Earn CCAF credits through Air Force Culture and Language Center

Published Sept. 24, 2012
910AW Education and Training

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Any Airman who needs CCAF credits in social science or program electives should visit http://www.culture.af.mil/courses/ to find free courses offered to enlisted personnel by the Air Force Culture and Language Center.

The Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC), part of Air University's Spaatz Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., is taking applications for the fall session of its Introduction to Culture (ITC) course.

Enrollment began Sept. 6 and will continue through Oct. 3. Introduction to
Culture (ITC) is a lower-level college course for enlisted Airmen that presents students with basic concepts and skills that will build their cross-cultural competence. ITC is offered online in a self-paced format and fulfills three resident hours of either social science or program elective credit required for CCAF degrees. The course explores the many aspects of human life that are influenced by culture, such as family relationships, religion and belief systems, sports, health practices, history and myth and others. It is offered twice a year by AFCLC and the Community College of the Air Force.

The fall 2012 class begins Oct. 11 and ends Jan. 16, 2013.

Enrollment for the second course, Cross-Cultural Communication, will begin
Oct. 4. Introduction to Cross-Cultural Communication is the second course offered by AFCLC aimed toward the development of cross-cultural competence among Airmen. This online, self-paced course is designed to help Airmen better understand the process of communicating across cultural boundaries and will include learning units devoted to: nonverbal communication, paralanguage, cross-cultural communication conflict styles, active listening and interaction skills, among others.

Courses are delivered via AU's web-based Blackboard Learning Management System. Internet access is required. For more information on these courses, e-mail afclc.enroll@maxwell.af.mil or visit the website at http://www.culture.af.mil/courses/.