Internationale Neerlandistiek - Volume 59, Issue 2, 2021

Abstract High stakes university entrance language tests for L2-speakers are assumed to measure the language proficiency needed for academic success. Few studies have investigated the claim that L1-speakers automatically have a sufficient language proficiency level and consequently do not need to be tested. In Flanders, Belgium, there are no real entry requirements or tests for L1-speakers, except for Dentistry and Medi Read More

Abstract In 1624, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) arrived on the island of Taiwan and established a trading post there, which would continue to function until 1662. During this period, Dutch missionaries came to the island with the intention of proselytizing the indigenous Formosan peoples. They built churches and schools and translated Gospels and catechisms into Formosan languages. Over time, language policy changed a Read More