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  2. Upside-down question and exclamation marks - Wikipedia

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    Upside-down marks, simple in the era of hand typesetting, were originally recommended by the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), in the second edition of the Ortografía de la lengua castellana (Orthography of the Castilian language) in 1754 [3] recommending it as the symbol indicating the beginning of a question in written Spanish—e.g. "¿Cuántos años tienes?"

  3. SAT Subject Test in Spanish - Wikipedia

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    The SAT Subject Test in Spanish (formerly known as the SAT II) was a standardized test given by the College Board that assessed fluency in Spanish among high school students. It was typically taken after three to four years of studying the language, once the student had reached a significant level of understanding and competence in it.

  4. Questionnaire construction - Wikipedia

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    There are two different types of questions that survey researchers use when writing a questionnaire: free-response questions and closed questions. [26] Free-response questions are open-ended, whereas closed questions are usually multiple-choice. [26] Free-response questions are beneficial because they allow the responder greater flexibility ...

  5. Job interview - Wikipedia

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    Other possible types of questions that may be asked alongside structured interview questions or in a separate interview include background questions, job knowledge questions, and puzzle-type questions. A brief explanation of each follows. Background questions include a focus on work experience, education, and other qualifications. [68]

  6. Bracero Program - Wikipedia

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    The Bracero Program (from the Spanish term bracero [bɾaˈse.ɾo], meaning "manual laborer" or "one who works using his arms") was a U.S. Government-sponsored program that imported Mexican farm and railroad workers into the United States between the years 1942 and 1964.

  7. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

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    An intergovernmental symposium in 1991 titled "Transparency and Coherence in Language Learning in Europe: Objectives, Evaluation, Certification" held by the Swiss Federal Authorities in the Swiss municipality of Rüschlikon found the need for a common European framework for languages to improve the recognition of language qualifications and help teachers co-operate.

  8. The Rain in Spain - Wikipedia

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    The phrase does not appear in Shaw's original play Pygmalion, on which My Fair Lady is based, but it is used in the 1938 film of the play.According to The Disciple and His Devil, the biography of Gabriel Pascal by his wife Valerie, it was he who introduced the famous phonetic exercises "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" and "In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ...

  9. Constructive dismissal - Wikipedia

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    Disguised dismissal (Spanish: despido encubierto) in Spanish labour law is a mechanism through which employers indirectly force employees to resign, thereby evading legal responsibilities. Article 50 of the Workers' Statute provides a legal remedy for employees, allowing them to terminate their contract with the right to compensation.