The typical student attendance is 4.000 per year. supported by a faculty of 800 who provide over 2.000 hours of daily instruction. Because of the proficiency level required to meet the Defense needs. the civilian faculty of DLI. as the Defense Language Institute is known. must be of the highest caliber. Like most Federal institutions the instructors are managed under the civil service general schedule. with an exception enabling noncitizens to be employed as fulltime permanent civil servants. Unfortunately. the civil service classification standards and salaries are too low to retain the top quality teachers needed to achieve graduate proficiency. The best teachers often use DLI as a stepping stone to better paying jobs.
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