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===Defense Language Institute English Language Center===
The Defense Language Institute English Language Center manages the Department of Defense English Language Program (DELP), and is designated the 637th Training Group in 2015. The over 300 civilian members of the staff include the instructors who are qualified in the area of [[English as a second language]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.37trw.af.mil/About/Biographies/Display/tabid/3045/Article/633020/colonel-jeffrey-t-cooper.aspx|title=Colonel Jeffrey T. Cooper > 37th Training Wing > Display|website=37trw.af.mil|access-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316221001/http://www.37trw.af.mil/About/Biographies/Display/tabid/3045/Article/633020/colonel-jeffrey-t-cooper.aspx|archive-date=16 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

DLIELC is accredited by the [[Commission on English Language Program Accreditation]], which is recognized by the [[US Department of Education]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

DLIELC is divided into three resident academic training sections:  General English, Specialized English, and Instructor Development.  Depending on the needs of the students, training can range from nine weeks (in Specialized English, for example) to 52 weeks in General English.  Some students arrive with only minimal English capabilities, then train to a predetermined English comprehension level (ECL) in General English. Annually, students from over 100 countries enroll in the DLIELC resident training programs.  Training is paid by the host country (Foreign Military Sales) or through US grant assistance programs such as International Military Education and Training Programs. In addition to DLIELC's mission to train international students, DLIELC is responsible for providing English language training to US military service members whose primary language is not English. The DLIELC campus is located on the southwest quadrant of [[Lackland AFB]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}