David Bong
Co-Founder and CEO of Avant Assessment
David co-founded Avant Assessment in 2001. Avant delivered the world’s first online language proficiency test, Avant STAMP. Today Avant delivers online tests in 37 languages that are used to improve language program outcomes and award competency-based credit and state and Global Seals of Biliteracy. Earlier David was the founder of EARL, an iPhone app that enabled people who had lost their sight to read digital newspapers, magazines, books and websites through speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies, and Managing Director in Tokyo for Kroll Associates, the world's leading investigation and security firm. David lives in Eugene, Oregon. He is on the Board of the Joint National Committee for Languages and a delegate to the International Standards Organization committee establishing standards for educational organizations. He has a BA in the College of Social Studies and Japanese History from Wesleyan University, and long ago was a New England collegiate wrestling champion.
Sessions
Language in the Life of a Tokyo Private Eye
In the early 90's we were the only international private eyes in Japan running the office of the world's leading international investigative firm. Speaking Japanese is how we got the jobs and did our work: investigating frauds, extortions, intellectual property theft etc. We will describe some of the cases we worked on and how language played a role. We will also give a mini lesson on some of the specialized vocabulary we had to learn and use.
This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!
Why Learn Japanese - Three Learners' Perspectives
Three Japanese learners will present three very different stories about why and how they have been learning Japanese. This session will be of interest to learners and educators alike.
This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!