Topic: John H.
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This type of case rarely, if ever, ends up with a death sentence imposed
Accomplice to be executed in Texas Aug 14, 2007
It's hard to believe my party would vote for something like this, which sounds like a do-gooder program
Bono's 'One' gets preliminary RNC nod Aug 03, 2007
We've had to make difficult decisions in extraordinarily difficult times
Mass. House OKs $22.5 billion budget May 09, 2003
Most of the decisions we had to make in this budget were grim
Mass. panel proposes 'grim' budget Apr 23, 2003
At the 'Time Travelers Ball' attendees can explore through adventure how we can make our time more meaningful
Rock News Two: The week in pop Dec 28, 2002
Dr. John H.A.L. de Jong graduated in General Linguistics, French and English languages from Leiden University and obtained a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement from Twente University. He has published numerous articles and books on language acquisition and assessment and on educational measurement. He is specialised in the empirical scaling of language proficiency and promotes the development of internationally standardised reporting scales of language proficiency. He was involved from the start in developing the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
After teaching French for seven years John continued his career at CITO, the Dutch National Institute for Educational Management. In 2000 he set up a company, "Language Testing Services" (LTS), to provide advice and services in the areas of language curriculum development, language testing and assessment in general to national and international educational authorities, educational institutions and international business corporations. In September 2006 he joined Pearson Language Tests as Vice President Test Development and is close to finalising a brand new computer based test of academic English, PTE Academic
He has been appointed Chair in Language Testing at VU University Amsterdam, supervising research in the area of language testing & language proficiency modeling.
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