Mr. Mark Antony Joseph de Boer

Assistant professor Mark deBoer is currently working at Akita International University in Akita, Japan. He holds degrees in Biology and Chemistry from York University, Toronto, Canada. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Birmingham, UK., and is a doctoral candidate at the Universidad de Jaén, Spain. He is an active researcher and educator and has numerous publications and conference appearances in over 15 countries. He has taught in Japan for over 20 years and has extensive experience in ICT and program development. He has also taught in Spain and is involved in collaborative research with countries throughout Europe and Asia. His research interests include CLIL, assessment, and teacher-training He is a co-editor of the recent volume Assessment and learning in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) classrooms: Approaches and conceptualisations. He is the chief editor of the Asian CLIL Journal.