six months upon
demonstration in a second proficiency test that proficiency
has been maintained. Thereafter, candidates may qualify
for additional maintenance awards after twelve months by
successful completion of proficiency tests.
Possess less than an awardable level of proficiency in the
language may qualify for an Achievement Award at such time
as they are able auccessfuily to complete the proficiency test,
end annually thereafter, for Maintenance Awards, by success-
ful completion of annual proficiency tests.
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time of payment:
delete allusion
to Career
Staff ( pare
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(2) Staff employees not yet members of the Career Staff who, at the
date of application as candidates for Foreign Language Develop-
ment Awards:
(a) Possess an awardable level of proficiency in a language, as
determined by the Director of Training, on the basis of pro-
ficiency tests results, will be registered as candidates to
receive an initial Maintenance Award for the proficiency
level possessed, to be effective upon satisfactory completion
of a second proficiency test taken after acceptance into the
Career Staff but no sooner than six months from the date of
application as a candidate for award.
(b) Possess less than an awardable level of proficiency in the
language, but who become otherwise qualified for award prior
to entry into the Career Staff, will be registered as candidates
to receive an Achiev:ent Award to be effective upon satisfac-
tory completion of a proficiency test taken after acceptance
Into the Career Staff.
(3) Agency personnel at M
Foreign Field Stations wh~PX 1 A
(a) Acquire an awardable level of proficiency in a designated foreign
language during a tour of duty away from Headquarters may estaba
memo) lash eligibility for awards upon their return to Headquarters.
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members of the Career Staff , and who, prior to departure
j j ; dquar`1ers, demonstrated possession of an awardable
proficiency in a designated foreign language by suc-
ez:sfLu.1 completion of foreign language proficiency tests, may
be .ranted maintenance awards for each twelve months period
fon-o ing the date of the original demonstration of proficiency,
ovided that maintenance of proficiency is demonstrated to
,w .ard will become effective.
or ra a ti ds will be informed of the amount, and the date upon which
the Director of Training upon return to Headquarters
t rouoh-es bushed Lrrai~ainc~ cl~a~an~l
The Director of `raising will notify/ each candidate of his per-
formance in foreign language proficiency testing. Those qualffied
Pa vent of Awards
The Director of Training will approve awards to individuals as soon
as he determines that they are eligible and qualified.
(2) All awards will be paid to the individual in a -Jump sun and will be
disbursed from vouchered or confidential funds in accordance with
the manner in which the recipient is normally reimbursed for his
services.
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Schedule of Awards
The amounts of Achievement and Maintenance Awards for designated
fcwei languages and proficiency levels will be set forth in Agency
no cos to be issued periodically.
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