William R. Acton PhD

Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies; Professor Applied Linguistics; MA TESOL Program Director

Department: MATESOL

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Area of Expertise: Applied Linguistics; Applied Phonology; Language Acquisition; Language Assessment; Research Methods; Teacher Training

Education: Ph.D. (Linguistics), University of Michigan, 1979; M.A. (Linguistics), Michigan State University, 1974; B.A. (Humanities/Philosophy), Michigan State University, 1971

Research Interests

  • The Role of Movement in Language Instruction
  • Teacher Training

Graduate Courses Taught

  • Applied Phonology
  • Evaluation and Measurement in TESOL
  • TESOL Methodology
  • Leadership in TESOL
  • ePortfolio