User:Johndejong

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 on educational measurement. He has specialised in empirical scaling of language proficiency and promotes the development of internationally standardised reporting scales of language proficiency. He was therefore involved from the start in the Common European Framework for Languages.

After teaching French for seven years he continued his career at CITO, the Dutch National Institute for Educational Management. In 2000 he set up a company "Language Testing Services" (LTS), where he provides 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.

Reference: Who'sWho in the World 23rd edition 2006