Apologies: didn't realize this was in the SFAS section. I'm just a support soldier and NOT a Special Forces soldiers. I just do language stuff and support the guys that are.
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Originally Posted by silentreader
I just took the test and scored a 46. I had no idea it was even possible to get such a low score  . Apparently, I'm not qualified to speak English, never mind Arabic or Farsi. Needless to say, it's become a huge priority of mine to retake the thing as soon as possible, preferably before I get out of basic. Not so much for language school or SFAS (though those are important) but as a matter of personal pride.
Anyways, there's a question here as well; where did you hear that? I've been trying to find information about how the DLAB is scored, bell curves for the test and the like and I've found absolutely nothing. |
DLAB - Defense Language
Aptitude Battery
Given limited time and brief samples of a "language", do you have the
aptitude to convert the sample symbols & sounds into English.
Is there an correlation between a code-breaking and a linguist? Why are MOST linguists good in either math and/or music? (I'm personally an exception because I suck at both.)
Languages, math, music, and codes are all about patterns and predictions based on analysis of previous established patterns. This is exactly what the DLAB measures. Can a person improve their scores? Sure. I would suggest looking at word jumbles, crossword puzzles, etc as well as understand English grammar.
Example: the ending -u on a verb is always first person singular whereas -it, -et, or -at is third person singular.
Which sentence means "I am going to the store."
1) On peshkom khodit.
2) Tot magazin nakhodit'sya tam.
3) Ya idu v magazin. <------------- otvet (answer)
4) Ehti primeri ochen' glupoy!
(note: this isn't a DLAB example but actually simple Russian sentences.)