European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse February 3, 1991 a stars and stripes Magazine War talk learning the arabic language Steve Taylor Munich Bureau 0 a 1 a arabic readers and writers Are in demand. Thong languages its about As foreign As they Wittne. / it German is a foreign language but arabic is an alien language a a says one student. The War in the persian Gulf has increased the demand for arabic speaking specialists in the department of defense,.-and 24 service members have answered a a a the Call by enrolling in a new course at the foreign language training Center Europe in Munich Germany. During the 24-week course which began jan/14, they Are struggling to learn a language that has no common basis with. English or any other language they know. The students Are already proficient in a second language such As German russian or czech. It was one prerequisite for the course. All of the students Anil instructors because of the sensitive nature of their jobs and the threat of terrorism did not want their names used or pictures taken. All the instructors Are arabs some of them iraqis. Continued on Page 4 maj. Don Taylor director of operations at the foreign language training Center Europe receives a lesson in arabic. Taylor
