Marianne NikolovMarianne Nikolov is Professor at the University of Pécs and Director of the Doctoral School of Linguistics. She used to teach young learners of English and worked as a mentor for many years before moving to higher education. Her mainresearch areas comprise the age factor and early language learning, assessment of and for learning, teacher education and classroom research. She has published books and papers in various refereed journals, conducted large-scale national and smaller-scale international studies, organized international projects and colloquia at national and international conferences, and gave plenary addresses at national and international events. http: //ies.btk.pte.hu/tartalom/12 Read More Read Less