Background
Davis, James Nelson was born on November 9, 1946 in Little Rock. Son of Wade Louise and Louise Davis.
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James Nelson Davis
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Master of Arts in French Literature, University of Chicago, 1971; Master of Arts in Teaching in French, School for International Training, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy for Language Education, University of Minnesota, 1987.
Career
Member French faculty, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, 1971-1974;
English as Second Language faculty, curriculum coordinator, U. Houston, 1975-1978, 79-80;
technical English faculty, Ohio University Project, Al-Taif, Saudi Arabia, 1982-1983;
member French faculty, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1986-1993;
member French faculty, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, since 1993. Lectures United States Information Agency Grant, U. de Niamey, Niger, 1991. Field county representative National Reading Council, Chicago, 1994-1996.
Chairman Paul Pimsleur Research award committee American Council on Teaching of Foreign Langs., Yonkers, New York, 1997.
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Episcopalian
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Recipient Fulbright grant, U. Strasbourg, France, 1967, Woodrow Wilson fellowship University of Chicago, 1969, National Endowment for Humanities Technology and Education grant U. Arkansas, 1996.Recipient Fulbright grant, U. Strasbourg, France, 1967, Woodrow Wilson fellowship University of Chicago, 1969, National Endowment for Humanities Technology and Education grant U. Arkansas, 1996.