Jean Donald Bowen

Background

Bowen, Jean Donald was born on March 19, 1922 in Malad, Idaho, United States. Son of John David and Lillian (Larson) Bowen.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young U., 1944; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1952.

Career

Instructor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1952-1953; science linguist, Foreign Service Institute, Washington, 1953-1958; Professor of English, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958-1987; emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987; co-director, Philippine Center for Language Study, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958-1963; field director Survey of Language Use and Language Teaching in Eastern Africa, Philippine Center for Language Study, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1970. Visiting professor American U. Cairo, 1974-1977, Ain Shams U., 1976-1977.

Achievements

• Jean Donald Bowen has been listed as a noteworthy Language professional, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Grammatical Structures of English and Spanish (Contrastive Structure Series)

    ( This series is designed to provide a detailed account o...)

  • Patterns of Spanish Pronunciation a Drill Book

    (Spanish language linguistics.)

  • Patterns of English Pronunciation by Donald J. Bowen (1977-04-02)
  • Current Trends in Linguistics: Volume 8: Linguistics in Oceania (in 2 Parts)
  • Patterns of English Pronunciation
  • The Grammatical Structures of English and Spanish (Contrastive Structure Series) by Robert P. Stockwell (1965-06-15)
  • Patterns of Spanish Pronunciation a Drillbook
  • Patterns of Spanish Pronunciation a Drill Book by J. Donald Bowen (1962-06-01)

Views

Faith in God is more than a theoretical belief in Him. To have faith in God is to trust Him, to have confidence in Him, and to be willing to act on belief in Him. It is a principle of action and power.

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1943-1946. Member Linguistic Society of America, Modern Language Association, Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages.

Connections

Married Catherine Holley, May 27, 1948. Children: David James, Douglas Ray, Dale Eugene, Christina Lee, Karen Lucy.

Father:

John David Bowen

Mother:

Lillian (Larson) Bowen

Spouse:

Catherine Holley

child:

Karen Lucy Bowen

child:

Dale Eugene Bowen

child:

Douglas Ray Bowen

child:

David James Bowen

child:

Christina Lee Bowen