Keynote speaker bij PROVADA met minister dr. Ronald Plasterk

This report is the result of a study done at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. It is part of a bachelor thesis of the Forest- and Nature Management – Tropical Forestry Program at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands. This study is the first in a series …

This module for Involving Anthropology presents an account of one of the plenary debates held at the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) World Congress held at Manchester University, 5-10 August 2013. The module begins with a brief introduction to provide the context …

The Dutch overestimate their English speaking skills. Their pronunciation is not always convincing and certain pronunciation mistakes are easily recognised as being typical for Dutch speakers of English. Although intelligibility cannot exist without adequate pronunciation, teaching English pronunciation …

Guest speaker for the European Innovation summit 2014: Energy Transition - The Young People’s Revolution.During the K4I lunch debate Hanze UAS PhD level researchers of different nationalities will present their ideas about their EU in 2050 in terms of intrinsic qualities. They will discuss how the EU …

Speaker details of Frank Pierie

Safety and compassion in health and social care.Keynote speaker at Cohehre congress Groningen, 2014-03-11.

The importance of a near-native accent. This talk will discuss whether or not it is important for EFL-teachers to try and achieve a near-native generally accepted accent for their students. The focus will be on the credibility of non-native speakers of English while speaking English in a globalising …

Stottern beeinträchtigt die Lebensqualität sowohl im physischen, psychischen und sozialen Bereich. Somit ist es wichtig, diese als Parameter in die Diagnostik und Evaluation der Therapie mit ein zu beziehen. In Deutschland existiert bisher kein Fragebogen, der die Lebensqualität ausreichend erfasst und …

Interview based on presentation as keynote speaker at the Malta Chambre of Commerce conference on: Globalisation, Consumerism or Quality?