Category Archives: Tests and Assessments
2017-10-12
by savita.gauchan
cApStAn at the E-ATP 2017 Conference in Noordwijk
The venue for the 2017 edition of the European Chapter of the Association of Test Publishers was again a rather classy affair, a five-star hotel with a panoramic view of the North Sea, some 40 km out of Amsterdam. The weather conditions were whimsical and the sea was unruly, so the 365 attendees stayed in and everyone …
“cApStAn at the E-ATP 2017 Conference in Noordwijk”
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2017-06-29
by savita.gauchan
Multidisciplinary Task Forces to Manage Complexity
Two weeks ago, a complete 18th century library was discovered in Bouillon. The books, all of them over 200 years old, are in pristine condition. A miracle for bibliophiles. The 18th century was the last moment in history when it seemed possible for Encyclopedists to be well-informed about the latest developments in just about every science …
“Multidisciplinary Task Forces to Manage Complexity”
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2017-05-23
by Julien Lambé
Translation quality: entertaining anecdotes don’t give you the big picture
Our history class on the Middle Ages was a revelation (I remain indebted to Herman Van Bostraeten at Sint-Barbaracollege): instead of just being taught the starting point and the end point of the Dark Ages, e.g. from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 till the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg …
“Translation quality: entertaining anecdotes don’t give you the big picture”
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