John Barkley Means

Background

Means, John Barkley was born on January 2, 1939 in Cincinnati. Son of Walker Wilson and Rosetta Miller (Barkley) Means.

Education

Bachelor, University of Illinois, 1960; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1968.

Career

United States government intelligence research analyst on Brazil Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1962-1964. Associate professor Spanish and Portugese Temple University, Philadelphia, 1972-1982, professor Portuguese and critical languages, 1982—2003, professor emeritus, since 2003, co-chairman department Spanish and Portuguese, 1971-1975, director department critical languages, 1975—2003, director Institute for Languages and International Studies, 1987—2003, chairman department Germanic and Slavic Languages and literature, 1992-1994, chair university core programs, 1995-1997. Portuguese language examiner United States Peace Corps, Brazil, 1967—1968.

Consultant on Brazilian-Portuguese and second language acquisition and self instructional programs for less commonly taught languages, 1968—2003. Consultant editor for languages Norton Publications, 1979—1995. Consultant in field; with University Illinois President Council, 1999.

1st lieutenant United States Army, 1960-1962.

Achievements

• John Barkley Means has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign language educator, association executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Essays on Brazilian Literature

    (150 pages, essays by Dimmick, Abreu, Mazzara, Woodbridge,...)

Membership

Trustee Bristol Riverside Theatre, Pennsylvania, 1990—2002, since 2005, vice president, since 2010. Managing trustee Means Charitable Trust, 1993—2004. Member of American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, St. Mary Medical Center (ambassador circuit), Linguistic Society of America, Joint National Committee for Languages (board directors), National Association State Universities and Lang Grant Colleges (commission on international affairs), National Council Organizations Less Commonly Taught Languages (executive secretary-treasurer 1990—2001), American Council on Teaching Foreign Language, National Association Self-Instrnl.

Language Programs (executive director 1977-1998, editor journal 1978-1994, executive director emeritus since 1998), National Council on Languages and International Studies (board directors), Sigma Delta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Father:

Walker Wilson Means

Mother:

Rosetta Miller (Barkley) Means