Aj. William Perales Jr.
Email: william.pe@mail.wu.ac.th
William F. Perales Jr. is an English lecturer and researcher currently based at Walailak University in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. He holds a Master of Arts in Education major in Language Teaching (English) from West Visayas State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Mindanao State University. A licensed professional teacher in the Philippines, he has taught in both Philippine and Thai educational institutions. At Walailak University, he has been named a Fellow of Advanced Higher Education (UK). His research interests include Global Englishes, teacher professional identity, online pedagogy, hybrid teaching, and the ethical use of AI in language education. He has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles published in international journals such as Heliyon, Frontiers in Education, TESOL Journal, and the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
Latest Publications
Perales, W. F., Ulla, M. B., Busbus, S. O., Bolintao, J. J. M., & Montederamos, H. H. (2026). Decolonizing higher education institutions’ language curriculum: A collaborative autoethnography. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 13, 102525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102525
Perales, W., & Bedoya Ulla, M. (2025). Technology in EFL contextual teaching and learning: Teachers’ practices and perspectives in a Thai university. Heliyon, 11(17), e44169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e44169
Perales, W., Ulla, M., Ponsaran, J., Bacala, M. F., & Rodriguez, J. J. (2025). Living, Teaching, and Belonging: How Shared Experiences Shape the Identity of Filipino Teachers in Thailand. Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 8(3), 20-38. https://doi.org/10.46303/jcve.2025.25
Ulla, M. B., Perales, W. F., & Paulino, F. B. (2025). Language teachers’ awareness of their accents at a Thai university: Global Englishes (GE) in English language teaching (ELT). Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 48(2), 177-198. https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.24037.ull
Ulla, M. B., Perales, W. F., & Tarrayo, V. N. (2024). ‘Becoming and being online EFL teachers’: Teachers' professional identity in online pedagogy. Heliyon, 10(17).