About H. Douglas Brown
Born 1941. H. Douglas Brown is a linguist and philologist.
H. Douglas Brown (born 1941) is a professor emeritus of English as a Second Language at San Francisco State University. He was the president of International TESOL from 1980 to 1981, and in 2001 he received TESOL's James E. Alatis Award for Distinguished Service.
Notable Books Brown, H. D. & Lee, H. (2025) Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (7th Edition) Routledge, 2025. Brown, H. D., & Abeywickrama, P. (2019). Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices (2nd Edition) (2nd ed.). Pearson Education ESL. Brown, H. D., & Lee, H. (2015). Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy (4th Edition) (4th ed.). Pearson Education ESL. Brown, H. D. (2014). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (6th Edition) (6th ed.). Pearson Education ESL.
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American linguist
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H. Douglas Brown was born in 1941.
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H. Douglas Brown is a linguist and philologist.
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