Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics
College of Business, Government and Law
Werner Botha is Associate Professor in the College of Business, Creative Arts, Law and Social Sciences at Flinders University, Australia. His research interests include academic communication, educational linguistics, English in Asian higher education, multilingualism, and sociolinguistics. He is Co-Editor of The Routledge Handbook of English-medium Instruction in Higher Education (Routledge), as well as The Handbook of Asian Englishes (Wiley Blackwell), Editorial Board Member of the journals Language Matters and Educational Studies (Taylor and Francis), and Associate Editor for the Wiley journal World Englishes.
PhD, Linguistics
Top Researcher in the field of English language and literature under The Humanities, Arts & Literature of The Australian's 2020 and 2026 Research Magazine and Top 250 Researchers in Australia for 2020 and 2026.
Werner is the topic coordinator and teaches the following topics:
(1) Academic and Professional Communication
(2) AI for Workplace Communication
Academic Service
Associate Editor: World Englishes (Wiley Blackwell, SSCI)
Associate Editor: The Wiley Encyclopedia of world Englishes (Wiley Blackwell)
Associate Editor: Educational Studies (Taylor and Francis)
Editorial Board Member: Language Matters; Educational Studies (Taylor and Francis, SSCI)
Professional Membership: International Association of World Englishes (IAWE)