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The LingNet web site is a service provided by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. LingNet hosts materials developed at DLI by the Curriculum Development Division. These include both the "Countries in Perspective" series and the Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS). The LingNet web site also hosts materials developed by other government and Department of Defense agencies.

Link to Countries in Perspective
The Area Studies (Countries in Perspective) series is a big hit! Over 10,000 copies of "Iraq in Perspective" were printed and given to deploying troops to supplement familiarization training.
Link to Global Language Online Support System
GLOSS currently offers 2850 reading (RC) and listening (LC) lessons in 24 languages! More lessons are added every month... make sure you check them out.
Link to GLOSS Unplugged
GLOSS products are designed for individuals at the level 1+ to 3 on the ILR scale in RC and LC. There are twenty GLOSS Unplugged CDs currently available. Use the CD Number when ordering. Request your copy of the GLOSS CDs by clicking the link above. Aegean & Black Sea: AEG803X (Azeri, Greek, Turkish, and Uzbek), Afghan: AFG803X (Pashto, Punjabi, Urdu), African: AFR803X (Hausa, Swahili), Albanian: AB0803X, Arabic: AD0803X, Balkans: BK0803X (Croatian, Serbian), Chinese: CM0803X (2 disks LC and RC), Dari: DR0803X, Indonesian: JN0803X, Hebrew: HE0803X, Hindi: HJ0803X, Korean: KP0803X (2 disks LC and RC), Kurdish: KU0803X (Kurmanji, Sorani), Persian Farsi: PF0803X, Spanish: QB0803X, Russian: RU0803X (3 disks LC (1&2) and RC).