James Villanueva
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'''James Villanueva''' is the director and owner of ''J. Villanueva's English Language and Adult Language Centre'' in [[Singapore]]. The Centre began in 1984 as a language specialist research and development establishment dedicated to providing students with the opportunity to learn or improve their mastery the English Language.
== Biography ==
Villanueva was born in [[Singapore]] and received three [[Doctorate|Ph. D's]], one in Psycholinguistics, one in English Language and one in Creative Writing/Humanities from the [[school accreditation|unaccredited]] [[Pacific Western University]] in the [[United States]].
After he received his Masters, James Villanueva taught for the Education Department of Singapore, where he later became a principal. After serving in the [[Malaysia|Malayan]] Royal Naval Reserve, he worked as the Director of Language Studies for the Adult Education Board (1969-1975) and later as a senior lecturer in the English Department of the [[National University of Singapore]] (1976-1983).
Villanueva's book ''The Visage of Terrorism—The Hounds of Hell''<ref>Vantage Press Inc, 419 Park Ave South, New York ISBN 0-533-15195-3[[2006]]</ref> presents the idea of terrorism as the worst form of barbarism by military and quasi-military leaders, providing a landscape in which readers can see the best and worst of which man is capable.
Villanueva has brought together a wide range of frightening scenarios and gripping plot twists which put life as it is presently viewed into perspective and explore the ideas of extreme radicalism and intolerance of freedom.
== Other Contributions ==
=== Articles published on the ''Teaching of English as a Second Language'' ===
* Introductory TEFL steps to Formal Composition Writing (Vol XVI No.4) Singapore
* How to Teach English Comprehension through a specific TEFL Technique (Vol XV No.3) (published in the Manila Teachers of Secondary English (English Quarterly)).
* Towards an Effective Methodology for the Teaching of English as a Communication (published by the Chinese Middle Schools Teachers’ Association, Singapore.)
* Interview of Prof. James Villanueva by ''[[The Straits Times]]'' on Monday September 20, 1999 on the subject matter to "LICENSE PRIVATE TUTORS says Expert" (SPH's Information Resource Centre at sphlib@sph.com.sg.)
=== A Play ===
* ''The Secretaries'' - presented at the former Adult Education Board’s Cultural Centre, Singapore.
=== Books Written ===
* Effective Reading and Comprehension Course (Handbook with Instructions) with the Readmaster (Published by Chng Brothers Ltd.)
* Poetry International (Published by Regency Press (London & New York) Ltd 1971. www.buckland.co.uk/regency/ ) (newspaper write-up in ''[[The Straits Times]]'', Sunday Times, Singapore on September, 12, 1971 - SPH's Information Resource Centre at sphlib@sph.com.sg.)
* Primary 4 to 6 Situational English Practice Books (Published by Federal Publications).
* Teaching Strategies in the Teaching of English (Published by Pan-Pacific Publications).
* Space Encounters - 5 Stories - Pan Pacific Book Distributors in association with Manhattan Press (1983)ISBN 9971-63-429-5
* Nightmare Tales (a collection of short stories) (Published by J. Villanueva’s Publications).
* Lord Gorgo (a collection of short stories). (Published by J. Villanueva’s Publications).
* Philosophical Digressions. Written Comprehension for General Paper (Published by J. Villanueva’s Publications).
* The Adventures of Yue Fu. Written Comprehension for Secondary 2 and Secondary 3. (Published by J. Villanueva’s Publications).
* Written Comprehension for 'O' Level . (Published by J. Villanueva’s Publications).
* Essay Writing for 'O' Level. (Published by J. Villanueva’s Publications).
* The Visage of Terrorism : The Hounds of Hell. (Published by Vantage Press, New York 2006.)
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== External links ==
* [http://www.jvelc.com J. Villanueva's English language and adult language centre home page]
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