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Alelo-TLT wins contract to develop Tactical Indonesian Language & Culture System

News release
October 9, 2008

The United States Marine Corps has contracted Tactical Language Training LLC to develop the Tactical Indonesian Language & Culture Training System.

When released in late 2009, it will join the company's courses for Iraqi Arabic, Pashto, Dari and French.

The Indonesian to be taught in this course is called "Bahasa Indonesia," the standard variety of Indonesian used in administration, business, education and the media. Originally created as an artificial language from Old Malay, today the language serves as a uniting force for the diverse people of Indonesia, who are spread over some 18,000 islands. Of the 238 million inhabitants of Indonesia, nearly all can speak standard Indonesian, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

The course will prepare the American military to work with Indonesian leaders, army personnel and local citizenry. Cultural education will include social norms having to do with day-to-day interaction, and sensitive issues such as communicating with members of the opposite sex.

The United States Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS) will manage the program.