On January 7, 2013, Dr. Chao-ming Chen discussed Globish with Jean-Paul Nerriere and David Hon on UDN National Television. The two co-authors were in Taiwan for the release of their book Globish The World Over in Mandarin, by Linking Publishers there. (23 minutes)
The Globish Foundation is beta testing its International Globish Certification Test through its Affiliates, and will be working with Japan Globish Institute for that purpose. The test will be given completely in Globish, in exactly the same manner for all international students of Globish. Students passing the test will be able to operate at the B-1 and B-2 levels of language behavior, as dictated by the Council of Europe’s Framework of Reference for languages. The originator of this unique test is David Hon, who was invited to be a TED speaker regarding his breakthrough concepts on other kinds of standardized testing, in computerized surgical simulation and tests which used tactile graphics and other realistic contexts.
Prestige Books in Moscow will release Globish IN Globish in a side-by-side, book/CD combination. Globish IN Globish has been a consistent online course in Globish with 1000 linked pages of interactive learning on computers or mobiles, but has never been made into either a book or companion CD Audio. This version of GNG is being edited by Dr. Alexander Lapitsky, a famous linguist in Russia who has written and been editor of over 30 books and dictionaries regarding 10 different languages.