1、 DOD INSTRUCTION 5160.71 DOD LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM Originating Component:Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Effective:June 30,2022 Releasability:Cleared for public release.Available on the Directives Division Website at https:/www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.Reissues and Can
2、cels:DoD Instruction 5160.71,“DoD Language Testing Program,”January 26,2009,as amended Approved by:Gilbert R.Cisneros,Jr.,Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Purpose:In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive(DoDD)5124.02,this issuance:Establishes policies,assigns responsib
3、ilities,and provides procedures for developing and administering the Defense Language Aptitude Battery(DLAB);the Defense Language Proficiency Test(DLPT)system tests in reading,listening,and speaking;and other DoD-approved assessment tools.Implements policies and assigns responsibilities for DoD lang
4、uage testing programs pursuant to DoDD 5160.41E and in accordance with DoDD 5124.02.Defines responsibilities for the Secretary of the Army,as the DoD Executive Agent for the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center(DLIFLC),for developing DoD-wide foreign language testing pursuant to DoDD 5