Arthur van Essen
Encyclopedia
Arthur Joseph van Essen (born 13 May 1938, Rotterdam
) is a Dutch
linguist
, academic and author
.
Teaching Certificate (MA) in English Language and Literature (1968)
BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Leiden (1974)
MA in General Linguistics (Honours) under E.M. Uhlenbeck, University of Leiden (1977)
PhD (Honours), supervised by A. Cohen and E.M. Uhlenbeck, in General Linguistics from the University of Utrecht (1983)
Postgraduate diplomas in applied linguistics and psycholinguistics (1969–1971)
Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau
(2002).
Reflections on Language and Language Learning. In honour of Arthur van Essen edited by M. Bax and J.-W. Zwart was published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam/Philadelphia in 2001. Contains full bibliography of Arthur van Essen's writings up to 2001, including his major work E. Kruisinga. A Chapter in the History of Linguistics in the Netherlands published by Martinus Nijhoff of Leiden in 1983.
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Since 2003 Professor Emeritus
Lectured extensively throughout Europe (including Eastern Europe), Africa and America (often on missions for the British Council).
Editor of its journal Levende Talen,1971-1975.
Member of IATEFL since 1967.
Elected Vice-Chair of IATEFL in 1985. Subsequently committee member.
Elected first Chair of NELLE (=Networking English Language Learning in Europe) in 1989. Subsequently Chair of NELLE Advisory Board till 1998.
Elected member of the Executive Committee of the European Language Council
(ELC), 1995-2003.
Head of Dept of Applied Linguistics, University of Groningen
, 1985-2000.
Head of Teacher Training Unit, University of Groningen
, 1998-2001.
Chair, Board of Advisors, School for Translators and Interpreters, Utrecht, 1999 to 2008.
Patron of ACTDEC, 2008 to date.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, academic and author
Author
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Degrees, honours
Teaching Certificate (BA) in Modern English (1962)Teaching Certificate (MA) in English Language and Literature (1968)
BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Leiden (1974)
MA in General Linguistics (Honours) under E.M. Uhlenbeck, University of Leiden (1977)
PhD (Honours), supervised by A. Cohen and E.M. Uhlenbeck, in General Linguistics from the University of Utrecht (1983)
Postgraduate diplomas in applied linguistics and psycholinguistics (1969–1971)
Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau is a military and civil order of the Netherlands which was created on 4 April 1892 by the Queen regent Emma of the Netherlands, acting on behalf of her under-age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The Order is a chivalry order open to "everyone who have earned special merits for...
(2002).
Reflections on Language and Language Learning. In honour of Arthur van Essen edited by M. Bax and J.-W. Zwart was published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam/Philadelphia in 2001. Contains full bibliography of Arthur van Essen's writings up to 2001, including his major work E. Kruisinga. A Chapter in the History of Linguistics in the Netherlands published by Martinus Nijhoff of Leiden in 1983.
Main teaching experience
Teacher of English in state schools in Holland from 1962 to 1971. Taught refresher courses for the Dutch Ministry of Education in late 1960s. From 1971 to 2001 Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer and then Full Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Pedagogy at the University of GroningenUniversity of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
.
Since 2003 Professor Emeritus
Lectured extensively throughout Europe (including Eastern Europe), Africa and America (often on missions for the British Council).
Offices held
Committee Member of the Dutch Modern Language Association Levende Talen (VLLT),1971-1975.Editor of its journal Levende Talen,1971-1975.
Member of IATEFL since 1967.
Elected Vice-Chair of IATEFL in 1985. Subsequently committee member.
Elected first Chair of NELLE (=Networking English Language Learning in Europe) in 1989. Subsequently Chair of NELLE Advisory Board till 1998.
Elected member of the Executive Committee of the European Language Council
European Language Council
The European Language Council is a permanent and independent association whose main aim is the quantitative and qualitative improvement of knowledge of the languages and cultures of the European Union and beyond...
(ELC), 1995-2003.
Head of Dept of Applied Linguistics, University of Groningen
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
, 1985-2000.
Head of Teacher Training Unit, University of Groningen
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
, 1998-2001.
Chair, Board of Advisors, School for Translators and Interpreters, Utrecht, 1999 to 2008.
Patron of ACTDEC, 2008 to date.