College of Education and Health Professions

Freddie Bowles, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education

Freddie Bowles, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education
Curriculum and Instruction

312 Peabody Hall
Phone: 479-575-3035
FAX: 479-575-6676
fbowles@uark.edu

Degrees:

Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Curriculum and Instruction, 2007
M.A., University of Arkansas, German, 1977
B.A., University of Central Arkansas, English, 1974

Teaching Areas:

  • Foreign and Second Language Methods
  • Secondary Education
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) / ESL Endorsement Classes / English as a Foreign Language
  • German as a Foreign Language
  • Performing Arts: Ballet and Jazz

Licensure, Certification, and Training

  • Licensure in Secondary Education, English and German, State of Arkansas, 1988-2010
  • Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Training, Albuquerque, N.M., 2006
  • Praxis III Assessor Training, State of Arkansas, 2005
  • Certificate of German Language Proficiency, Goethe Institute, Germany, 1990
  • Certification in Ballet and Jazz Dance, Southern Association of Dance Masters, 1978

Research Interests:

  • Acquisition of Academic Language
  • Fluency versus Form in Foreign and Second Languages
  • Vocabulary Acquisition in Foreign and Second Languages
  • Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes towards Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Professional Biography:

Teaching Experience:

Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 2004-2006

  • Undergraduate courses in Classroom Learning Theory and Language Development
  • Graduate courses in Multicultural Issues and Second Language Assessment
  • Supervisor of foreign language MAT interns

Instructor II, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, 1992-2004

  • Undergraduate courses in Elementary German I and II
  • Undergraduate course in World Cultural Traditions: Weimar Culture
  • Undergraduate courses in English for Academic Purposes in the Intensive English Program: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Listening and Speaking, and TOEFL Preparation

Guest Lecturer, Szechenyi Istvan Technical College and Apaczi Csere Janos Teacher Training College, Györ, Hungary, 1990-1992

  • Undergraduate courses in English as a Foreign Language, American Literature and Culture, and Children's Literature
  • Faculty courses in English as a Foreign Language

Secondary Teacher, Parkview Performing Arts Magnet High School, Little Rock, AR, 1987-1990

  • German I, II, and III
  • Ballet and Jazz Dance I-IV
  • Dance History

Dance Instructor, Northeast Arkansas and Little Rock, AR 1980-87

  • Preschool to adult ballet, tap, and jazz

Junior and Senior High School Teacher, DeSoto Academy, Helena, AR, 1979-80

  • 7th and 8th Grade English
  • Spanish I
  • French I

Teaching Assistant, University of Arkansas, 1974-76

  • Elementary German I and II

Administrative Experience:

Academic Advisor, University of Central Arkansas, 2003-2004

  • Freshman advisor for the College of Liberal Arts

Test Administrator, University of Central Arkansas, 1992-2004

  • Michigan Placement Test for the Intensive English Program
  • Institutional Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for the Intensive English Program

Professional Activities:

  • Co-Sponsor, Kappa Delta Pi, University of Arkansas, 2007-2008
  • President, District III, Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association, 2007-2008
  • College of Education and Health Professions representative for the Graduate Student Advisory Board, University of Arkansas, 2005-2007
  • Manuscript reviewer, Association of Teacher Educators, 2006
  • Research respondent for Association of Teacher Educator Conference, 2006
  • Sponsor and founder of the German Club, University of Central Arkansas, 2002-2004
  • President, Vice-President, and Secretary, University Women, University of Central Arkansas, 1999-2002
  • Committee membership, University of Central Arkansas, 2002-2004
    • Curriculum Development, Department of World Languages
    • Public Service Award Committee
    • Public Performance Committee
    • Student Life Committee
  • Writing judge for 11th grade essay competition in Arkansas, National Council of Teachers of English, 1997-2000

Professional Organizations:

  • American Association of Teachers of German
  • American Association of University Women
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  • Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association
  • Arkansas Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • Association of Teacher Educators,
  • Delta Kappa Gamma
  • Kappa Delta Pi
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Language Knowledge:

English: Superior, first language
German: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Novice
Hungarian: Novice

Publications/Presentations:

http://www.corndancer.com/, 2001-present: Planet IEP, Planet Deutsch, Planet Gnosis--personal websites for learning enhancement

Bowles, F., Gallavan, N., & Young, C. T. "Learning to Write and Writing to Learn: Insights from Teacher Candidates" Action in Teacher Education, Summer 2007

Poesia: "The Cosmic Joke" (Submitted, 2006)

Poesia, April 2006: "Return to Mortality: A Myth Retold"

TESOL Intensive English Program Newsletter, Spring 2004, "Using Poetry to Build Community in an Intensive English Program Classroom"

Presentations:

Association of Teacher Educators, San Diego, CA, 2007: Roundtable moderator and discussant, "Preservice Teachers' Dispositions: What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Teacher Educators?" Co-presenter with Christopher T. Young, "Becoming a Highly Qualified Teacher in a PhD Program" and with Dr. Nancy Gallavan and Christopher T. Young, "Learning to Write and Writing to Learn with Preservice Teachers: Implications for Teaching, Schooling, and Living"

Southeast Regional Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Little Rock, AR, 2006: "Fluency vs. Accuracy: A Win-Win Situation," Co-presenter with Dr. Felicia Lincoln and Kumiko Shiga, "Multiple Perspectives on Teaching Fluency through Accuracy," and "Using Language / Focus Groups to Inform Curriculum Development" with Dr. Felicia Lincoln, Denoka Houston, and Jona Mathis

Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association, Little Rock, AR, 2006: "Pathwise and Praxis III: Preparing Foreign Language Interns for Praxis III" and co-presenter with Lunita Benchimol, "PowerPoint: A Bridge to Communication"

University of Arkansas Literacy Symposium, Fayetteville, AR, 2006: Co-presenter with Dr. Felicia Lincoln, "Standards Here, Standards There, Look at Standards Everywhere"

Association of Teacher Educators, Philadelphia, PA, 2006: Roundtable Panel Participate, "Preservice Teachers' Dispositions: What are the Roles and Responsibilities of Teacher Educators?"

Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, GA, 2006: "Developing an Academic Word List at the Primary Level for English Language Learners"

Arkansas Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Springdale, AR, 2005: "Give Your Students a KISS: Keep It Simple Strategies for Mainstream Teachers with English Language Learners"

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Baltimore, MD, 2003: "Creating Learning Communities Using a Website"

TechFest, University of Central Arkansas, 2002: "CALL Me: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Methodology Enhanced"

Arkansas Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Springdale, AR, 2001: "Fun with Words"

Southeast Regional Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Memphis, TN, 1996: "Sharing Language and Culture: A Collaborative Project between an IEP and a Middle-School"

Grants:

  • University of Arkansas Walton Fellow, 2004-2007
  • Leadership Academy Fellow, Association of Teacher Educators, 2006 Cohort
  • Teacher of the Year Finalist, University of Arkansas, 2004
  • Outstanding Choreography Award, Dance Caravan, St. Louis, 2000
  • Professional Development Grant to attend the TESOL Academy for teaching writing to English as Second Language students, University of Central Arkansas, 1998
  • University of Central Arkansas Foundation Grant for the Carl Stuart Project, a language / culture project between the Intensive English Program and the Carl Stuart Middle School, 1994
  • Professional Development Grant, American Association of Teachers of German, for language training at the Goethe Institute, 1990