Professor William Eggington, originally from Australia, is an applied sociolinguist, a field that involves the study of how people use language in natural settings. He has co-edited three books that generally focus on the role of the English language nationally and internationally, and has published numerous journal articles and book chapters in volumes published by major national,
international and professional association presses. Details of his books and articles are available from his C.V. His commitment to TESOL International, the major English as a second language professional organization, includes chair of the Sociopolitical Concerns Committee, chair of the Applied Linguistics Interest Section and Local Chair of the 2002 TESOL Convention. He currently teaches graduate and undergraduate English linguistics and sociolinguistics. Professor
Eggington has been a consultant to various law firms and an expert witness in civil and criminal, federal and state cases involving trade name/generic name issues, evaluation of English language proficiency, language policy legislation as well as disputes involving the grammar and meaning of contracts and wills. He has also been heavily involved in language services provision (interpreting and translating) for the Atlanta, Nagano, Sydney and Salt Lake City Olympic Games.
Areas of Expertise: Applied sociolinguistics with research interests in inter-cultural
communication, second language acquisition and learning, discourse and conversational analysis, and language planning and policy.
