MSc, Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching, University of Oxford

MEd, Literacy Development & Instruction, Cleveland State University

BS, Earth Science: Secondary Education, Western Michigan University

Zachary Waber (Zakk) is an applied linguistics scholar specializing in sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and Global Englishes.

At WKU, Zakk teaches ESL courses and supervises research projects in the field of sociolinguistics.

Zakk is originally from Montgomery, Michigan, but has spent the last ten years in Asia, residing in Tokyo, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, Manila, Cebu, and Siargao Island before arriving in Wenzhou. He loves to learn about Asian cultures and to hear stories from students, colleagues, and friends from around the globe. Zakk enjoys studying Japanese and Chinese languages, discussing applied linguistics research, backpacking, playing guitar, and surfing.

Sociolinguistics

Corpus linguistics

Global Englishes

Articles

Andrei, E., & Waber, Z. (2019). What do students like about their online TESOL courses. OHIO TESOL, 30.

Conferences

“Lexical Borrowing and Cultural Identity in Philippine English: A Discourse Analysis of the ICE-PHI Corpus,” International Association of World Englishes Conference, Giessen, Germany, July 2025.

“Using Tech to Foster Communicative Competence in a Plurilingual Society,” International Conference on Future Language Learning, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines, June 2024.

“The Linguistic Stage: Motivation in Global Language Learning,” Korea TESOL International Conference. Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, April 2024. 

ESL 0303 – Academic Oral Discourse I 

ESL 0403 – Academic Oral Discourse II 

ESL 0305 – Academic Written Discourse I 

ESL 0405 – Academic Written Discourse II