Dr. Bill Snyder

Email: wsnyder7@gmail.com 

Bio

Bill Snyder is Professor in the International Language Education: TESOL master’s degree program at Soka University in Hachioji, Japan. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (specializing in second language acquisition) from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. He has worked in language teacher education for over 30 years in the United States, Turkey, Armenia, South Korea, and Japan. His research interests include flow and engagement in the language classroom, trust in higher education institutions, and the lives and well-being of language teachers. He writes a quarterly column on professional development for Korea TESOL’s The English Connection. He recently co-authored (with Wendy M. Gough, Chiyuki Yanase, and Colin Skeates) Vulnerability and Resilience During Emergency Remote Teaching: Voices of Part-Time University English Language Teachers in Japan, published by Candlin & Mynard.